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== Conclusion == | == Conclusion == | ||
In the era of Globalization processes the education of people’s consciousness has to be highlighted, in individual and social spheres as well. Only through learning facts about the system’s setting the people get able to clearly make their own decisions in which way or depths they want to take part in negative or positive sides of the process’ | In the era of Globalization processes the education of people’s consciousness has to be highlighted, in individual and social spheres as well. Only through learning facts about the system’s setting the people get able to clearly make their own decisions in which way or depths they want to take part in negative or positive sides of the process’ global impacts. | ||
It’s unpossible not to take part in the Globalization process, because everyone consumes, and it’s hardly possible to completely live autarkic. So it’s a pitty that some people still just don’t want to reflex the ongoing processes around their life-circles. | It’s unpossible not to take part in the Globalization process, because everyone consumes, and it’s hardly possible to completely live autarkic. So it’s a pitty that some people still just don’t want to reflex the ongoing processes around their life-circles. | ||
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As this small example shows, there is always a choice to take. And being embedded in a society which has the gift to live in the highest sphere of MASLOWs pyramide which is called “Self-actualization” it is a shame to simply regret to get aware of it. | As this small example shows, there is always a choice to take. And being embedded in a society which has the gift to live in the highest sphere of MASLOWs pyramide which is called “Self-actualization” it is a shame to simply regret to get aware of it. | ||
The individuum has as a fact the possibility to express itself the way he or she likes to. Even the way of live is mostly free to be developed in a very individually way. But on the other hand the sense of responsibility should be developed | The individuum has as a fact the possibility to express itself the way he or she likes to. Even the way of live is mostly free to be developed in a very individually way. But on the other hand the sense of responsibility should be developed as well and in a moderate form. Especially in rich (classes of) societies this case sometimes seems to the more unbalanced the richer the (class of) society is. | ||
To create societies which can grow and live peacefully and efficiently together, one first step to get this sustainable development at stage is to start balancing the consumers' choices and their | To create societies which can grow and live peacefully and efficiently together, one first step to get this sustainable development at stage is to start balancing the consumers' choices and their senses of responsibility. | ||
“The question is not only how to live but the right way to live.” (CONNOLLY & PROTHERO 2008) | “The question is not only how to live but the right way to live.” (CONNOLLY & PROTHERO 2008) | ||
This appeal is not only including the choice of consumption, but | This appeal is not only including the choice of consumption, but also the question how to deal with the responsibility, which was raised earlier in the text. | ||
It seems to be "just normal" that winners of the Globalization process - like the western states - have the right to rule the political instruments in relation to their own benefits. And | It seems to be "just normal" that winners of the Globalization process - like the western states - have the right to rule the political instruments in relation to their own benefits. And at first watch the individual choice of consume or even lifestyle seems to have very little impact to the disproportionated circumstances the nations are embedded in the global system. | ||
Of course, the "lonely man" can | Of course, the "lonely man" can change or underline very little. But by networking and the use of modern communication systems these people can grow easily and fast up to a group. The modification as a group of society comes near and a kind of lobby will be generated soon. This consumption of information and the handling of it contains very much of power - even if it is subliminally laid. But imagine a big group of consumers which boycotts special products which do not confirm their code of (consumers') ethics? | ||
Can this group not easily be called a class, a special part of society soon? Does the discission to consume some products while boycotting others do not have impact to many spheres of their lifestyles? This IS in fact an ongoing process - and there are some others ongoing, too, which do not have positive impacts - but this development of consumers, who make their choices very deliberately, does also play a certain role in the educational way the individuals are connected to each other in this stage of evolution of human social systems where information is so easily and so very fast shared in between. | |||
== Reference List == | == Reference List == | ||