Concepts of Globalization Flashcards
3 reasons why we should study this course
- Studying the outside world is a CURE to parochialism
- You need to study the world because it can teach you more
about yourself. - You need to study the world because you will be interacting
with it.
an outlook
that is limited to one’s immediate community
parochialism
Filipinos lives are affected by?
Global Economic Imperialism
is a situation in which one nation assumes economic power or influence over the others.
Global Economic imperialism
Filipinos have become alienated to Filipino products
and culture. (T or F)
T
is the spread of products,
technology, information, and jobs
across national borders and cultures.
Globalization
For _________, , globalization serves as a challenge to nation-states
political scientist,
Full meaning of UN
United Nations
Full meaning of EU
European Union
Full meaning of APEC
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Full meaning of ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
They continue to aid humanity, mediate/reconcile between nations (conflictavoid war), etc.
UN, EU, APEC, ASEAN
Because of Globalization, there is strengthening of United of Nations: UN, EU, APE, ASEAN
(T or F)
F (UN, EU, APEC, ASEAN)
For an _______, , globalization means increase of free trade, speed of trade,
global economic organization, and regional trade blocks.
economist
For ______, globalization refers to the concept of global village. (continuity of sharing of culture thru ethnoscape: people
travelling around the world )
culture and communication experts
Describes the process of globalization as “the
expansion and intensification of social relations
and consciousness across world-time and across
world-space”.
Manfred Steger
refers to “both the creation of new social networks
and the multiplication of exiting connections that cut across traditional, political, economic, cultural, and geographic
boundaries”.
expansion
What are the cncepts of Globalization?
- Globalization is a phenomenon
- Globalization is a process.
- Globalization as a condition
- Globalization as an ideology
Schottle (1995) states that “globalization stands for quite a large spread across the world as one of the defining terms of the 20th century social consciousness.”
What concept?
Globalization is a phenomenon
states that “globalization stands for quite a
large spread across the world as one of the defining terms of the
20th century social consciousness.”
Schottle
It is a process in which individuals and organizations in one part
of the world are affected by the activities, affairs, and convictions
on another part of the globe
What concept?
Globalization is a process.
– Indian-American anthropologist
– recognized as a major theorist in globalization studies
Arjun Appadurai
Arjun Appadurai stated that “We all influence each other. Our cultures intersect and
overlap all the time.”
(T or F)
T
stated that different kinds of globalization that
occur on multiple and intersecting dimensions of integration as
“scapes.”
Arjun Appadurai
What are the 5 dimensions according to Arjun Appadurai?
A. Ethnoscape
B. Mediascape
C. Technoscape
D. Financescape
E. Ideoscape
- refers to people that move around the world, as well as the ideas that
move with them
– it can be anyone that is moving from one location to another.
Ethnoscape
Ex. refugees, immigrants, temporary workers, students studying abroad,
tourists, traveling businessmen and women, and so forth.
Ethnoscape
All such individuals bring along with them new ideas, information,
politics, cultural elements, and so forth to their new place of residence.
Ethnoscape
power of international media to send news
information across the globe at a rapid rate.
Mediascape
ex: Newspapers, Radio, Cable news, Netflix,
Movie studios, Youtube
Mediascape
refer to the ways technologies help speed up
cross-border movements
Technoscape:
Technology has helped us to connect across the globe
INternet
The global movement of smart phones,
cameras and personal computing devices.
Handheld devices
represent the rapid movement of money
across borders.
Financescapes
Most credit cards will work in most countries
around the world, making it easier to spend globally
credit cards
Businesses like Transfer wisetransfer of money around the globe (money gram, etc.)
New Transfer Technologies
- refers to the ideas, symbols and narratives that have spread
around the globe.
Ideoscape
as one of the most powerful
ideoscapes to sweep the world.
Enlightenment ideas of liberal democracy
means globalization as a condition
Globality
The condition that many are now experiencing is a
result of the existence of multinational companies,
international trading, economic blocks, etc.
- ex. Communication, technology, fashion, Science,
economics, transportation, etc.
Globality (Globalization as a condition)
Globalization as something that
you believe in
Globalization is an ideology
he identified five core claims of globalism
Manfred Steger
five core claims of globalism
- globalization is about the liberalization and global integration of
markets - globalization is inevitable and irreversible
- nobody is in charge of globalization
- globalization benefits everyone
- globalization furthers the spread of democracy in the world
Describes the process of globalization as “the
expansion and intensification of social relations and
consciousness across world-time and across worldspace”.
Manfred Steger
What are the 4 attributes of globalization?
- Globalization has various forms of connectivity
- Globalization allows for the expansion and stretching of social relations.
- Globalization intensifies and accelerates social exchanges and
activities. - Globalization occurs worldwide.
adjustment of prices in commodities caused by national and international
events
What attribute?
Globalization has various forms of connectivity.
Partnership with UN, EU, APEC, ASEAN organizations ( NGOs), etc.
– improved security as friendly countries may help defend you against hostile aggression
– less chance of war that could cost millions of your citizens lives, and cause massive destruction
– possibility of good trading relationship which could generate wealth for both parties (improve one’s
economy)
– ability to tackle things too big for your nation alone, or any single nation. ex. COVID-19
What attribute?
Globalization allows for the expansion and stretching of social relations
TV and livestreaming, email, social media, webinar
What attribute?
Globalization intensifies and accelerates social exchanges and activities.
every person is a global citizen- participation in Earth Hour
What attribute?
Globalization occurs worldwide
are multiple and intersecting dimensions of
integration
Scapes
