Cultural divide

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Cultural divide is a term of sociology and human psychology, referring to attempts to describe the differences in reaction, response, and perception of people exposed to multi-cultural situations.

The phenomenon of the cultural divide has assumed particular significance in the modern world, particularly in the context of globalization and dismantling of geographical barriers arising largely on account of the Internet; emergence of digital communities; and digital means of interaction. All these have resulted in a high level of interaction amongst people of different cultural backgrounds. Bridging the cultural divide has simultaneously gained importance.