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Globalization and Cultural diversity

Globalization means the diminishing importance of geographical, political, economic and cultural boundaries. IT has played a major role in reducing these boundaries. For example, any dramatic event anywhere in the world can be broadcast almost instantly by television or on the internet. However, the new “global village” may lead into extinction of minority languages. //-ITGS guide book//


 * Beyond the agricultural and industrial revolutions of which we have heard of in the past the all new technology revolution is changing the world. Just as there is an increase in our dependence on technology, there is also the possibility of becoming more dependent on one another because of technological involvement. This is a world economy that we are involved with, and it is that involvement that makes us dependent on one another for what we need to survive. Technology can both create and alleviate that dependency. The impact of technology on the commercial aspect of human culture is a major one. || [[image:http://www.systemdisc.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Technology-Source-Effect-Globalization-300x199.jpg]] ||

Technology has not only brought the world closer together, but it has allowed the world’s economy to become a single interdependent system. This means that we can, not only share information quickly and efficiently, but we can also bring down barriers of linguistic and geographic boundaries. The world has developed into a global village due to the help of information technology allowing countries who are not only separated by distance but also by language to shares ideas and information with each other.
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Cultural Threats
Many people feel that their cultures continued vitality and possibly even long-term existence may be threatened by new ways of living brought about by technology. As the benefits of technology are seen (especially by younger generations), it may be more difficult to prevent such changes even though some technologies can preserve certain cultural artifacts and values and cultural values can have an impact on guiding regulations and protections that affect technological development.

= Did You Know; Shift Happens - Globalization; Information Age = media type="youtube" key="ljbI-363A2Q?rel=0" height="390" width="480"

= Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes - The Joy of Stats - BBC Four = media type="youtube" key="jbkSRLYSojo?rel=0" height="390" width="640"