Question

Religion is a good example of the tension between globalization and local diversity because

A) all religions are in competition to convert as many people as possible.
B) religion always represents the most traditional worldviews of a population.
C) migrants leave their religion behind when they migrate to a new area.
D) religion represents core cultural values and beliefs that may conflict with others.
E) many people follow more than one religion.

Answer 1

Religion is a good example of the tension between globalization and local diversity because:

D) religion represents core cultural values and beliefs that may conflict with others.

Globalization and the spreading of cultures adds to the diversity of areas, but having a variety of cultures, ideas, religions and beliefs can sometimes result in conflict due to miscommunication and/or misunderstanding of another.