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world in which information can be exchanged very rapidly So, the term is understood
as a technological change as well. A global economy is only possible as a result of
modern information technology.
Globalization also includes increase in the number of standards applied globally;
e.g., copyright laws, patents and world trade agreements.
Crime importation and the necessity of global crime-fighting efforts and
cooperation stress the importance of the creation of the international criminal court and
international justice movements, the appearance of Global administrative law.
Scientists also speak about cultural diffusion (cultural globalization) which has a great
influence on different cultures around the world. Worldwide export of western culture went
through the new mass media: film, radio and television, and recorded music.
Japanese McDonald’s fast food The most popular search system (77,05%)
as an evidence of globalization
Culture is also what people eat, how they dress, beliefs they hold, and activities
they practise.
Food. One classic culture aspect is food. Someone in America can be eating
Japanese noodles for lunch while someone in Sydney, Australia is eating classic Italian
meatballs. America is known for its burgers and fries. Fast food, which the English call
Great American disaster, has become a global way of eating. McDonald’s company is
just one example of food causing cultural influence on the global scale.
Worldwide fads 1 such as Pokémon, Origami, You Tube, Orkut, Face book, and My
Space.
Worldwide sporting events such as FIFA, World Cup, etc.
Pop culture. Another common practice brought about by globalization is the usage
of different symbols in tattoos, Chinese for one. The Chinese tattoos are popular with
today’s youth despite the lack of their acceptance in China.
The Internet breaks down cultural boundaries across the world by enabling easy,
immediate communication between people anywhere in a variety of digital forms and
media. The Internet is associated with the process of cultural globalization because it
allows interaction and communication between people with very different lifestyles
and from very different cultures.
1 fad – a temporary fashion, notion, especially followed by a group
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