Anthropology and changes in society
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What does it mean to say that the world is simultaneously becoming increasingly divided and increasingly homogeneous?
What role has colonialism played in cultural change? What role do multi-national corporation play? How do anthropologists contribute to the understanding of these processes?
In what ways do urbanization and globalization affect traditional societies? Can you give any examples from the real world of a smaller scale society that has been affected by colonialism or globalization? How do anthropologists contribute to the understanding of these processes?
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Using the questions supplied, how changes in the global world are explained by anthropology. Terms of homogeneous, society, division, colonization, and multinational corporations are discussed.
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What does it mean to say that the world is simultaneously becoming increasingly divided and increasingly homogeneous?
The world has become more homogeneous because it is easier to access other places and other cultures through travel and through communications. Communication across the globe to places previously unknown gives knowledge to people. We can better gain this knowledge and define other cultures not only from our own perspective, but also from theirs. People can travel more quickly and efficiently between places, so they can access other cultures almost immediately, helping to bring their culture to other places while absorbing and incorporating other cultures into their lives. For example, the United States now faces the prospect of the Hispanic population becoming the dominant culture. However, we can already see the intermingling of people and culture. This is true for many different populations and races/ethnicity.
The problem is, this coming together is also showing us a division in wealth and knowledge, creating many great divides. The wealth is gathered in an even smaller circle as more ...
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