Conworld Flashcards by Cheryl Espadero

Tariffs and quotas regulate trade. T or F?

TRUE

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Economic globalization is the increasing interdependence of world economies. T or F?

TRUE

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Core countries usually work as labor for peripheral countries. T or F?

FALSE

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In terms of trade, it matters to ensure the social, economic and environmental wellbeing of the marginalized. T or F?

TRUE

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Globalization is only beneficial as it allows the development of countries. T or F?

FALSE

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It is our responsibility as humans to take care of our resources, thus, we must practice sustainable development. T or F?

TRUE

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Global cities give a competitive advantage in terms of jobs, income and
economic advancement. T or F?

TRUE

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Agriculture plays a big role in ensuring food security. T or F?

TRUE

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Modernization theory states that global stratification acts as a function of technological and cultural differences. T or F?

TRUE

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Global cities are engines of globalization. T or F?

TRUE

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Agriculture plays a vital role in maintaining food security. T or F?

TRUE

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We should always be aware of what is happening around us as it helps us with decision making. T or F?

TRUE

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In global income inequality, wealth inequality deals with the distribution of the country’s assets. T or F?

TRUE

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Multiplier effect states that as economic activities increases, jobs and income decrease. T or F?

FALSE

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Food security means you do not have the fear of starvation. T or F?

TRUE

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Semi-peripheral countries have a close tie to the economic core. T or F?

TRUE

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Peripheral countries often work as labor to core countries. T or F?

TRUE

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Trade liberalization means easer movement of goods from one country to another. T or F?

TRUE

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Protectionism means the country protects its local products by imposing tariffs and quotas. T or F?

TRUE

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Global cities promote diversity in culture. T or F?

TRUE

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Globalization allows for connections among people, communities, and countries all over the globe. T or F?

TRUE

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Fertility rate is the average period that a person may expect to live.T or F?

TRUE

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The literature on the definitions of globalization revealed that definitions could be classified as either (1) broad and exclusive or (2) narrow and inclusive. T or F?

FALSE

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No matter how one classifies a definition of globalization, the concept is complex and multifaceted as the definitions deal with either economic, political, or social dimensions. T or F?

TRUE

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Globalization is not changing as the society develops. T or F?

FALSE

Globalization can be influenced by the people who define it. T or F?

TRUE

Liquidity and solidity are in constant interaction. T or F?

TRUE

Globalization has played a tremendous role in providing a context for the current revival and the resurgence of religion. T or F?

TRUE

Our basic human need to make our lives better made globalization possible. T or F?

TRUE

Cultural imperialism is the blending of elements from different cultures. T or F?

FALSE

Globalization helps to increase greater religious tolerance. T or F?

TRUE

Dependency ratio is the number of people who are too young or too old to enter the work force. T or F?

BONUS

Heterogeneity refers to the increasing sameness in the world as cultural inputs, economic factors, and political orientations of societies expand to similarity create common practices, same economies, and similar forms of government. T or F?

FALSE

Globalization is a short-term cyclical process and thus, finding is origin will be a hard task. T or F?

FALSE

Metaphors of Globalization?

*Solid *Liquid *Flows

Global Migration-Country Losing People (Advantage)

*Money *Decrease pressure *new skills

Global Migration-Country Losing People (Disadvantage)

*Reduce potential work force *Gender imbalance *Brain drain

Global Migration-Host Country (Advantage)

* Richer culture * Reduce labor shortage * Low skilled, Low paid

Global Migration-Country Host Country (Disadvantage)

*Cost increase *Overcrowding *Disagreements

Different perspectives on the origin of globalization

* HARDWIRED * CYCLES *EPOCH *EVENTS *BROADER MORE RECENT CHANGES

Always put an effort in addressing challenges all around the world

UNITED NATIONS

"the process of world shrinkage, of distances getting shorter"

Thomas Larsson

it is a period of time when there is a prevailing sense of inter connectedness, of all human beings, of a common fate tor human species and of threat to its life on this Earth. (Albrow, 2012)

Global Age

Globalization is important, if not, the "most important"

Bauman, (2003)

What is Globalization

Multiple processes - because it cannot be contained within a specific time.

describes the opportunity by which the people or factors behind a certain development in a country benefit as well

Broad and Inclusive

exclusivity is the restriction or the limitation within a group, area, or people

Narrow and exclusive

wrote that definitions suggest the perspective of the author on the origins and the geopolitical implications of globalization.

