Globalisation

Question 1

What is the definition of globalisation

Answer 1

The increase interconnectedness of the world

Question 2

What are the 4 types of globalisation

Answer 2

Economic changes
Political changes
Cultural changes
Technological changes

Question 3

How has globalisation impacted education

Answer 3

Cross culture learning and learning different cultures through national curriculum
Exam boards being privatised
Competition between countries with league tables - Rishi Sunak trying to continue studying of maths and English
Universities work on a global scale and provide outreach programmes
International laws and treaties

Question 4

What are the 4 features of a modern society

Answer 4

Nation-state
Capitalism
Rationality, science and technology
Individualism

Question 5

What is a nation-state

Answer 5

Key political unit in modern society
Abounded territory ruled by a powerful centralised state
World made of separate societies

Question 6

What is capitalism

Answer 6

Economic system for modern society
Nation state regulates it
Based on private ownership

Question 7

What is meant by rationality, science and technology as a feature of a modern society

Answer 7

Ways of thinking that dominate and cause religious thinking to decline

Question 8

What is individualism

Answer 8

Traditional, custom and ascribed status becomes less important and more choice
Class still important as it restricts choice

Question 9

What are some technological changes that have occurred due to globalisation

Answer 9

Transportation has advanced and become more accessible
Media means increased communication
‘Risk society’ created

Question 10

What are some economic changes that have occurred due to globalisation

Answer 10

Increased accessibility to products/ increased consumption, production of media and data processing
TNC’s
Electronic economy
Money never sleeps
Contributes to risk society

Question 11

What are some political changes that have occurred due to globalisation

Answer 11

Undermines power of nation-state
Live in a borderless world

Question 12

What are some cultural changes that have occurred due to globalisation

Answer 12

Mass media brings to light other cultures
Global culture - western
TNC’s selling same consumer goods all around the world - dress the same
Movement of tourists and migrants

Question 13

How has globalisation impacted crime

Answer 13

Increase interconnectedness of crime across national boarders
Transnational organised crime
Global criminal economy worth over £1 trillion per annum
Arms trafficking, sex tourism, trafficking in nuclear materials

Question 14

What are the three perspectives on globalisation

Answer 14

Optimists
Pessimists
Traditionalists

Question 15

What do optimists believe about globalisation

Answer 15

‘Globalisation is happening and its a good thing
Right winged
Globalisation associated with global capitalism - free market economy - view this as positive
Whole world adopting western model in culture, politics and economy

Question 16

What do the pessimists believe about globalisation

Answer 16

‘Globalisation is happening ad it is a bad thing’
Acknowledges same patterns and trends but view it negatively
Left winged
Global spread of free market - undesirable - increase exploitation poverty and environmental damage
Argue optimists are ideological - part of an attempt to force an unjust system on people by saying it is inevitable

Question 17

What do traditionalist believe about globalisation

Answer 17

‘Something is happening but it is not new or significant’
Based on historical events and evidence
Globalisation is not new but a continuation of the past
Has been exaggerated

Question 18

What is Americanisation

Answer 18

Not globalisation, different countries just copy America

Question 19

What do Optimists think about cultural globalisation

Answer 19

Increased cultural diversity - increase movement of migrants contribute to diversity and fusion, more tolerance and respect
Increase choice and Pick n mic - to construct our own identities, Strinati - online platforms burr lines between high and popular culture - provide cultural capital

Question 20

What do Pessimists think about cultural globalisation

Answer 20

Increased conflict- between cultures cause division, fears that British culture is being diluted may fuel ‘Little Englandism’ and increase hate crimes
Undermines traditional sources of identity - decrease in wc communities due to factories moving to developing countries
Resulted in lost localised and traditional cultures - TNCs sell same consumer good worldwide
Intensified capitalism - increased poverty and inequalities

Question 21

What do Traditionalists think about cultural gloablisation

Answer 21

Curriculum remains ethnocentric - given opportunity to learn new cultures but remains same as pre-globalisation
Traditional cultures still exist - many reject westernisation

Question 22

What do optimists think about political globalisation

Answer 22

Society has progressed through increase communication between leaders:
WHO, NATO, ECHR

Question 23

What do pessimists think about political globalisation

Answer 23

Ohame: TNCs have more power than national governments economically - boarderless world
Global organisations hold too much power and undermine national governments
Lash and Urry: ‘Disorganised capitalism’ states have less power to regulate activities of laege capitalist enterprises

Question 24

What do traditionalists think about political globalisation

Answer 24

Reject political globalisation - BREXIT - want own power
Rise of far right parties - show increase in nationalism
Not all countries involved in cooperation - Russia separate from ECHR

Question 25

What do optimists think about economic globalisation

Answer 25

Easier to access and move money - online banking
Tourism helps boost economy

Question 26

What do pessimists think about economic globalisation

Answer 26

Risk society (Beck) - threats come from human made decisions, electric economy
More economy inequalities - TNCs own a huge % of wealth ‘ separate global capitalists class’ (marx)
Increases chance of wide spread economic crashes

Question 27

What do traditionalists think about economic globalisation

Answer 27

Make own financial decision as a country and choose to leave trade agreements
UK retained its own currency

Question 28

What do optimists think about technological globalisation

Answer 28

Contributes to awareness of global issues - social media highlights inequalities
Helps people have freedom over their identity
Time-space compression - closed distance between people e.g facetime, social media

Question 29

What do pessimists think about technological globalisation

Answer 29

Risk society - GHG, Riots, Radicalisation on a global level

Question 30

What do traditionalists think about technological globalisation

Answer 30

Digital divide - decrease economically developed countries have not experience advancements in technology