Cultural Leveling Consequently, through the development of cultural leveling it is evident that some of the negative impacts are the disappearance of dialect in the aspect where individuals who spoke different language gradually disappear as the society acknowledges one language. Cultural leveling is notably present in minorities instead of large cultures driven to aspire wealth and there’s more commonality present in minorities. At times countercultures and subcultures may pose as a resistance to cultural change within society. Local cultures did diffuse across each other in earlier times as material items hence influencing a change in the cultural atmosphere. These diffusions have been part of most significant cultural changes in recorded history. To convey how fundamental the loss of diversity and the subsequent leveling have been, many sociologists such as Daniel Lerner amplified the opinion through the phrase “the passing of traditional society.” It is evident that communist leaders pursued cultural leveling not only because they remained committed to the Marxist doctrine of eliminating class distinctions, but also because they deeply distrusted the old elites and were determined to prevent them from maintaining and reproducing their class advantage. It is the same kind of class struggle approach in the cultural field that they had taken in the economic field, assembling the shortcoming against the privileged. Cultural leveling efforts were forcefully resumed during the early age among many individuals. Danger lies within cultural leveling such that indiscriminate acceptance of types of conduct and lifestyles. In this way one loses sight of the profound significance of the different nations, of the traditions of the various people, by which the individuals define himself in relation to life’s fundamental questions. Cultural diffusion is the spread of cultural elements, including objects and ideas, from one cultural to another. Change is inevitable that illustrates itself through three basic processes: discovery, invention, and diffusion. While the mode of travel is highly accessible it creates the ease of communication reflecting aspects cultural diffusion. As result of these basic processes it influences cultural aspects to unfold that challenges the present precepts of society.
Negative Outcomes of Cultural Leveling • The reduction of cultural diversity where individuals lose the significance of being different • Loss of cultural uniqueness • Loss of cultural heritage • Struggle of accepting the outcome of cultural leveling • Disappearance of language dialects in different regions
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