Does a society's degree of multi-culturalism affect its willingness to accept new ideas?
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Well to answer both your questions, I believe that the degree of multi-culturalism obviously affects the willingness of a society to accept new ideas.\n\nI believe the more people that live in a multi-cultural society there are, the more they are willing to accept differences simply because they live in a society that is exposed to different people and cultures.\n\nOn the other end of the spectrum we have a very closed society like Japan, I believe there fear due to there lack of multi-culturalism has a negative affect on there willingness to accept new ideas.\n\nJapan would be part of my answer to your second question, and obviously the United States would be an example to the contrary.
798764
we have a Anglo stance to our world view possibly the question could read what influence the world has from french fashion, I believe modern culture started in France and sadly their influence has declined over the years. So I have not answered the question - please do not report me.
596693
It is a dichotomy. While we adopt more and more of American institutions, we also begin to dislike them and yearn for diversity at the same time. it is like a cultural backlash.\n\n\nMcDonalds is eveywhere, but after a while people start looking for something better and different - as an example.
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a distinctive cultural traditon, behavior, land, etc... that can be associated with a group of people
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Most people are having a hard enough time now dealing with their next door neighbors.  The cultural diversity of all of the humans on the planet is still too great.  If and when humans ever release their own self importance and geo-centric beliefs, then humanity will develope into something more than what is here, on the surface of this plant, at this point in time.
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so many have tried, more have failed. It is not in human nature to be tolerant and we allwant to control the other. So Alas, peace and understanding wil never happen , for each culture has its own rules and values and we are subjective to our perception to even come to an understanding of how an other cultre functions. Even the slightest difference in your states can cause conflicts... look at the juridical differences between states... \ndo I need to say more? \nWe wish and hope that is what thrives within us.
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This is true of most nations. There is great diversity in India, There is in the US too. Look at Iraq. There are just three nations which are already diverse in a world which is becoming more diverse daily. I n my mind, it is important that the population of a country identify themselves as nationals of that country and participate in its culture to strengthen a sense of community. However, the thousands of years of separatism in ay given place does not allow any other nation to dismiss it, rationally. As a sovereign nation, it may be difficult to integrate the needs of all the subsets of communities, but it is impossible to say that a nation must first unite its population before we can build good relations with that nation. The stakes are so very high.
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not sure. but my guess is how society changes in respect to it's opinions on politics- as in more or less liberal/conservative. or how politics and world events may affect a society in general.
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"Now" was a poor way to start this ?, they have been mixing for as long as cultures have existed.  Welcome to human evolution.  All cultures have different values, and almost all cultures have individuals with the wisdom to see their own culture's disadvantages and other culture's advantages.
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I'm going to jump on the band-wagon, choose the political answer and say...YES. =P lol. I'm only kidding I do actually think it's better.\n\n"Why?" you ask.\n\nWithout diversity we would have too many problems. The United Nations would be less likely to succeed. Because somebody somewhere still thought that other cultures were inferior to there own. Now I'm not saying that some cultures don't think like that. I'm just saying that without some form of diversity it would be worse. Not conscientiously wanting to, there would be stronger prejudices, due to lack of understanding. \n\nAs a diverse nation, we can experience many different sub-cultures while maintaing one main culture. It's wonderful because we have representatives from many parts of the world. Progress would be slower if it weren't for diversity. Many different kinds of people help to form new ideas. It is only because of diversity that some things have even come about. \n\nOf course prejudices will always "be". But hopefully most people will realize that we are all just people and we “can” work together through this thing called life.
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Highly unlikely. They are quite diverse, even within their own countries. Many have multi-party political systems, as well as a standard of different forms of government (eg, some have monarchies while others purely support elected officials). Because of their own "internal conflicts," they likely will continue to vie for their own standards.
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Yes and no. Yes, every culture has their own way of mannerism. No, as human, manners depends much of one's own upbringing despite of one cultural's background.
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At least in India, people do not copy any one in the world. But we accept what is good in terms of values even if it is foreign, like in classical music there is influence of both the west and the middle-east. Ours is an eclectic culture and that is why we assimilate from all directions and make it our own.
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When considering a viewpoint, I want to first know the other side and so I agree  with you on that, what I think happens is that if your opinions are to one sided they may be a symptom of not fully understanding the sociological, cultural and political "peace" \nthat is not found in the extreme poles of the other, I think there is no safe zone or a perfect sense of things only a neutral zone whereby one understands the meaninglessness of controversy.\n\nSimple psychology I think plays a big part in life it is profoundly ironic that few acquire this virtue of none being. This most simple of human trait is the reason ignorants persists in human nature.
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There are obvious cultural differences that exist between peoples, such as language, dress and traditions, there are also significant variations in the way societies organise themselves, in their shared conception of morality, and in the ways they interact with their environment. It is debatable whether these differences are merely incidental artefacts arising from patterns of human migration or whether they represent an evolutionary trait that is key to our success as a species. By analogy with biodiversity, which is thought to be essential to the long-term survival of life on earth, it can be argued that cultural diversity may be vital for the long-term survival of humanity; and that the conservation of indigenous cultures may be as important to humankind as the conservation of species and ecosystems is to life in general.
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some things are cultural or traditional andno one questions or dares to but maybe you can hel set a new trend or get tpople at least thinking why and try other things
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a subject stydin societies and their politics.