Culture Clash: Globalization Does Not Imply Homogenization
Nigel Hollis
Culture — the history, beliefs, customs, habits and values of a group of people — determines the way we respond to the world around us. Both nature and nurture play a role in ensuring that local culture has a continued influence on our lives. Our genes ensure continuity of physical and personality traits across generations within an ethnic group, while culture — our experience of the society into which we are born — shapes our minds, our values and our priorities. Culture determines our taste for food and aesthetic preferences and...