Al- Rhodan (2004)

it is complex, multifaceted , and can be influenced by the people who decline it.

Shifting in Nature

refers to barriers that prevent or make difficult the movement of things

Solid

refers to the increasing of movement of people, thing, information, and places in the contemporary world

liquid

Movement of people, things, places, and information brought by growing "porosity" of global limitations ( Ritzer, 2015)

flows

increasing sameness m the word as cultural inputs, economics and political orientations of societies expand to create common practices same economies, and similar form of government.

Homogeneity

various cultural practices, new economies, and political groups because of the interaction of elements from different societies in the world. (cultural hybridization)

Heterogeneity

that cultures are essentially different and are only superficially affected by global flows.

Cultural differentialism

the integration of local and global culture Cultural

Cultural hybridization

approach stresses homogeneity introduced by globalization

Cultural convergence

Spread information, New idea, challenge the religion

Globalization of Religion

( wiling todo) - Ancestors m Africa, Late ice Age

Hardwired

Disappear and Reappear that's why it is hard to pin point because of the cycle

Cycles

started with a new beginning * Globalization of religion * European colonial conquest *Intra - European wars *post - World War lI period *post -cold war period

Epoch

Several events in history

Events

Three notable changes: *The emergence of the united state as the global power * The emergence of multinational corporations (MNCs) *The demise of the soviet union and the end of the cold war

broader, more Recent changes

global demography (demo)

people

global demography (graphos)

illustrate to draw or measure

an age-population ratio of those typically not in the labor force and those typically in the labor force

Dependency ratio

reduction in mortality rates observed in the nineteenth century, characterized by smaller fluctuations in death rates compared to previous periods.

Mortality decline

Increasing population of people

Population explosion

the minimum age or stage of life required by law for a person to work

working age

the average period that a person may expect to live.

life expectancy

the ratio between the number of live-born births in the year and the average total population of that year.

Birth rate

the ratio of deaths to the population of a particular area or during a particular period of time, usually calculated as the number of deaths per one thousand people per year.

Death rate

the number of children that would be born

Fertility rate

the rate at which a disease or illness occurs in a population

Morbidity

To know what policy need to imply

Policy implication

Movements of people around the world

Global Migration

Good and negative opportunity

push and pull factor

Increasing interdependence of the world

Economic globalization

2 types of economics

* Protectionism - quotas and tariffs * Trade liberation - easier movement

Social economic, environmental well - being of the marginalized

Fair trade

Preservation of resources

sustainable development

two factors of Globalization

* Beneficial - gives us development and * Destructive - sometimes we forgot to protect

Factories for mass production

Industrial revolution

quickest possible way of producing large amount of products

Efficiency

The two issues where they dont know what to address

economic and environmental issues

The world has enough access to food

Global food security

means an increase in one economic activity can lead to an increase in other economic activities

Multiplier effect

wealth - net worth of a country assets and income - new earnings distribution

Global income inequality

Globalized economic system and competitive advantage

Global City

are engines of globalization

Global cities

global stratification as a unequal distribution Function of technological and cultural differences

Modernization Theory

Characteristics of global city

* several multinational Corporations * financial headquarters, stock exchange * diversity in language, culture * major manufacturing centers * international significance

Columbian Exchange

Spread of goods, services, technology, etc. -America and Europe - Christopher columbus - Industrial revolution

High income

Core

tie to economic core

semi peripheral

lowest for the work core country

peripheral