Culture, Globalization and Intercultural Adaptation

Culture, Globalization and Intercultural Adaptation

Culture refers to an intellectual, spiritual, and moral discipline for advancements according to the values and norms which have their base on accumulated heritage. It is making and abiding social patterns and lifestyles of a particular group that a person belongs to. It involves a system of behaviors that are learned, shared, and also transmitted among the group members. Individuals learn the collective heritage, and then it is passed from generation to generation.

Canada has a cultural sector that is very vibrant, with many cultural institutions, diverse publishing industries, as well as a talented sector of music. It also has film and television industries and a very dynamic media industry. Culture acts as a nation’s heart. Many countries are becoming more integrated economically. Due to this, these countries require strong cultural expressions and national cultures to maintain a sense of identity of sovereignty. Research has shown that the effects of globalization are manifesting themselves in reaffirming local cultures. The Canadian magazines, books, films, songs, media, television, as well as radio programs are a reflection of the kind of people living there. Cultural industries are shaping society, developing people’s understanding of others, as well as being proud of ourselves. The Canadian cultural industries have been fulfilling a very vital and essential role in society.

In trying to reach the audience, the cultural industries are facing a lot of competition from other foreign producers of culture. Their ability to creating a place that is enduring in the lives of the people depends on the talent as well as creativity of Canada’s creators, producers, and artists. Besides, it depends on governmental programs and policies aiming at promoting Canadian culture. The government of Canada makes use of a combination of many things, including financial incentives, tax measures, content requirements, foreign investment rules, as well as tools of intellectual property in promoting Canadian culture. The cultural sector and the government of Canada have developed a policy, as well as a regulatory environment. This has made sure that the people of Canada can access the best in the world and, at the same time preserving some space for the culture of Canada. Over time, the nation’s policies of culture have evolved and are always making some adaptations to changes. These changes are both in the global as well as in the local markets. Many significant reforms are driven by technological changes as well as free trade. These changes are making room for challenges and opportunities for the country’s cultural industries.

In Canada, culture has been significantly shaped by state policies. The country is mainly identified as being diverse, multicultural, and highly progressive. Our federal government is viewed as the main instigator of the various cultural perspectives and multicultural ideologies based on its public effort of emphasizing more on immigration and its social importance. Thus, our culture draws much from the full range of constituent policies and nationalities that encourage a society that is just, and the constitution protects that. Therefore any cultural perspectives we hold are determined by law. The government policies in Canada like healthcare that is funded publicly, more progressive and higher taxation, strong emphasis on poverty eradication, strict gun control, capital punishment outlaw, strong emphasis on the diversity of culture, pregnancy, cannabis and euthanasia termination, and same-sex marriage legalization all form some of the social indicators of the cultural and political values of our country. In such a case, the people of Canada identify themselves with such institutions of military peacekeeping, healthcare, the Canadian rights, and freedom charter and the park system of the nation. Thus the cultural perspectives of the Canadian people include such policies and beliefs.

Digitization, together with the converging of the cable, broadcasting, satellite, as well as the communications sector, is forming new technologies that are competing with the existing systems of distribution. On the same note, it will create a more excellent opportunity of distributing Canadian content at home and also abroad. The emerging technology is giving the people of Canada new tools of communication. However, this is posing a significant challenge to the government, especially in its ability to enforcing regulations to make sure that the citizens can access cultural products. The growing multinational corporations, as well as the entertainment, vertical integration, and delivery products and systems, have caused national policies to shift and adapt to addressing the changes. The trend of a world of free trade and open markets makes it more difficult to negotiate trade agreements that recognize cultural diversities as well as aesthetic products and their unique nature. The changes have significant impacts. Cultural policies that are designed for the Canadian cultural industries are under very close international investigation. The country believes in the advantages associated with open markets. However, it is concerned with global trade and its effects, together with rapid technological changes. Such factors may be useful in promoting the culture of the country.

Values, identity, inter-provisional interactions, and humor are some of the main cultural dimensions that shape intercultural communication in the globalized world both locally and outside. As discussed above, the country’s constitution shapes the values expected of the people based on the political and social culture. The fact means that intercultural communication would be based on what the law encourages regarding the social people of local and international people. Identity involves the various characteristics that make or identify a person as being part of a particular group. Globalization has encouraged people to accept and interact with foreigners and consider them as part of one group. Canada has humor that is based on its traditions, as expressed both in French and English language. In this case, the country holds traditions that include the shared history and the geopolitical location in the world and the western hemisphere. Inter-provisional interactions claim that the part of the west has been significantly alienated and excluded from political issues compared to the eastern region. This aspect shapes how people in the country communicate both locally and interacts with foreigners. However, there are some aspects of cultural diversity, both locally and globally, noted in the country. For instance, most companies have employed people from outside the country as workers without considering where they come from. At the same time, the workforce is made up of people from various cultural backgrounds to encourage diversity of culture. At the same time, cultural diversity is also notable in foreigners who have invested in Canada and their businesses doing even better than those of local people.

Based on the DMIS (developmental model of intercultural sensitivity) model, the country is on the integration end. This is the level of ethno-relativism, which involves the experiences of one’s culture with other cultures relative to the contexts. The fact means that the country has learned to integrate both local and foreign cultures supported by the aspect of globalization, domestic, and international trade. Such aspects encourage people to interact and share cultures, recognize each other as necessary regardless of any cultural affiliations. Both local and foreign people are interacting and communicating freely, creating unity among them. At the same time, the national government, through its public policies, has strict laws protecting each of the various people, both Canadians, and foreigners. It has been recognized that the country encourages international trade whereby foreigners are encouraged to invest more in the country for local development. When this happens, it ensured that al people get protected under the law so that they interact and communicate freely within and outside the country.

From the analysis, it is clear that Canada has a cultural sector that is very vibrant, with many cultural institutions, diverse publishing industries, as well as a talented industry of music. The government of Canada makes use of a combination of many things, including financial incentives, tax measures, content requirements, foreign investment rules, as well as tools of intellectual property in promoting Canadian culture. The government policies in Canada like healthcare that is funded publicly, more progressive and higher taxation, a strong emphasis on poverty eradication, strict gun control, capital punishment outlaw, a strong focus on the diversity of culture,