Reading Assignment 2: What is the relation between culture and globalization--GAO PEIYUN

 --Summary

With the deepening of economic globalization, cultural globalization has become an important phenomenon in today's world. The development of globalization is not only a historical process, but also a comprehensive process of social change, so the concrete expression of globalization has many aspects. Cultural globalization is firstly the modernization of thinking mode. In the process of mutual contact and communication, various ethnic cultures seek common universal relevance in different multi-cultures. Thus establishing a culture of universal relevance. However, each country, region and nation has its own different characteristics and cultural characteristics. Therefore, cultural globalization is a process and phenomenon of seeking common ground while reserving differences. Cultural globalization is based on economic globalization, but it also has its relatively independent development. With the development of economic globalization, people's communication is becoming more and more frequent. The communication between people of different cultures will inevitably promote the communication between different cultures. Globalization is inevitably accompanied by cultural globalization, and cultural globalization drives the process of globalization. The two promote and influence each other and jointly promote world development.


--Interesting and new point

Ethiopia is the home of coffee, more than 1,500 years after it was first discovered by Ethiopian shepherds. In these years, with the continuous development of globalization, coffee culture has been spread all over the world. But different countries have developed their own coffee cultures. In South Korea, for example, coffee has become a food culture, with men, women and children holding a cup of iced Americano. Passionate Italians regard coffee as a basic and important part of their lives, and espresso can kick-start their day. In order to adapt to the needs of the vast consumer groups, China has launched a variety of different specialty drinks coffee. Coffee breeds coffee culture, and coffee culture is an interesting aspect of cultural globalization.


--Discussion point

Globalization also brings the crisis and opportunity of national culture. There are usually two different attitudes towards the understanding of cultural globalization. One believes in abandoning everything in search of cultural global identity. The other view is that we should resist the global cultural convergence tendency with our own traditional cultural characteristics. How do we define the right concept? Is there really a clear line?

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