Lesson 1
ARE YOU READY?
Conceptions
of
Globalization
Prepared by: Reven B. Villarta, LPT
ANSWERS:
Column A Column B
1. omnipresent e. Present in all places at all times
2. scholars c. A person who has done advanced study in a special field
3. concept h. Something conceived in the mind
4. multitude g. The state of being many
5. shrinkage b. The act or process of shrinking
6. interdependence j. The state of being dependent upon one another
7. onset i. Beginning or commencement
8. multifaceted d. Having many facets
9. broad f.Extending far and wide
10. narrow a. Limited in size or scope
Objective
s:
a)Identify the concept of Globalization
b)Learn how to define globalization
INTRODUCTION
Omnipresent Global Age
GLOBALIZATION
Mass Media The Internet
What is Globalization?
Scholars gave and tried to formulate it’s
definition.
This resulted in different, sometimes
contradicting views about the concept.
Globalization encompasses a multitude of
processes that involves:
ECONOMY-POLITICAL SYSTEMS-CULTURE
What is Globalization? Cont.
Globalization
has gained many connotations
pertaining to progress, development, and
integration.
Globalization is viewed as a positive
phenomenon.
Thomas Larsson (2001)
“the process of world shrinkage, of
distances getting shorter, things moving
closer. It pertains to the increasing ease
with which somebody on one side of the
world can interact, to mutual benefit with
somebody on the other side of the
world”
What is Globalization? Cont.
Global interdependence started centuries ago.
For James and Steger (2014), it is an
extraordinary and complicated concept.
Differentdefinitions of globalization will be
discussed.
The task of conceptualizing it reveals a variety
of perspectives.
What is Globalization? Cont.
In the contemporary context, the term
“is used to indicate the global nature of
capital, the emergence of a single global
economy, and tremendous speed of
exchange across vast distances”
What is Globalization? Cont.
The globalization process in
vogue greatly impacts on
ideological, intellectual,
economic, political, and above
all social spheres.
What is Globalization? Cont.
The essence of globalization is the individual’s
increasing awareness of other peoples, cultures,
and religions.
With the expansion of awareness, the concept
of personal identity has also broadened.
What is Globalization? Cont.
The concept of globalization has involved the
simultaneity and the interpretations of what are
conventionally called the global and the local.
Roland Robertson, a British sociologist,
introduced “glocalization”
Itmeans a global outlook adopted to local
conditions.
Defining Globalization
Theword ‘globalization’ first appeared in the
Webster’s Dictionary in 1961.
Definitionscan be classified as either broad and
inclusive or narrow and exclusive.
Broad and Inclusive Narrow and Exclusive
Defining Globalization cont.
Broad and Inclusive
“… globalization means the
onset of the borderless
world...”
Ohmae (1992)
Defining Globalization cont.
Narrow and Exclusive
“The characteristics of the globalization trend include
the internationalizing of production, the new
international division of labor, new migratory
movements from South to North, the new competitive
environment that accelerates these processes, and the
internationalizing of the state… making states into
agencies of the globalizing world”
Robert Cox
Defining Globalization
No matter how one classifies a definition of
globalization, the concept is complex and
multifaceted as the definitions deal with
economic, political, or social dimensions.
why are we going to spend time
The question is,
studying this concept? How can we appreciate
these definitions? How can these help us
understand globalization?
Defining Globalization
First, perspective of the person who defines
globalization shapes its definition.
Second, globalization is the debate and the
debate is globalization.
Third, globalization is reality. It is changing as
human society develops. It has happened
before and is still happening today.
Defining Globalization
Overall, globalization is a
concept that is not easy to
define because in reality,
globalization has a shifting
nature.
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