Week 2 Homogeneous Cultures or Not

To a certain extent, I do agree that cultures around the world are becoming more homogeneous. I say to a certain extent because as explained in the Hess article, the word “culture” is a very broad term. Varying cultures in a global sense should be discussed with social and societal aspects in mind.

I think the term culture gets mixed up with social structure. To say that every culture in the world is becoming more homogeneous would be like saying that everyone in the world is starting have the same beliefs, the same traditions, ect. It is tough to discuss this statement in such broad terms because in certain social structures, there are cultural similarities. In the young adult, middle to upper class social structure in America, there are cultural similarities to the young adult, middle to upper class social structure in countries across the globe. We are all, for the most part, very attached to technology and use it as a social outlet to connect us to friends, family, and strangers. At the same time, other aspects of culture within these groups such as cuisine and clothing style differ.

So in a broad sense, cultures are becoming more homogeneous because we are all becoming more connected to each other thanks to technology. But if we delve deep into what makes up the culture of a group within a social structure, it will never become homogeneous.