Globalization wields powerful influence over societies and cultures. Business travelers and tourists both observe and distribute new ideas. New ideas, interactions, foods and products are tried, then embraced or discarded. With the internet or satellite television, films, publications, photographs, news reports and cartoons can travel instantly, entertaining or angering audiences around the globe. With social media like Facebook or Twitter, individuals offer news and own instant pronouncements on trends. Whether slowly through immigration or immediately online, these connections bring about some convergence of norms on fashion to human rights while also provoking challenges from traditionalists. A global society has emerged, and it’s tightly linked.

Globalization and Cultural Diversity

The film industry offers more choices, explores more cultures, than ever before
Michael Lynton
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In Africa, Mortgages Boost an Emerging Middle Class

A financial infrastructure – new for some African nations – provides stability, trust and homes for an emerging middle class
Michael M. Phillips
July 26, 2007

British News Sites Seek Out Readers in the US

British newspapers discover growing group of US readers
Eric Pfanner
July 15, 2006

Education the Best Counter for Radicalism

Education allows individuals to assess modernity and choose which aspects to pursue
Muhammad Wildan
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Gambling: Las Vegas Seen as Model

Las Vegas, the Thai version.
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