1. Globalisation and Culture
Def: refers to the increasing connectivity of economies and ways of life across the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalisation
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6279679.stm
http://www.globalisationguide.org/04.html
http://www.spinneypress.com.au/202_book_desc.html
http://economics.about.com/od/globalizationtrade/l/aaglobalization.htm
Benefits of globalisation:
1) Economic benefits
2) Benefits poorer members of society
3) Rapid flow of IT
4) Globalisation is not new, but is a product of the industrial revolution.
Disadvantage of globalisation:
1) Freeing of financial markets has brought global instability
2) End of cultural diversity - tend to follow the culture of America
3) Falling wages of workers
4) Flood of migrants to cities in poor countries
5) Growing inequality across the world
2007年9月9日
Is same-sex marriage a practical consideration in this age of globalisation?
In the 21st century, countries all across the world place great emphasis on the need for globalisation. It aims to the increase the connectivity of the world's economies and ways of life. The ultimate aim of globalisation is to bind the world's people more tightly into one global system. However, in this age where differences are beginning to be acknowledged, should same-sex marriage be legalised? Same-sex marriage means the recognition of the marriage between homosexuals by society. Some countries such as Canada and Belgium have already legalised the marriage between homosexuals. However, should the world follow suit?
According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, everyone is entitled to all human rights and freedoms without distinction of any kind. The restriction of homosexual marriage can be regarded as a national practice of sexual discrimination, propagating further practice of that. Thus, same-sex marriage should be made legalised because all forms of discrimination are not to be tolerated if the final aim of globalisation is to be achieved. In most countries today, different forms of discrimination are starting to be controlled through the means of legislation. For example, Singapore recognises the need for racial harmony and that any form of racial discrimination is bound to have a drastic effect. Hence, laws are passed which prohibits any practise of racial discrimination. Since society are beginning to take action regarding discrimination, what is wrong with easing the problems of sexual discrimination by legalising homosexuals marriage? Sexual discrimination restricts a group of people ability to love someone of equal gender. This group of people, though a minority, are unable to devote their lives to someone completely because they are unable to marry. However, because they are a minority, they are already facing unequal treatment in other aspects such as job opportunities. Thus, if society is to progress to a more liberal one with globalisation in mind, same-sex marriage should be allowed because it would be unfair to isolate victims of sexual discrimination.
On the other hand, be legalising same-sex marriage, it will result in many undesirable social problems. It will be defying the definition of what constitutes a family - Father, mother, children. Since families are the most fundamental units of a society, by disrupting the constitution of families, it will ultimately affect society. By allowing same-sex marriage, it would lead to homosexual couples adopting children which could eventually result in a cycle of homosexuality. According to a Straits times article in July 2007, there is medical evidence indicating that children from same-sex homes run a greater risk of suffering from Gender Identity Disorder. Thus, what is a minority of society may turn up to eventually occupy a larger proportion of the world population. This would make solving the problems associated with homosexuality even harder. Moreover, a proper family is necessary for the development of children. Take for instance a family consisting of two mother and an adopted son. Who would the son follow as a male role model? In a normal family, a father is there to teach and nurture his son into being a man. However, when that male role model is missing, who would the son follow? While homosexuals may argue that the son can follow the mother displaying more masculinity, how would he know that that is masculinity in the first place when the mother looks so different from him? Moreover, it takes a man and a woman to pro-create. If same-sex marriage is allowed, while homosexuals can help reduce the number of orphans, they would contribute to the declining global birth rate, leading to an aging population as experienced by both Japan and Singapore. Therefore, same-sex marriage should not be legalised since the social problems that result from it are far more devastating to the progression of society.
In conclusion, same-sex marriage should not be legalised because the eventual impact of that decision would be far more harmful to society than if we allow sexual discrimination to exist. Moreover, because the occurence of homosexuality can be associated to both environment and genetics, if we allow an environment that allows or even promotes homosexuality to exist, the number of people with wrong sexual orientation would increase. Hence, same-sex marriage is an absolute no if society were to reach closer to its goal of globalisation.
In the 21st century, countries all across the world place great emphasis on the need for globalisation. It aims to the increase the connectivity of the world's economies and ways of life. The ultimate aim of globalisation is to bind the world's people more tightly into one global system. However, in this age where differences are beginning to be acknowledged, should same-sex marriage be legalised? Same-sex marriage means the recognition of the marriage between homosexuals by society. Some countries such as Canada and Belgium have already legalised the marriage between homosexuals. However, should the world follow suit?
According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, everyone is entitled to all human rights and freedoms without distinction of any kind. The restriction of homosexual marriage can be regarded as a national practice of sexual discrimination, propagating further practice of that. Thus, same-sex marriage should be made legalised because all forms of discrimination are not to be tolerated if the final aim of globalisation is to be achieved. In most countries today, different forms of discrimination are starting to be controlled through the means of legislation. For example, Singapore recognises the need for racial harmony and that any form of racial discrimination is bound to have a drastic effect. Hence, laws are passed which prohibits any practise of racial discrimination. Since society are beginning to take action regarding discrimination, what is wrong with easing the problems of sexual discrimination by legalising homosexuals marriage? Sexual discrimination restricts a group of people ability to love someone of equal gender. This group of people, though a minority, are unable to devote their lives to someone completely because they are unable to marry. However, because they are a minority, they are already facing unequal treatment in other aspects such as job opportunities. Thus, if society is to progress to a more liberal one with globalisation in mind, same-sex marriage should be allowed because it would be unfair to isolate victims of sexual discrimination.
On the other hand, be legalising same-sex marriage, it will result in many undesirable social problems. It will be defying the definition of what constitutes a family - Father, mother, children. Since families are the most fundamental units of a society, by disrupting the constitution of families, it will ultimately affect society. By allowing same-sex marriage, it would lead to homosexual couples adopting children which could eventually result in a cycle of homosexuality. According to a Straits times article in July 2007, there is medical evidence indicating that children from same-sex homes run a greater risk of suffering from Gender Identity Disorder. Thus, what is a minority of society may turn up to eventually occupy a larger proportion of the world population. This would make solving the problems associated with homosexuality even harder. Moreover, a proper family is necessary for the development of children. Take for instance a family consisting of two mother and an adopted son. Who would the son follow as a male role model? In a normal family, a father is there to teach and nurture his son into being a man. However, when that male role model is missing, who would the son follow? While homosexuals may argue that the son can follow the mother displaying more masculinity, how would he know that that is masculinity in the first place when the mother looks so different from him? Moreover, it takes a man and a woman to pro-create. If same-sex marriage is allowed, while homosexuals can help reduce the number of orphans, they would contribute to the declining global birth rate, leading to an aging population as experienced by both Japan and Singapore. Therefore, same-sex marriage should not be legalised since the social problems that result from it are far more devastating to the progression of society.
In conclusion, same-sex marriage should not be legalised because the eventual impact of that decision would be far more harmful to society than if we allow sexual discrimination to exist. Moreover, because the occurence of homosexuality can be associated to both environment and genetics, if we allow an environment that allows or even promotes homosexuality to exist, the number of people with wrong sexual orientation would increase. Hence, same-sex marriage is an absolute no if society were to reach closer to its goal of globalisation.
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