Native Non-Westerns are groups of people who have not embraced the western way. They have their distinctive way of doing things, and it has been passed to them by their ancestors. Things like cultivating, family matters and taboos are trademarks that identify them to the other people. However, with time, globalization has changed most of the cultures and fewer people still practice their culture. Missionaries and explorers were the first to affect cultures in native areas. Missionaries brought about the bible transforming people from their way of worship and embrace Christianity. Explorers brought about traders from other continents as they would report to them with findings from his/her explores. These led to civilization as more and more westerns were relocating, and they brought their culture with them. In the end, both positive and negative effects arose due to the change. This paper will look into the two non-western cultures affected by globalization.
Africa had a common culture and differed a little from each other (Kwame, 2006). The men were the bread winners, and their task was to look for food for his family. They either cultivated the land, take the animal for grazing in far areas or hunted while their wives were left home to take care of the house and the children (Manenji, 1998). Practice of polygamy was common with some men having more than three women. However, the introduction of education led to the abandonment of their culture. Instead of the boys grazing the cattle or the girls assisting their mothers in doing house chores (Manenji, 1998), they now went to school, where the curriculum does not include their traditional language. With time, fewer people can comfortably converse in their language.
Before globalization, china had the best cultural heritage ranging from art, festivals, music and food (Anthropology, 2012). However, with the immigration of other cultures to china in search of jobs and opportunities, led to the Chinese embracing some of their ways. It positively influenced the Chinese culture by growing their economy to be among the best in the world (Anthropology, 2012). The rich cultural heritage was exported to other countries as they appreciated how unique they are. However, the influence of the western way of dressing changed the Chinese and in the end, western culture was made the national way of dressing (Anthropology, 2012). The education system changed with more courses replacing the traditional ones and it affected the students as most of them, especially those in urban areas, forgot their native language. The introduction of fast food joints in china led to a decrease in the traditional food joints (Anthropology, 2012). The sweet taste of fast foods such as burgers and fries led to the majority of young people to embrace them more than their traditional foods.
The main influence in the Chinese culture was the western country. Their moving into china to do business and stay there influenced the change of culture. The introduction of policies such as free trade in china brought about different culture through the importation of goods from abroad. Media are another influence since it introduces the younger generation to the trending styles from the west. These impacted the culture both positively and negatively and led to different opinions from different people. Some felt the change as an opener to china in other regions and turn facilitate the growth of china as a whole. The others believed it would lead to the loss of the Chinese culture since majority of the people will forget their native practices.
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Kwame, Yeboah. (2006). The Impact of Globalization on African Culture. Retrieved from http://www.csus.edu/hhs/capcr/docs/2006%20conference%20proceedings-papers/yeboah%20kwame.pdf
Manenji, Fridah. (1998). The effects of globalization on culture in Africa in the eyes of an African woman. Retrieved from http://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/wcc-programmes/public-witness-addressing-power-affirming-peace/poverty-wealth-and-ecology/neoliberal-paradigm/the-effects-of-globalization-on-culture-in-africa-in-the-eyes-of-an-african-woman
