CONWOR: Globalization Flashcards
Existing at the same time or of the present time period
Contemporary
True or False: Contemporary may include architectures, travel, and art
True
Refers to the compression of the world; intensification of the consciousness of the world as a whole
Concept
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
Process
True or False: There is only one particular definition for globalization
False.
The definition of globalization varies from one perspective to another–there is no definite definition of globalization
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
Anthony Giddens
The organization that defines globalization as the increased interconnectedness and interdependence of people and countries
World Health Organization
Examples for interrelated elements according to WHO
Opening of international borders
Changes in institutions and policies of national and international levels.
True or False: The term ‘globalization’ has been used since the first trade
False. The term is new, but the concept of globalization is old
According to Oxford Dictionary the word globalization was first employed in what year?
1930
The word globalization first entered Merriam Dictionary in what year?
1951
The noun globalization first entered Oxford English Dictionary in what year?
1962
The word globalization was widely used by economists and social scientists in what year?
1960’s
The word globalization was developed in social sciences as a paradigm in what year?
1992
Implies that the world is getting smaller
Physical Process of Interconnectedness; compression
A conscious process of globalization or a set of policies designed specifically to effect greater global rather than international interactions.
Globalism
Globality, Globalism, or Globalization?
Economic Integration
Globalism
Globality, Globalism, or Globalization?
Cultural Exchange
Globalism
Globality, Globalism, or Globalization?
Digital Connectivity
Globalism
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.
Globality
Globality, Globalism, or Globalization?
Global Markets
Globality
Globality, Globalism, or Globalization?
Cultural Homogenization
Globality
A globalization perspective that is also known as global optimist
Hyperglobalist Perspective
Insist that globalization is occurring now and local cultures are being eradicated due to the increase
Hyperglobalist Perspective
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.
Skeptics Perspective
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.
Transformalists Perspective
What wave of globalization is as old as human civilization.
First Wave of Globalization
First Wave of Globalization:
For more than five thousand years human beings from different places have interacted, mostly through ___, ___, and ___.
Trade, Migration, and Conquest
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.
Second Wave
Waves of Globalization:
Was marked by breakthroughs in technological development, the global production of primary commodities as well as manufactured products, and mass migration.
Third Wave
Waves of Globalization:
When did the third wave of globalization began and declined?
Began: 1870
Declined: 1914
Waves of Globalization:
spurred by the retreat of nationalism and protectionism and the strengthening of internationalism and global cooperation,
Fourth Wave
Waves of Globalization:
Which country led the retreat of nationalism and protectionism and the strengthening of internationalism and global cooperation?
United States
Waves of Globalization:
The institutions that were formed to encourage global trade and development.
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
General Agreement of Tariff and Trade (GATT)
Waves of Globalization:
It is the current period and is characterized by unprecedented interdependence among nations and the explosive growth of powerful actors.
Fifth Wave
Globalization affects the following (ETCEPMC)–give at least 3 examples
Economic
Technological
Cultural
Environmental
Political
Military
Criminal
Theories of Globalization:
Proponent of The World System Theory
Immanuel Wallerstein
Theories of Globalization:
Globalization represents that triumph of a capitalist world economy tied together by a global division of labor
The World System Theory
Theories of Globalization:
The three (3) key structures of The World System Theory
Core, Semi-Periphery, Periphery
Theories of Globalization:
Which key structure of the The World System Theory incorporate higher levels of education, salaries, and technology
Core
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
Semi-Periphery
Theories of Globalization:
Which key structure of the The World System Theory incorporate lower levels of education, salaries, and
technology
Periphery
Theories of Globalization:
A society whose social structure is made of networks powered by microelectronics-based information and communication technologies
The Network Society
Theories of Globalization:
Who published the globalization theory of The Network Society and when was it published?
Manuel Castells, 1996
Theories of Globalization:
Types of digital divide
Access Divide
The Use Divide
The Quality-of-Use Gap
Theories of Globalization:
Component of the Access Divide
Income Level
Geographic Location
Availability of infrastructure
Theories of Globalization:
Component of The Use Divide
Education level
Age (generation gap)
Digital literacy
Theories of Globalization:
Component of The Quality-of-Use Gap
Access to high-quality content
Skills in navigating online resources
Ability to discern credible information
Theories of Globalization:
A societal concept of focusing society to a new era characterized by technological hazards.
Global Risk Society
Theories of Globalization:
The proponents for the Theories of Global Culture
Tomlinson, 1999
Nederveen Pieterse, 2004
Theories of Globalization:
Three main bodies of theory regarding the effects of globalization on local culture involve
Homogenization
Hybridization
Heterogeneity or Polarization
Theories of Globalization:
A process whereby globalization causes one culture to consume another.
Homogenization
Theories of Globalization:
Occurs when people mix cultural forms, genres, or styles to create something new
Hybridization
Theories of Globalization:
Continued cultural difference and highlight local autonomy, cultural resistance to homogenization, cultural clashes and polarization, and distinct subjective experiences of globalization
Heterogeneity or Polarization
When was the term The Global Village coined?
1964
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
The Global Village
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
McDonaldization
Theories of Globalization:
The four dimensions of McDonaldization
Efficiency
Calculability
Predictability
Control
Theories of Globalization:
the optimum method of completing a task.
The rational determination of the mode of production.
Efficiency
Theories of Globalization:
Assessment of outcomes based on quantifiable rather than subjective criteria.
Quantity over Quality dimension
Calculability
Theories of Globalization:
The production process is organized to guarantee uniformity of product and standardized outcomes
Predictability
Theories of Globalization:
The substitution of more predictable non-human labor for human labor, either through automation or deskilling of the workforce.
Control
Theories of Globalization:
Entering diverse markets across the globe while ensuring each local geography’s needs are met
Glocalization
