New Global Professions International experts Argue about global

New Global Professions �International experts �Argue about global problems to find solutions �Their decisions can have good effects that spread globally e. g. anti-smoking page �professionals might not fully understand the effects of some of their decisions on a national or regional level.

Pop Culture �Popular movies, music, television shows, newspapers, satellite broadcasts, fast food and clothing, among other entertainment and consumer goods from American culture �become more globalized and learn about another culture �Americanization Negative effect eg) on European film industries

The Spread of American Popular Culture �can be described as the spread of American cultural products such as restaurant chains, music, films, books and TV shows, to countries all around the world. �foreign media groups contribute to the spread of American popular culture e. g. ) selling U. S. products and making them more accessible worldwide �Could make ‘cultural genocide’

The Global Village �more positive view of globalization �could enrich the world culturally and encourage people to understand other cultures. �be more emotionally connected and global events are “humanized. ” �The spread of certain values, for example, democracy and the promotion of issues such as human rights

The Canadian Magazine Dispute � 89 percent of magazines sold in Canada is foreign and a high percentage of which are American. �difficult to decide whether a magazine is produced in or outside Canada �in 1993, time warner was produced in United Sates but printed in Canada without tax as a foreign import negative effect on Canada’s magazine industry today.

Protecting Family Farms �Globalization has made problems for small farmers the competition with food imports �The farmers the economic efficiency is not the most important thing the economic competition has a negative effect on their way of life � in the US many farmers and agricultural workers have lost their jobs because they cannot compete with cheaper imported food

Wildlife Protection and Cultural Rights �Globalization can also be seen in the way that Western countries sometimes impose their cultural values on other countries e. g) Mexico’s dolphin fishing industry, Norway & Japan’s whaling �They argue that whaling has been part of their culture and economy for centuries.

Sanctions �The United States has often imposed economic sanctions on other countries to support a policy. e. g. ) in the 1980 s, against south Africa for not holding democratic elections e. g. ) against Cuba because of nuclear development �, since 1993 the United States has imposed sanctions against 35 countries Some people say that these have contributed to the globalization of American values.

Globalization vs. Asian values � In some East Asia nations the idea of “Asian values” has been suggested as an alternative to Western globalization � “Asian values” hard work respect for authority believing the community is more important than the individual � Some people say these values have contributed to great economic success. � Others say that these values give an excuse for autocracy and corruption.

Western Values and Islam � Islamic countries have been concerned about the spread of Western values through globalization e. g. ) in the 1960 s and 1970 s women’s political rights later the revolutionary movement tries to remove all Western ideas from Iranian culture, tradition and religion. � modernization without westernization � western social network sites were used communication during the Arab Spring. � the idea of democracy was used to bring political change

Protecting Languages �English is the language of globalization many governments have tried to protect their own languages and cultural identity e. g. ) the French, Chinese government �some Americans have decided to try to protect the use of English in some areas of US because of the high number of immigrants �people and the government are trying to protect local language tradition and culture from globalization