CULTURES, ETHNICITIES AND GLOBALIZATION - ANY LINK?

• Authors: Badru Fatai Adesina
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper argues that there are interconnection among cultures, ethnicities and globalization. It provides definitions and contemporary clarification of the salient concepts. The paper examines the bifurcated scholarly views of ethnicity: toleration and celebration. It explores three philosophical under-currents of cross-cultural interaction namely: pluralism, monadism, and monism. The paper contends that cultural dialogue is imperative and that critical toleration and celebration of ethnicity tagged cultural synergism is the reasonable alternative for handling ethnic matters and attenuating inter-ethnic conflicts in the era of globalization.

Keywords

EN

CULTURAL SYNERGIZM; CULTURES; ETHNICITIES; GLOBALIZATION

Discipline

• SOCIOLOGY: SOCIOLOGY

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Kultur Śródziemnomorskich i Orientalnych PAN
• Journal: Hemispheres. Studies on Cultures and Societies
• Year: 2009
• Issue: 24
• Pages: 155-164
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Badru Fatai Adesina

• Fatai Adesina Badru, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lagos, Akoka-Yaba Lagos, Nigeria

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

10PLAAAA080222