▁is ▁not ▁merely ▁observed ▁on ▁a ▁material ▁level . ▁Cultural ▁global ization ▁involves ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁shared ▁norm s ▁and ▁knowledge ▁with ▁which ▁people ▁associate ▁their ▁individual ▁and ▁collect ive ▁cultural ▁ident ities . ▁It ▁brings ▁increasing ▁inter connected ness ▁among ▁different ▁populations ▁and ▁cult ures . ▁ ▁Bas ics ▁ ▁Over view ▁▁▁ ▁D iff usion ▁of ▁ideas ▁and ▁cult ures ▁amongst ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁civil izations ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Tr end ▁that ▁will ▁eventually ▁make ▁all ▁of ▁human ▁experience ▁and ▁custom s ▁the ▁same ▁since ▁all ▁cult ures ▁are ▁coming ▁together ▁into ▁one ▁ ▁Occ urs ▁in ▁every day ▁life , ▁through ▁wireless ▁communication , ▁electronic ▁commerce , ▁popular ▁culture , ▁and ▁international ▁trade ▁ ▁Att empt ▁to ▁promote ▁a ▁Western ▁l ifest yle ▁and ▁possibly ▁American ize ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Cont rib uting ▁factors ▁▁▁ ▁New ▁technology ▁and ▁forms ▁of ▁communication ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁help ▁to ▁integrate ▁different ▁cult ures ▁into ▁each ▁other ▁▁ ▁Transport ation ▁techn ologies ▁and ▁services ▁along ▁with ▁mass ▁migration ▁and ▁individual ▁travel ▁contribute ▁to ▁this ▁form ▁of ▁global ization ▁allowing ▁for ▁cross - c ult ural ▁ex changes ▁ ▁In frastr uct ures ▁and ▁institution al ization ▁embedded ▁change ▁( e . g . ▁teaching ▁languages ▁such ▁as ▁English ▁across ▁the ▁world ▁through ▁educational ▁systems ▁and ▁training ▁of ▁teachers ) ▁ ▁Ben ef its ▁▁▁ ▁All ows ▁for ▁prof its ▁to ▁companies ▁and ▁nations ▁ ▁Off ers ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁development ▁and ▁adv ancement ▁in ▁econom ics , ▁technology , ▁and ▁information