Extending Pieterse’s (1996) tripartite cultural globalization theory consisting of homogenization, hybridization and polarization, the current article outlines a set of exemplifications and justifications of a fourth theoretical underpinning labeled parallelization. The theory implies that at a global scale, crucial events that appear paradoxical or contradictory occur at the same time, such as carbon emissions due to growth-fixated global capitalism, while the causes of carbon emissions lead to greater resilience against the consequences of carbon emissions as wealth accumulates. Other examples discussed are large-scale migration flows which lead to increased segregation in host societies while integration of migrants occur as a parallel process; secularization visa-à-vis the resurgence of religions; clear indications of that the biological component of cognitive abilities decreases due to fertility patterns in many locations around the globe, while the IQ test scores have risen as a consequence of various environmental factors.

扩展了Pieterse（1996）的由均质化，杂交和极化构成的三方文化全球化理论，本文概述了第四种标记平行化理论的例证和论据。该理论意味着，在全球范围内，同时发生矛盾的或矛盾的关键事件同时发生，例如由于固定增长的全球资本主义而导致的碳排放，而碳排放的原因则导致人们对碳排放后果具有更大的适应力随着财富的积累。讨论的其他例子是大规模的移民潮，这导致东道国社会隔离加剧，而移民的融合是一个并行的过程。关于宗教复兴的世俗化签证；