Integration & Isolation of People of Different Cultures

Integration & Isolation of People of Different Cultures
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Integration & Isolation of People of Different Cultures
Introduction
The wake of globalization has seen the global society transform. This transformation has taken two perspectives the one of isolation, as well as, integration. The global society has transformed as it is tuned to the new demands. People’s lifestyles have also transformed as they make effort to survive in the new world order. Increased immigration caused by many factors such as education, work, and family has also played a critical role towards the changes, which have been witnessed. However, as all these takes place, the question that has remained is that are the people of different cultures heading towards integration or isolation. This question seeks to look at the future of the society today. This paper attempts to look at the future, by analyzing if people of different culture coming closer will characterize the future or increasingly getting isolated from each other.
I see a future characterized by cultural mix. A future, which is governed by the interests of many people from different cultures, as opposed to the dominating cultures ruling over the people. I see a future where people’s focus will cease from safeguarding the interests of their cultural orientation to giving priority to the interests of a larger society. This is a future of all, other than the dominant cultures taking control. A future, which will clearly condemn cultural favoritism and advance unity of purpose in life, this is the future, which I see. However, eve with this in mind, there are a number of realities, which have to be considered, as well as, the opposing views raised on the matter.
One cannot underscore the fact that there exist factors, which counter integration and the coming together of people from different cultures. These are real issues within the society, which bars the society and the people from different cultures to come together. Analyzing these factors may assist in understanding how the future is going to be. This is because the future is dependent on the current trends of behavioral patterns, attitudes, beliefs, and practices of the people. These play a critical role in shaping the behaviors and actions of people towards integration or isolation. In this regard, then they play a critical role in determining how the future is going to be.
Various arguments have been presented in support for a future where people of different cultures increasingly isolated from each other. For instance, there has been an argument that societies are developing closed social and symbolic systems. These systems are the ones, which dictate the social lifestyles of the people. They influence the nature and scope of decisions, which people can make about their connectedness with people of other cultures. In other words, the systems imply that it would be...