The Impact Of Globalization And Global Impacts Of Culture

The Canadian magazine dispute of the 1990s is just one of the side effects that can happen with globalization. The Canadian government is insisting that they are just trying to protect their magazine industry and maintain a cultural identity. They also say that they are increasingly cognizant of the dominance of U.S. culture on Canadian culture and insist that while the effects do have an economic component they are really just trying to protect something that they say is distinctly Canadian and deserves protection without the fear of retaliation. I think that the idea of protecting Canadian culture may have initially been born of an interest to maintain a publication or publications that were strictly Canadian and embodied Canadian culture; to what extent is uncertain but it would certainly be very easy for someone to take up the cause of Canadian Nationalism and use it to further business interests. I feel like it was something that started out as a good idea until a politician got hold of it and decided it would be a good cover to protect some of their constituents, a noble endeavour but ultimately misguided.

To what extent do you think the U.S.-Canadian magazine dispute was motivated by genuine desires to protect Canadian culture?

The U.S.-Canadian magazine dispute was undoubtedly motivated by Canadian protectionism of their own culture. The source of the problem was Sports Illustrated Canada, a split-run magazine publisher, was producing material in the United States and sending it electronically to Canada so it could be printed as a Canadian periodical. The fact that Sports Illustrated Canada was rendered as Canadian rather than American allowed the periodical to offer tax deductions to Canadian advertisers, in turn taking away from the potential advertisement revenue available for other Canadian periodicals. The only reason this became a problem was because the originally Canadian periodicals couldn’t compete with the prices offered by the American magazines that

The negative effect of globalization on nearby culture is exacerbated by the day. It is developing with the exemption. It is always debilitating the thoughts, governmental issues and economy of countries. Since culture as a term is utilized to depict practically every human attempt; it is hard to draw a division between the true social activities deserving of exceptional defensive measure. This essay is an exploration of the effect of globalization on nearby societies with the Canadian Magazine Dispute as a core interest.

To what extent do you think the U.S.-Canadian magazine dispute was motivated by genuine desires to protect Canadian culture?

To what extent do you think the U.S.-Canadian magazine dispute was motivated by genuine desires to protect Canadian culture?

1. As the Canadian governmental committee put it, "magazines constitute the only national press .. in Canada, …..( it) can help foster in Canadians a sense of themselves." A legacy that is threatened by more than 100 US Magazines established in Canada. If the majority of magazines are printed in America, there will be no need for printing magazines in Canada. In an effort to preserve this identifying mark of Canadian identity, culminated into the Canadian magazine dispute. When thoroughly analyzed, America, the biggest foreign magazine contributor in Canada is to blame for the dispute. In an effort to monitor and control imports of foreign publications. Canada was only trying to protect what rightfully belongs to them.

I suspect that the real motive of the Canadian government was not to protect Canadian culture in this dispute with the US. But rather, it seemed to concern more with political and economic factors. As appeared in the article, the Canadian government finally gave in and went on to settle the dispute (The Levin Institute, [1]). To me, that seems somewhat irrational to suddenly give up on one’s culture like they did, when the US threated to retaliate with trade barriers. As a speculation, I believe the dispute was motived by political and economic concerns. The Canadian government was attempting to defend the local media from a total domination by foreign media since it implies that Canadian businesses will be paying foreign corporations to have their products and services advertised on a magazine, even when local magazines have the capacity to provide the same type of service. Simply put, the concern seems to be related to the higher outflows of capital.

I think that the U.S.-Canadian magazine dispute began simply as a means to protect Canadian culture from being dominated by the culture of the United States. “As far back as the 1920s, the Canadian government imposed protective tariffs on foreign magazines” (Levin Institute, n.d.). However, it seems that the focus of the dispute was actually more about the financial interests over time, and note solely because of the desire to protect their culture. I think this is clear when you look at the tariffs and taxes that Canada tried to place on foreign published magazines and periodicals.

Globalization has become one of the defining words of our time. Even though, globalization is widely discussed, the debates often focused on economic issues. As we face the increasing spread of conflicts bred by cultural misunderstanding, the relationship between globalization and culture should be more forefront, because globalization is subverting local cultures. That’s why Canada, among other countries took some steps to protect its own market from the “invasion” of other countries, especially the United States. That type of protectionism has brought one of the most controversial trade dispute – the Canadian magazine dispute – to ensure that Canadians still identify as a country with its unique cultural features despite a globalized world.

Globalization is far reaching in this day and age. Globalization is the worldwide flow of goods, services, money, people, information, and culture. It leads to a greater interdependence and mutual awareness among the people of the world (Tischler, 2011, 2007, p. 430). One non-Western culture that has been impacted by globalization is China. An example of the impact of globalization on China is their economy. Since joining the World Trade Organization, China has transformed from a culture that relied on economic self-sufficiency and shunned the thought of globalization to an economy that is progressively more open to trade and foreign investment.

1 To what extent do you think the U.S.-Canadian magazine dispute was motivated by gen-uine desires to protect Canadian culture? I think that part of the U.S.- Canadian dispute was motivated by desire to protect Canadian cul-ture, but I do not think that is the full story. From the article “Culture and Globalization” (n.d.) the Canadian governmental Committee on Mass Media states, "magazines constitute the only national press we possess in Canada. Magazines, in a different way from any other medium, can help foster in Canadians a sense of themselves.”

Cultural globalization has negative aspects because of cultural toadyism, cultural uniformity, and its political influence.

Globalization is commonly examined by simply dissecting its political and economic consequences. As a result, the effects on culture are often overlooked. According to U.S. Census projections, by 2043 non-Hispanic whites will become a minority consisting of 47 percent of the U.S. population (Barreto, et al 1). Examining the world as a whole, a 2015 study by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Population Division found that between 1950-2000, an average of 2.8 million people per year migrated to North America and Europe. From 2000-2015, that rate accelerated to 4.1 million per year. What is more, this study projects that from 2015-2050, 91 million people are expected to migrate to high-income countries and produce an 82 percent increase in population in destination countries. Clearly, the prospect of steady migration and the continuing effects of globalization are expected to produce more multicultural societies. Unfortunately for many, “foreign” has become synonymous with danger (Rothkopf). The debate between cultural unity and cultural plurality dates back to the Greeks where they questioned universal human goodness and the differences between societies. More than two millennia later, the issue of a common versus diverse human culture remains contentious. This paper argues that a diverse human culture is more desirable than a universal culture because states and societies benefit from promoting and protecting diversity.

Globalization simply defined is the intensification of global interactions. The case studies we have studied depict two of the main types of globalization. Economic Globalization, which is the production, exchange, distribution, and consumption of goods and tangible services, and Cultural Globalization, the exchange of materials and symbols that represent facts, meaning values and beliefs. When Globalization occurs it usually has a major impact on indigenous cultures. Optimists or “champions” state that the relationship between culture and globalization has positive effects as it creates a balance between nations. Conversely, critics state that relationships between the two have negative effects, leading to the loss or deterioration of a