Where the Global Meets the Local

where the global meets the local

When the question raised is how does the loyalty between two cultures vary on a global level?

I find myself in a conundrum, I do not know how to even approach the question, nor formulate an answer.  I found this reading particularly difficult to address and discuss. I understand that the components of globalization because it is nothing I haven’t heard before. It has been associated with the advancement of technologies around the world for years. we have identified ‘globalization’ in reference to television, mass media and economics as a whole. It also pertains to how fast food, fashion, and tourism have advanced over the years.

tv = furniture

In class we discussed Micro versus Macro and identified how the relationship between the two are in association with homogenization, fragmentation, globalization, and localization in contemporary culture.I found this the most challenging to address because there is no one way to identify concepts or one way of seeings things.

However, I did enjoy when we discussed the part of the reading about TV-as-furniture. I felt that I identified the most with this part of the reading because it made me think about how much I am influenced by television. Although I hate to admit it,  I feel as though I have become somewhat dependent upon television. I feel sometimes when I watch television I get sucked into it and feel compelled to watch the show. Taking into consideration the context of the show, I still feel as though  I am just as impacted as the next person.

television held to the highest standard