Homogenization And Globalization

With the progression of industrial developments, the way of communication and life standards have began to change. Globalization can be perceived the process of political, cultural and economic integration between all countries, which converted the world into a small village. Globalization includes interrelated dimensions as demography, economics, technology, politics, culture and society. After the industrial revolution, globalization went though different stages due to changing needs and developments. Globalization involves profound transformative change and is a central driving force behind changes reshaping the world (Held, 1999). To understand the parameters and dimensions behind the expansion of international political, economic and cultural

With the rise of interdependence and interconnectedness within economies, dawn of the information age has started. It affected the forms of transportation and communication technology. Especially, after the World War 2, emerging financial packages lead economic reforms. It was the beginning of establishment of financial institutions as the Monetary Fund, The World Bank and etc. A space had been created for new investments when the multinational trade contracts started to be signed. Lower trade barriers, free trade zones and open skies policies provided the necessary base for the integration of national economies. Moreover, the most significant change was emerged in the area of local cultures. Homogenization led to cultural globalization. As an inevitable result, Western culture and American culture started to spread out though mass media. The domination of specific cultures had begun to change particular traditions and customs of nations. National differences have become less marked as people consume culture from around the world rather than being so dependent on that of their own culture (Tomlinson 1999; Sklair 2002; Nederveen Pieterse 2004). After intense Internet usage started, cultural exchanges of the arts became more frequent. People were able to follow art and culture news all around the world. For instance, local artists had chance to be known and

These advances attribute to increases in cleaner water, agricultural productivity, and remedy for terminal illnesses. The average life span of human being extended due to developments in health industry. However, declining birth rates and increased life expectancy shifted more burdens on those working age to maintain already stretched national welfare systems (Ferguson, 2014). Outsourcing the labor with the purpose of intensive production became an issue, which is serious violation of right to labor. Although, the inequity and the gap between poor and rich grew, some says that due to globalization, new job opportunities came