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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.
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.
Transformalists Perspective
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What wave of globalization is as old as human civilization.
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 ___.
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.
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.
Third Wave
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Waves of Globalization: When did the third wave of globalization began and declined?
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,
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?
United States
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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)
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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.
Fifth Wave
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Globalization affects the following (ETCEPMC)--give at least 3 examples
Economic Technological Cultural Environmental Political Military Criminal
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Theories of Globalization: Proponent of The World System Theory
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
The World System Theory
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Theories of Globalization: The three (3) key structures of The World System Theory
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
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
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
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
The Network Society
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Theories of Globalization: Who published the globalization theory of The Network Society and when was it published?
Manuel Castells, 1996
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Theories of Globalization: Types of digital divide
Access Divide The Use Divide The Quality-of-Use Gap
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Theories of Globalization: Component of the Access Divide
Income Level Geographic Location Availability of infrastructure
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Theories of Globalization: Component of The Use Divide
Education level Age (generation gap) Digital literacy
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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
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Theories of Globalization: A societal concept of focusing society to a new era characterized by technological hazards.
Global Risk Society
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Theories of Globalization: The proponents for the Theories of Global Culture
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
Homogenization Hybridization Heterogeneity or Polarization
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Theories of Globalization: A process whereby globalization causes one culture to consume another.
Homogenization
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Theories of Globalization: Occurs when people mix cultural forms, genres, or styles to create something new
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
Heterogeneity or Polarization
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When was the term The Global Village coined?
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
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
McDonaldization
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Theories of Globalization: The four dimensions of McDonaldization
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.
Efficiency
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Theories of Globalization: Assessment of outcomes based on quantifiable rather than subjective criteria. Quantity over Quality dimension
Calculability
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Theories of Globalization: The production process is organized to guarantee uniformity of product and standardized outcomes
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.
Control
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Theories of Globalization: Entering diverse markets across the globe while ensuring each local geography’s needs are met
Glocalization

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