Nature of Development in China
The mysterious growth of the Chinese economy today have had diverse effects on the social well-being of the country. The economic growth in the country failed to portray equal social development among the citizens. This fantastic but colossal growth of the economy have hence impacted negatively on the social lives of the people in the country. Through globalization, today, cultural crashes and the need to embrace the changes continuously affect the national development in a country (Williams, 2008). In the case of China, a communist country is trying to adapt to the capitalist world to sustain its development. With the integration of the world economies and the rise of globalization, cultural integration, and collaboration is inescapable. Businesses are expected to understand the cultural differences which are the key element for the success in the business world. Failure to understand the culture and engage the cultural principles and values may, therefore, lead to poor development of the country. In this essay, we shall review a real life cultural crash issues in the book ‘Young and Restless in China’. The essay focuses on the review of the components of the book, the aims, and objective of the writer and the strengths and weaknesses of the book (Williams, 2008). The movie shows the fate of the young people in China who continuously try new things as they try to adapt to the new ways of doing things (William, 2008). It shows the suffering that China may experience in the course of its development.
‘Young and Restless in China’ provides a research finding of some of the problems experienced by the various types of people in China. The producer shows the process of growth of four persons in the country who have various motives, expectations and hope but still unsettledness as a result of enormous economic growth and changes in the culture of the people (William, 2008). Research have been taken through close interaction with the four people chosen in their different professions. It is also important that the chosen people in writing this book are graduates who have attained the various levels of education qualification. Firstly, we have a media savvy hip hop artist who tries to adapt to the black American culture of music and hence introducing the new version to China (Williams, 2008). Secondly, we have the migrant worker who is now living on the Society edge as they now seek for the opportunities in their country. Some of the workers are also forced to work for 80 hours per week to be able to meet their needs and to satisfy the country needs.
Third, we have a dedicated medical resident who amid taking his duties in the health sector suffers hardships in getting time and resources to cater for the more than three-quarters of Chinese population without health insurance (William, 2008). Lastly, we have the once courageous environmental activist who turned to be an entrepreneur and has to conduct business in spite of the high demand by his ailing and highly combative family. In the book, the cultural changes have been forced by the economic growth and hence stress to the citizens living in the country. The main focus of the book is the research and the changes in the behavior of the selected sample. It shows the changes and the many cultural neglects that these people have to consider to ensure success in the changing environment. The producer focuses mainly on the interviews with the four individuals who are always ready to give their views and expectations (William, 2008).
The change of the cultural way of doing things from communism to capitalism economy is the main challenge in China (Williams, 2008). The once communism nation is turning to capitalism and hence forcing its citizens to embrace the new ways of living (Livermore, 2010). Changes in the culture of doing things and the cultural intelligence (CQ) will force those people into the culture to change their way of survival in the system. Cultural changes will only favor those who can change with culture and phase out the ignorant (Livermore, 2010). The case of the migrants moving away from their country and then coming back to try to adapt to their cultural changes is a good example.
The collection of the information used in this movie is the major strength as it provides highly reliable firsthand information. The producer used observation techniques where he could observe the behaviors of the young graduates in the country. Interviews formed the other part of the book where direct dialog have been highly used in the movie. Within the four years of the study, the comparison was made on the quality of life, expectations changes in the hopes of the participants (Williams, 2008). The other strength was the choice of participants from the various professions and genders who would then give a reliable sample for the research. On the other hand, the weakness of the movie is the subjective view of the writer on the negative results of cultural changes. The producer also fails to give the remedy for the cultural intelligence in the world (Livermore, 2010).
Cultural Clusters in the Region
David Livermore comes up with the concept of cultural intelligence in such of sustainability and adaptability in the various environment during the phase of globalization. In his Ten Cultural Clusters, he explains that one has to adapt to the new cultures in the new environment. This is in line with the saying ‘when in Rome, do as the Romans do.’ Through the better understanding of the Confucian Asia culture which is characterized by etiquette, order and protocol in business, the young population in China would thus be able to adapt efficiently to the business and job market environment (Livermore, 2010). It may not be possible for the Chinese to succeed in their business and career thus without the proper etiquette, order, and protocol. Therefore, this shows the need to compromise ambition, exuberance, crime and corruption with positive etiquette, order and protocol in the Confucian Asia culture.
Theoretical Application
According to the producer, the restless of the young Chinese is as a result of many variables which affect the functionality of the business. The concept of the female gender in China and the Confucian Asia culture is very poor where female are considered weak. The feminism theory is where culture does not allow the rise of female persons in a male masculine-dominated culture (Williams, 2008). However, with the introduction of capitalism which brings a new culture, functionalism is the measure of performance where one's value is measured by what he/she can do. The crash of these cultures and cultural beliefs should be intimately understood and the possible changes implemented for the positive and sustainable development of China and its young population.
References
Livermore, D. A. (2010). Leading with Cultural' Intelligence: The new secret to successes. New York: American Management Association.
Williams, S. (2008). Young & Restless in China. Boston: Frontline. Retrieved on September 17, 2013 from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/youngchina/
