4.5.2
Cultural Erosion
Cultural Erosion and its Impact
Cultural Erosion and its Impact
Cultural erosion involves a culture being worn away or even lost completely.
Lost traditions
Lost traditions
- In some locations, cultural erosion is happening and changing the built and natural environment.
- This might be through the loss of language, traditional food, music, clothing or social relations.
Damaged natural environments
Damaged natural environments
- Cultural erosion has impacts on the natural environment if people start to care less for their local ecosystems because of the rising demand for resources.
Damaged built environment
Damaged built environment
- Cultural erosion has impacts on the built environment if the landscape of the country changes as more TNCs move into an area.
- As this happens and local culture is lost in exchange for a more Western culture, it is possible that the local ecosystems suffer as a result.
- People’s attitudes may change and they may start to de-value and increasingly exploit their local ecosystems.
Loss of Tribal Lifestyles - Papua New Guinea
Loss of Tribal Lifestyles - Papua New Guinea
Cultural erosion has resulted in the loss of the traditional way of life in Papua New Guinea. This is because people in traditional communities increasingly want to adopt Western ways of life.
Language and culture
Language and culture
- There are an estimated 7,000 different cultural groups in Papua New Guinea. Most of them speak their own language.
- But a report in 2014 found that 1 in 4 of these languages was at risk of being lost forever.
- If traditional communities give up their traditional way of life to go and live in the cities, they stop speaking their local languages.
- These traditional communities are also giving up their traditional clothing as tourists introduced the Western t-shirt to these people.
Habitat and environment
Habitat and environment
- There is a direct link between deforestation, disappearing habitats and loss of languages.
- People are generally moving to cities and stopping using their traditional languages.
Rising Opposition to Globalisation
Rising Opposition to Globalisation
As a result of concerns about the impacts of globalisation (the cultural impacts, economic and environmental exploitation), there has been a rise in opposition from anti-globalisation groups.
Against globalisation
Against globalisation
- Anti-globalisation groups campaign against the worldwide negative impacts of globalisation. They argue that the negatives outweigh the positives.
Against TNCs
Against TNCs
- Anti-globalisation groups argue against the rise of a global culture and particularly dislike the tax avoidance tactics used by many global TNCs.
- E.g. Companies like Apple make sure lots of their earnings are 'recognised' in Ireland, where they can pay tax rates as low as 0.005%.
Against child labour
Against child labour
- Other issues that anti-globalisation groups campaign about include child labour and environmental issues - both of which have arguably increased with globalisation.
Against environmental damage
Against environmental damage
- Some groups also campaign against the environmental impacts of globalisation and argue that these must be reduced in order to combat climate change.
- These groups often gather outside major meetings of world leaders, for example, the G20.
1Tectonic Processes & Hazards
1.1Tectonic Processes & Hazards
1.2Natural Disasters
1.3Natural Disaster Case Studies
1.4Trends & Patterns
2Option 2A: Glaciated Landscapes & Change
2.1Glaciated Landscapes Over Time
2.2Periglacial Landscapes
2.3Glacial Processes
2.4Glacial Landforms
3Option 2B: Coastal Landscapes & Change
3.1Coastal Landscapes
3.2Coastal Erosion & Deposition
3.3Coastal Risks
4Globalisation
4.1Globalisation
4.2Negatives of Globalisation
4.3Global Shift
4.5Culture
4.6Measuring Development
5Option 4A: Regenerating Places
5.1Types of Economies
5.2Function of Places
5.3Regeneration
5.4Regeneration Case Studies
6Option 4B: Diverse Places
6.1Population Structure
6.2Past & Present Connections
6.3Urban & Rural Spaces
6.4Diversity
6.5Urban & Rural Case Studies
6.6Case Study - Tower Hamlets
6.7Case Study - Sturton-le-Steeple
7The Water Cycle & Water Insecurity (A2 only)
7.1Hydrological Processes Global to Local
7.2Influences on the Water Cycle
7.3Water Insecurity
8The Carbon Cycle & Energy Security (A2 only)
8.1The Carbon Cycle
8.2Energy Consumption
8.3Alternative Energy
8.4Growing Demand for Resources
9Superpowers (A2 only)
9.1Superpowers
9.2Hard & Soft Power
9.2.1Hard & Soft Power
9.2.2Emerging Powers - China Rivalry
9.2.3Emerging Powers - Chinese Sources of Power
9.2.4Emerging Powers - Brazil
9.2.5Emerging Powers - Russia
9.2.6Emerging Powers - India
9.2.7Theories of Development
9.2.8Power Case Studies: Chinese One Belt One Road
9.2.9Power Case Studies: Pakistan Nuclear Arms
9.2.10Power Case Studies: OPEC
9.3IGOs, TNCs & Alliances
10Option 8A: Health & Human Rights (A2 only)
10.1Human Development
10.2Role of Governments & IGOs
10.3Human Rights
10.4Interventions
11Option 8B: Migration & Identity (A2 only)
11.1Globalisation & Migration
11.2Consequences of Migration
11.3Nation States
11.4Responses to Global Migration
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1Tectonic Processes & Hazards
1.1Tectonic Processes & Hazards
1.2Natural Disasters
1.3Natural Disaster Case Studies
1.4Trends & Patterns
2Option 2A: Glaciated Landscapes & Change
2.1Glaciated Landscapes Over Time
2.2Periglacial Landscapes
2.3Glacial Processes
2.4Glacial Landforms
3Option 2B: Coastal Landscapes & Change
3.1Coastal Landscapes
3.2Coastal Erosion & Deposition
3.3Coastal Risks
4Globalisation
4.1Globalisation
4.2Negatives of Globalisation
4.3Global Shift
4.5Culture
4.6Measuring Development
5Option 4A: Regenerating Places
5.1Types of Economies
5.2Function of Places
5.3Regeneration
5.4Regeneration Case Studies
6Option 4B: Diverse Places
6.1Population Structure
6.2Past & Present Connections
6.3Urban & Rural Spaces
6.4Diversity
6.5Urban & Rural Case Studies
6.6Case Study - Tower Hamlets
6.7Case Study - Sturton-le-Steeple
7The Water Cycle & Water Insecurity (A2 only)
7.1Hydrological Processes Global to Local
7.2Influences on the Water Cycle
7.3Water Insecurity
8The Carbon Cycle & Energy Security (A2 only)
8.1The Carbon Cycle
8.2Energy Consumption
8.3Alternative Energy
8.4Growing Demand for Resources
9Superpowers (A2 only)
9.1Superpowers
9.2Hard & Soft Power
9.2.1Hard & Soft Power
9.2.2Emerging Powers - China Rivalry
9.2.3Emerging Powers - Chinese Sources of Power
9.2.4Emerging Powers - Brazil
9.2.5Emerging Powers - Russia
9.2.6Emerging Powers - India
9.2.7Theories of Development
9.2.8Power Case Studies: Chinese One Belt One Road
9.2.9Power Case Studies: Pakistan Nuclear Arms
9.2.10Power Case Studies: OPEC
9.3IGOs, TNCs & Alliances
10Option 8A: Health & Human Rights (A2 only)
10.1Human Development
10.2Role of Governments & IGOs
10.3Human Rights
10.4Interventions
11Option 8B: Migration & Identity (A2 only)
11.1Globalisation & Migration
11.2Consequences of Migration
11.3Nation States
11.4Responses to Global Migration
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