Examples Of Transcultural Integration

d) Integration: As a result of all these developments, national, ethnic, and cultural groups are beginning to open up to the outside world, i.e., to other groups. A trend of this kind is accompanied by new possibilities, new transcultural problems. Here is an example. In 1978 there were some 90,000 Turks living in West Berlin. Although this is a relatively closed group, one that is trying to hold on to its religious and cultural identity, there are a number of points of contact between the group and the other people of Berlin. This leads to conflicts about norms and values and produces compromise on both sides. The result is a transcultural exchange that transcends cultural, national, and philosophic lines. The most impressive models for this exchange are the transcultural marriages where the parties involved come from widely diverse cultural backgrounds. Aside from learning to iron out their personal differences, they have to come to terms with the particularities of their historical and cultural origins. This problem can be seen in all its nuances, as when a tourist or foreign worker comes to a new land or when the nationals encounter this "intruder". Similar problems occur on economic, social, and political levels. A good example of this is the exportation of technology to the so-called developing countries. The introduction of these sophisticated methods of production creates far-reaching changes in those societies. Family units that had been very strong - such as had