Abstract
Globalization is largely the gift of networking. In global networking, Information Technology is the leading actor which plays a role of catalyst. The process of globalization is intensifying as different parts of the world are increasingly linked with one another as a result of this global networking. This article claims that while global networking has brought the people of the world, who are spatially far away closer, it however drew those who have been geographically nearer very far apart. Discussing comparatively the nature of social cohesion in Ethiopia before and after an intensive application of global networking tools in the country, an attempt has been made to coagulate the claim that global networking is indeed disintegrating family in Ethiopia. Major assertions made in this article are inferences from the data collected through interviews and discussions held with teachers and students of three universities of the country i.e. Gondar, Dilla and Bahir Dar Universities. Families, online friends, media persons are also consulted. Moreover, personal observation and other studies also make an integral part of the study. Key words: Globalization, social media, Ethiopian family, social cohesion, integration.
Highlights
The term Globalization and claims associated with it are argumentative since the days of its inception (Maguire, 2002; Mark, 2000)
A nation which is known for thousands of year‘s history of unity despite some discrete political fragmentation in the early 16th, late 18th and early 19th centuries is on the verge of disintegration
Though the ethnic federalism established in the early 1990‘s is held responsible for the current danger of political disintegration (Alemayehu, 2001; Karbo, 2013; Sarbo, 2009; Vaughan, 2004), the disintegration which is the concern of this study is not that sort
Summary
The term Globalization and claims associated with it are argumentative since the days of its inception (Maguire, 2002; Mark, 2000). The term is widely used to describe the current state of affairs of worldwide relation in economic, political, cultural, and technological terms among others. The increasing flow of capital and other resources across national borders is taken as an illustration of global economic integration (Proedrou and Frangonikolopoulos, 2010). The flow of cultural practices across the globe which is said to have resulted in the sharing of customs and practices by the people of the world is claimed to have manifested the increasing integration and interconnection of human kind across the globe. The sharing of the latest technology development throughout the world swiftly has greatly enhanced this claim of global integration. No matter how disputable globalization might be, there is no doubt that worldwide integration in numerous aspect of human life has promptly intensified
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