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.

This Is the Sound of Globalization

In the world of contemporary music, borders mean little
Jon Pareles
April 15, 2005

Lou Dobbs Fuels American Immigration Paranoia

Prominent media figure blames "illegal alien invasion" for downturn of US economy
Evelyn Shih
April 18, 2005

Spain Grants Amnesty to 700,000 Migrants

Waves of new immigrants move from the black market into Spanish – and European – daily life
Giles Tremlett
May 11, 2005

Scholars Urge Debate on Women's Role in Prayer

US professor's unprecedented action spreads shockwaves throughout the Islamic world
Hera Diani
March 24, 2005

Social Change in Qatar, One Degree at a Time

Foreign universities establish local presence in educational overhaul
Otto Pohl
March 24, 2005