s , ▁and ▁newsp apers ) ▁as ▁a ▁proxy ▁for ▁cultural ▁flow . ▁ ▁K lu ver ▁and ▁Fu ▁followed ▁up ▁with ▁an ▁extended ▁analysis , ▁using ▁this ▁method ▁to ▁measure ▁cultural ▁global ization ▁in ▁S out heast ▁Asia . ▁ ▁Imp act s ▁ ▁The ▁patterns ▁of ▁cultural ▁global ization ▁is ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁spread ing ▁theories ▁and ▁ideas ▁from ▁one ▁place ▁to ▁another . ▁Although ▁global ization ▁has ▁affected ▁us ▁econom ically ▁and ▁polit ically , ▁it ▁has ▁also ▁affected ▁us ▁soci ally ▁on ▁a ▁wider ▁scale . ▁With ▁the ▁in equal ities ▁issues , ▁such ▁as ▁race , ▁eth nic ▁and ▁class ▁systems , ▁social ▁in equal ities ▁play ▁a ▁part ▁within ▁those ▁categories . ▁ ▁The ▁past ▁half - century ▁has ▁witness ed ▁a ▁tr end ▁towards ▁global ization . ▁Within ▁the ▁media ▁and ▁pop ▁culture , ▁it ▁has ▁sh aped ▁individuals ▁to ▁have ▁certain ▁att itudes ▁that ▁involve ▁race ▁issues ▁thus ▁leading ▁to ▁s tere ot ypes . ▁ ▁Technology ▁is ▁an ▁impact ▁that ▁created ▁a ▁bridge ▁that ▁diff used ▁the ▁global ization ▁of ▁culture . ▁It ▁brings ▁together ▁global ization , ▁urban ization ▁and ▁migration ▁and ▁how ▁it ▁has ▁affected ▁today ' s ▁tr ends . ▁Before ▁urban ▁cent ers ▁had ▁developed , ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁global ization ▁after ▁the ▁second ▁world ▁war ▁was ▁that ▁global ization ▁took ▁place ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁lif ting ▁of ▁state ▁restrictions ▁by ▁different ▁nations . ▁There ▁were ▁national ▁boundaries ▁for ▁the ▁flow ▁of ▁goods ▁and ▁services , ▁concepts ▁and ▁ideas .