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.

Somalia in High Speed Internet “Culture Shock”

The service is limited to the capital
Moalimu Mohammed
April 14, 2014

Paying for the Gray

China considers raising its retirement age
April 9, 2014

Saudi Arabia: Atheists Are Terrorists

The nation cracks down on political dissent
Adam Withnall
April 4, 2014

MH370 Amuses as Syria Suffers

Television news tries to entertain
Tony Burman
April 1, 2014

Media Under Attack From Hackers: Google Researchers

Such attacks suggest journalists are doing their job
Jeremy Wagstaff
March 28, 2014