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What are the effects of cultural integration?. HOMOGENIZED LANDSCAPES. McDonalds everywhere (China). Similar suburban tract homes (Mexico City). Similar recreational facilities such as golf courses (India). Skyscrapers in developing cities (Jakarta). ECONOMIC DOMINANCE AND DEPENDENCE.
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HOMOGENIZED LANDSCAPES • McDonalds everywhere (China)
Similar recreational facilities such as golf courses (India)
ECONOMIC DOMINANCE AND DEPENDENCE • Chiquita corporation in Central America
THREATS TO CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND SOVEREIGNTY • Is globalization in fact Americanization?
Loss of sovereignty of EU states – “Brussels” rules! End of national currencies.
Destruction of cultural and historical property to give way for development.
SHRINKING TIME AND SPACE • Instant information of news and events such as through the internet. The impact of such information becomes greater. • Isolation is becoming rarer
Exotic diseases reach people and other countries more quickly