Social & cultural interdependence
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What is social and cultural interdependence?
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When people, ideas, values and media move across borders so that societies shape one another.
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How are societies linked culturally?
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Through migration, media and ideas, diaspora communities keeping ties home, and shared global culture like sport and brands.
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What is migration?
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The movement of people to live in another country, carrying their culture with them.
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What are remittances?
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Money migrants send back to their home country — for many poorer countries, larger than the foreign aid they receive.
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What is a diaspora?
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A community living outside its country of origin that still keeps ties to it, sending money and culture both ways.
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Why is migration a good example of cultural interdependence?
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It ties two societies together — migrants enrich the society they join and send home remittances and culture to the one they left.
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Why is cultural interdependence a two-way flow?
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Migrants change the society they join and stay linked to the one they left, so influence moves both ways.
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What are the gains of cultural interdependence?
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New ideas, food, music and skills, remittance income, greater understanding, and diverse, dynamic societies.
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What are the tensions of cultural interdependence?
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Backlash over identity, fear of losing local culture, strain on services, and powerful cultures crowding out smaller ones.
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How does it link to soft power?
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Culture that others admire (films, music, values) becomes a form of influence — soft power.
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How does it link to development?
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Remittances are a huge source of income for many poorer countries, often bigger than foreign aid.
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