Does globalization destroy local culture?
This was selected as Best Answer In one sense people think of globalization as something that will homogenize a local culture so that it is unrecognizable, which would be a bad thing. Today globalization frequently applies to “modernization” by means of the introduction of new technology into an existing culture. Here we must be careful because what some might view as culture forms one of the pillars that becomes the basis for legitimacy in a society. Max Weber argued that there are three forms of legitimacy, and that all human societies, across history, have been based on them. The three forms of legitimacy are Charismatic authority, Traditional Authority, and Rational/legal authority. Traditional Authority relates to customs and usages in the society. In other words, culture is the glue that enables a population to view itself as a cohesive group with a common heritage and value set. Globalization (introduction of new technology) can act to undermine common bonds that tie a people to
