Communication and Globalization

Question 1

• Interconnectedness
• Interdependency

Answer 1

Globalization

Question 2

It is a process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and
governments of different nations, a process driven by international trade and
investment and aided by information technology. This process has effects on
the environment, on culture, on political systems, on economic development
and prosperity, and on human physical well-being in societies around the
world.

Answer 2

Globalization

Question 3

China’s Silk Road a network of trade routes connecting
China and the Far East with the Middle East and Europe.

Answer 3

2nd Century BC

Question 4

Telegraph – electric communication via transatlantic underwater
cables

Answer 4

1830’s

Question 5

Washington and Baltimore connected

Answer 5

1843

Question 6

Britain and India connected

Answer 6

1856

Question 7

Europe linked to large parts of the word

Answer 7

1870’s

Question 8

King George V to himself that circulated the globe within 80 seconds

Answer 8

1924

Question 9

Emergence of news networks: News over large territories, Global in scope and Reached big audience

Answer 9

19th Century

Question 10

The emergence of organizations with the mission to
disseminate radio frequencies.

Answer 10

Electromagnetic waves

Question 11

Now

Answer 11

Internet

Question 12

Dimensions of Globalization:

Answer 12

Cultural
Social
Political
Economic
Technological

Question 13

• cultural interchanges
• a one-world culture
• homogenization
• counter-diversity
• consumerism
• a one-way thing
• a Western imposition; the influx of Western ideas
• cultural aggression by the West/US
• intimidation of neocolonies
• commodification of cultural heritage of neocolonial countries

Answer 13

Cultural:

Question 14

• the further marginalization of marginalized/vulnerable sectors (women,
  children and peasants)
• a threat to least mobile sectors, the environment and indigenous cultures
• the destruction of ecosystems, environment and natural resources
• curtailment of workers

Answer 14

Social

Question 15

• the instrument of the status quo
• neo-colonialism
• the preservation of the strength of imperialist states and the subordination of
  neo- colonial states
• the diminution of the role of or paralysis of sovereign nation-states
• the abdication of state responsibility a political offensive
• an imposition of global governance/financial institutions
• mutual imposition of treaties by member nations of international bodies upon
  one another
• a political offensive

Answer 15

Political

Question 16

• a global economic process or activity
• openness
• interdependence
• integration of economies
• neo-liberalism
• free trade or liberalization, deregulation and privatization
• unequal growth/trade
• imperialism or financial imperialism
• an imperialist schema, plan or instrument that serves the interests of
  imperialist powers and their TNCs

Answer 16

Economic

Question 17

• inescapable, inevitable or natural
• the shrinking world
• technology-driven
• technology-dependent
• advancement in information communication technology (ICT), technology
  and transportation
• homogenization of knowledge

Answer 17

Technological

Question 18

• Virtual Interaction
• Cultural Awareness in Speech
• Cultural Awareness in Body Language
• Time Differences
• Availability of Information
• Business Conduct
• Social Awareness
• The Problem

Answer 18

Impacts of Globalization on Global Communication: