Contemporary World Flashcards
What are the 2 types of defining globalization?
Broad and inclusive
Narrow and Exclusive
It is unlimited, free for everyone
Broad and inclusive
he/she stated the “onset of the borderless word”.
Ohmae (1992)
It is limited, not accessible to everyone
Narrow and inclusive
he/she stated “globalization” stend include internalization
Robert Cox
he/ she stated that globalization is a very important change, if not, the “most important”
(Bauman, 2003)
he/she stated The reality and omnipresence of globalization makes us see ourselves as part of what we refer to as the “global age”
(Albrow, 1996)
What is globalization?
globalization encompasses a multitude of processes that involves the economy, political systems, and culture. Social structures, therefore, are directly affected by globalization.
He stated that globalization as “the process of world shrinkage, of distances getting shorter, things moving closer. It pertains to the increasing ease with which somebody on one side of the world can interact, to mutual benefit with somebody on the other side of the world
Swedish journalist Thomas Larsson (2001)
What are the 3 reasons for knowing globalization?
- To be aware of other’s perspective and who define globalization
- To paraphrase sociologists
- Knowing that globalization is reality
It involves a multitude process that involves the economy, political systems, and culture
Globalization
He stated that globalization transform the generic “religion” into a world system of competing and conflicting religions. This process is institutional specialization has transformed local, diverse and fragmented cultural practices into recognizable system of religion.
Turner (2007)
It makes religions more conscious of themselves as being “world religions” reinforcing their respective specific identities. These identities are strengthened by globalization and cannot, in any way, intermingle or hybridize
Globalization
in this respect, maintained, “At the same time as being pursued through global channels, assertions of religious identity have, like nationalist strivings, often also been partly a defensive reaction to globalization”
Scholte (2005)
It is said that ___________ is associated with Westernization and Americanization. The dominance exerted by these two processes, particularly on the less developed countries, makes religion-related cultures and identities take defensive measures to protect themselves. Sometimes, extreme forms of resisting other cultural influence are being done, such as that of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS
Globalization
He pointed out, “Globalization is not only seen as a rival of Islamic ways, but also as an alien force divorced from Muslim realities. Stressing the negative impact of the loose morals of Western life is a daily feature of airwaves in the Middle East” (p. 130).
Ehteshami (2007)
He pointed out, “Globalization is not only seen as a rival of Islamic ways, but also as an alien force divorced from Muslim realities. Stressing the negative impact of the loose morals of Western life is a daily feature of airwaves in the Middle East” (p. 130).
Ehteshami (2007)
As he explained:
Globalization transforms the generic “religion” into a world-system of competing and conflicting religions. This process of institutional specialization has transformed local, diverse and fragmented cultural practices into recognizable systems of religion. Globalization has, therefore, had the paradoxical effect of making religions more self-conscious of themselves as being “world religions.” (p. 146)
Turner (2007)
Globalization, as stated in the above excerpt, makes religions more conscious of themselves as being _______ reinforcing their respective specific identities
“world religions”
Since religions have distinct _______, their connections to different cultures and their rituals and beliefs contradict.
internal structures
Religion seeks to assert its identity in the light of __________.
globalization
different religious identities come to the ____ and _____ themselves.
fore, and assert
He stated that Such assertions of religious identities constitute a defensive reaction to globalization.
Scholte (2005),
He stated that Such assertions of religious identities constitute a defensive reaction to globalization.
Scholte (2005),
It has been difficult for ______ to cope with values that accompany globalization like liberalism, consumerism, and rationalism.
religion
Such phenomena advocate _____ and _____. This, in fact, pushed Scholte to speak of the anti-rationalist faiths.
scientism, and secularism
Since he equated rationalism with globalization and considered religion anti-rationalist, it can be deduced that religion is anti- globalization.
Scholte (2005):
it can be said that the ____ qualities ascribed to religion can be the characteristics of fundamentalist and extremist forms of religion.
anti-rationalist
it can be said that the anti-rationalist qualities ascribed to religion can be the __________ of religion.
characteristics of fundamentalist and extremist forms
We cannot consider religion as purely ______ since many religious people reconcile reason and faith and make moderate trends within their religions.
anti-rationalist
Globalization is also associated with ______ and _______.
Westernization, and Americanization
As _____ pointed out, “Globalization is not only seen as a rival of Islamic ways, but also as an alien force divorced from Muslim realities.
Ehteshami (2007)
