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CONWOR: Globalization Flashcards

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Existing at the same time or of the present time period

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Contemporary

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True or False: Contemporary may include architectures, travel, and art

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True

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Refers to the compression of the world; intensification of the consciousness of the world as a whole

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Concept

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embodies a transformation in the spatial organization of social relations and transactions generating transcontinental or interregional flows and networks of activity, interaction, and the exercise of power

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Process

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True or False: There is only one particular definition for globalization

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False.

The definition of globalization varies from one perspective to another–there is no definite definition of globalization

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He defines globalization as the intensification of social relations which link distant localities that local happenings are shaped by events occurring many miles away and vice versa

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Anthony Giddens

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The organization that defines globalization as the increased interconnectedness and interdependence of people and countries

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World Health Organization

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Examples for interrelated elements according to WHO

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Opening of international borders
Changes in institutions and policies of national and international levels.

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True or False: The term ‘globalization’ has been used since the first trade

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False. The term is new, but the concept of globalization is old

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According to Oxford Dictionary the word globalization was first employed in what year?

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1930

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The word globalization first entered Merriam Dictionary in what year?

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1951

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The noun globalization first entered Oxford English Dictionary in what year?

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1962

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The word globalization was widely used by economists and social scientists in what year?

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1960’s

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The word globalization was developed in social sciences as a paradigm in what year?

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1992

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Implies that the world is getting smaller

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Physical Process of Interconnectedness; compression

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A conscious process of globalization or a set of policies designed specifically to effect greater global rather than international interactions.

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Globalism

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Globality, Globalism, or Globalization?

Economic Integration

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Globalism

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Globality, Globalism, or Globalization?

Cultural Exchange

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Globalism

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Globality, Globalism, or Globalization?

Digital Connectivity

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Globalism

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The end state of globalization. A hypothetical condition in which the process of globalization is complete or nearly so, barriers have fallen, and a ‘new global’ reality.

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Globality

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Globality, Globalism, or Globalization?

Global Markets

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Globality

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Globality, Globalism, or Globalization?

Cultural Homogenization

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Globality

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A globalization perspective that is also known as global optimist

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Hyperglobalist Perspective

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Insist that globalization is occurring now and local cultures are being eradicated due to the increase

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Hyperglobalist Perspective

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A globalization perspective that insist that their analysis of the nineteenth century demonstrate that instead of witnessing globalization, the world is going through ‘regionalization’; to organize a country on a regional basis.

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Skeptics Perspective

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They have made no claims as to the future of globalization, nor do they vision our current globalization as a version of a ‘globalized’ nineteenth century.

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Transformalists Perspective

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What wave of globalization is as old as human civilization.

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First Wave of Globalization

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First Wave of Globalization:

For more than five thousand years human beings from different places have interacted, mostly through ___, ___, and ___.

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Trade, Migration, and Conquest

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Waves of Globalization:

It is closely associated with the Western European conquest of Asia, Latin America, and Africa and the spread of capitalism to these areas.

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Second Wave

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Waves of Globalization:

Was marked by breakthroughs in technological development, the global production of primary commodities as well as manufactured products, and mass migration.

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Third Wave

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Waves of Globalization:

When did the third wave of globalization began and declined?

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Began: 1870
Declined: 1914

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Waves of Globalization:

spurred by the retreat of nationalism and protectionism and the strengthening of internationalism and global cooperation,

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Fourth Wave

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Waves of Globalization:

Which country led the retreat of nationalism and protectionism and the strengthening of internationalism and global cooperation?

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United States

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Waves of Globalization:

The institutions that were formed to encourage global trade and development.

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World Bank
International Monetary Fund
General Agreement of Tariff and Trade (GATT)

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Waves of Globalization:

It is the current period and is characterized by unprecedented interdependence among nations and the explosive growth of powerful actors.

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Fifth Wave

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Globalization affects the following (ETCEPMC)–give at least 3 examples

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Economic
Technological
Cultural
Environmental
Political
Military
Criminal

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Theories of Globalization:

Proponent of The World System Theory

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Immanuel Wallerstein

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Theories of Globalization:

Globalization represents that triumph of a capitalist world economy tied together by a global division of labor

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The World System Theory

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Theories of Globalization:

The three (3) key structures of The World System Theory

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Core, Semi-Periphery, Periphery

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Theories of Globalization:

Which key structure of the The World System Theory incorporate higher levels of education, salaries, and technology

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Core

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Theories of Globalization:

Which key structure of the The World System Theory defines places (or countries) being exploited by the core but in
turn exploit the periphery

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Semi-Periphery

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Theories of Globalization:

Which key structure of the The World System Theory incorporate lower levels of education, salaries, and
technology

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Periphery

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Theories of Globalization:

A society whose social structure is made of networks powered by microelectronics-based information and communication technologies

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The Network Society

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Theories of Globalization:

Who published the globalization theory of The Network Society and when was it published?

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Manuel Castells, 1996

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Theories of Globalization:

Types of digital divide

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Access Divide
The Use Divide
The Quality-of-Use Gap

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Theories of Globalization:

Component of the Access Divide

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Income Level
Geographic Location
Availability of infrastructure

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Theories of Globalization:

Component of The Use Divide

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Education level
Age (generation gap)
Digital literacy

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Theories of Globalization:

Component of The Quality-of-Use Gap

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Access to high-quality content
Skills in navigating online resources
Ability to discern credible information

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Theories of Globalization:

A societal concept of focusing society to a new era characterized by technological hazards.

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Global Risk Society

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Theories of Globalization:

The proponents for the Theories of Global Culture

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Tomlinson, 1999
Nederveen Pieterse, 2004

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Theories of Globalization:

Three main bodies of theory regarding the effects of globalization on local culture involve

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Homogenization
Hybridization
Heterogeneity or Polarization

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Theories of Globalization:

A process whereby globalization causes one culture to consume another.

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Homogenization

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Theories of Globalization:

Occurs when people mix cultural forms, genres, or styles to create something new

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Hybridization

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Theories of Globalization:

Continued cultural difference and highlight local autonomy, cultural resistance to homogenization, cultural clashes and polarization, and distinct subjective experiences of globalization

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Heterogeneity or Polarization

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When was the term The Global Village coined?

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1964

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Theories of Globalization:

Electronic nervous system (the media) was rapidly integrating the planet. Events in one part of the world could be experienced from other parts in real-time

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The Global Village

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Theories of Globalization:

Defined as the process whereby the principles of the fast-food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more sectors of American society and the world

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McDonaldization

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Theories of Globalization:

The four dimensions of McDonaldization

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Efficiency
Calculability
Predictability
Control

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Theories of Globalization:

the optimum method of completing a task.
The rational determination of the mode of production.

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Efficiency

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Theories of Globalization:

Assessment of outcomes based on quantifiable rather than subjective criteria.
Quantity over Quality dimension

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Calculability

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Theories of Globalization:

The production process is organized to guarantee uniformity of product and standardized outcomes

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Predictability

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Theories of Globalization:

The substitution of more predictable non-human labor for human labor, either through automation or deskilling of the workforce.

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Control

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Theories of Globalization:

Entering diverse markets across the globe while ensuring each local geography’s needs are met

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Glocalization

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