Problems with culture

Problems with Culture

      Many people define culture as an important part of peoples individuality. It is something that brings together thousands of people and gives them something in common that they can be proud of. Like our family, it is something we are born with and something to embrace. It can help us connect with people we would have previously new connection. We can experience culture that isn't our own which helps understand different people.

          Yet, despite all the positives culture has on the human race, it can just as easily be a problem. It has the power to bring people together, but it has just as much power to separate them. It commonly starts conflicts and is the starting point to many cases of violence. Whether it be the Holocaust or civil war in Rwanda, it can be argued that culture is more of a plague on humanity than it is a means for celebration. 

            Regardless to your view on culture, it is something that isn't going away any time soon. For good or for bad, it is a massive part of our history and part of our DNA. It is impossible to get rid of something that has been along around as long as the human race. In theory, culture will always be around to rear its head and start some form of conflict. In an increasingly diverse world, culture will have more of an opportunity to cause issues, whether they be small or large. In London, for example, you can experience massive changes during a few minutes walking. Different cultures in such proximity with each other, in a species as susceptible to violence as humans, are likely to cause many different issues. With our history, humans will continuously be a victim to our cultural differences.

           Culture effects us in more ways than we care to think. It causes issues even between males and females of traditionally the same culture. India can be a great example of this. In the novel 'Jasmine' by Bharati Mukherjee, the main character Jasmine lives in almost a completely different world from that of her male counter parts. Even with men of her same race, their cultural experiences are miles apart. She is expected almost to be sold to a respectable husband by her farther and then take the role of what is more or less a servant wife. While he is expected to be given a wife who will take care of his laundry, food, children and more, while he goes off to be successful in his career. Despite all their similarities, the culture they share will very much separate them and make one of them worse off.