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Should Globalization Shape Identity?

Should Globalization Shape Identity?. Economic, Social, and Political Globalization. Economic Dimensions. Social Dimensions. Political Dimensions. Economic Globalization. Economic Globalization. The process of expanding world trading networks

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Should Globalization Shape Identity?

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  1. Should Globalization Shape Identity?

  2. Economic, Social, and Political Globalization Economic Dimensions Social Dimensions Political Dimensions

  3. Economic Globalization

  4. Economic Globalization • The process of expanding world trading networks • Economic Globalization affects not only the economic aspects of your life, it also affects the way you live your life. • i.e. You go to Wendy’s for lunch because it’s quick. You shop at Wal-Mart for the low prices.

  5. Types of Economic Globalization • Outsourcing • One Company hiring another company to fulfill certain tasks in production • Transnational • A corporation which operates in two or more countries

  6. No LOGO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0TQR1kVs0k • What examples of globalization are in this clip? • What were some of the advantages to globalization? • What were some of globalization’s disadvantages?

  7. Economic Globalization • Supporters of economic globalization point out that the value of world trade is 17 times greater than it was 50 years ago. • Opponents point out that Latin America’s share has fallen from 11% to 5%, Africa’s has fallen from 8% to 2%.

  8. Social Globalization

  9. Social Globalization

  10. Social Globalization • The process by which people’s lifestyles spread over global networks • Tools of communication such as CDs, radio, books, magazines, television, and the Internet all help us communicate with people far from our own communities. • These tools expose us to other people's social expressions • How do these tools affect your identity?

  11. How much is too much? • Does the influence of other cultures through the media affect our identity? • Should we try to control it?

  12. What cultural borrowing can you see?

  13. or interplanetary borrowing...

  14. Social Globalization • Each society has a different perspective on their own identity • Eastern Canada - Western Canada • United States - Canada • Middle East - Western World Society - a group of people who form an ordered community centered on kinship, religion, language...

  15. I am Canadian Rant (2000) • Why did this become such a popular commercial? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMxGVfk09lU

  16. I am Canadian Rant (2004) • Globalization can cause rapid change. http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/economy-business/business/selling-suds-the-beer-industry-in-canada/am-i-still-canadian.html Does this now affect our identity?

  17. Political Globalization

  18. Political Globalization • The process by which political decisions and actions are becoming increasingly international • Democracy is an example of a political idea that has been spreading from country to country. • Supporters of democracy say it increases the people’s standard of living and improves ethics in government

  19. Corporate Rights vs. Citizens’ Rights • Anti-globalization activists are concerned about the influence of Globalization on politics. • Specifically the power of transnational companies is growing • Through international trade agreements they are gaining protection of their rights

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