Clarissa A. Bergante BTVTE 2-A Contemporary World Feb.

11, 2020
Set26
Activity 2

Relate the most significant ideas to the concept of Globalization

1. Free Trade

Free Trade is an international trade left to its natural course, that is, without tariffs,
quotas, or other restriction. It is a principle or policy to remove discrimination against imports
and exports. In a free trade, buyers and sellers from various economies may voluntarily trade
without any government sanctioning tariffs, quotas, subsidies, or prohibition on services and
goods.

The swift pace of Globalization is largely due to policies which are aimed at achieving
macroeconomic benefits; ex. Those favor free trade such as forbid trade protectionism, and
economic isolationism allow more direct foreign investment, lower or remove tariffs, and
permit foreign access to capital markets.

2. Mass Media

The mass media play a key role in augmenting globalization as they facilitate cultural
exchanges and several flows of information and images among countries through
international news broadcast, television programs, new technologies, film, and music. Global
flows of information have been aided by the development of worldwide capitalism, new
technologies, and the growing commercialization of global television, which has transpired as
a result of the deregulation policies adopted by different countries in the United States and
Europe in order to allow the spread of cable and satellite channels.

3. Technology and Internet

Technology has enabled globalization. Since the turn of the 20th century there have been
international market integration and widespread cultural exchange. Today, cellular phones
have become the most common communication technology tool for every Filipino. Especially,
that modern cellphones are now Internet-compatible.

The Internet provides a means to establish relationship without face-to-face contact,

referred to as virtual friends, and online business clients. The technological revolution has
created a new economy in which the world is a single market and a new social order in which
people play a part in a global culture and economy that is more inclusive and flexible. The
internet has internationalized capital market. Real- time communication have made possible
the export of service jobs, smoother cultural diffusion, and social and economic relations
across national boundaries. The internet has allowed worldwide access to news and has
spread both political thoughts and better consumer knowledge.

4. The social media and social networking

Social media are computer-and-internet-mediated tools that allow people to generate,

share, and exchange information, pictures and videos in virtual communities and network. As
such it includes all internet based applications that allow the formation and interchange of
user-generated content. Moreover “social media depend on mobile and web-based
technologies to create highly interactive platforms through which individuals and
communities share, co-create, discuss, and modify user generated content”.

Unlike traditional or industrial media, social media operate in a “dialogic transmission

system” that is, in a “many sources to many receivers” manner. Additionally, they are
comparatively in expensive and accessible, as they enable anybody, even private persons, to
access and broadcast information.

Forms of social media include Internet forums, weblogs, social blogs, microblogging, wikis,
podcasts, photograph –sharing platforms (e.g. instagram), video sharing platforms (e.g.
youtube), online magazines (e.g. OurHappyschool.com) and social bookmarking
“Technologies include blogging, picture-sharing, vlogs, wall-posting, music-sharing, crowd
sourcing and voice over IP, to name a few social media. Social networking is a famous form of
social media an integration of the various social media platforms.

Social networking refers to “the use of dedicated websites and applications to interact
with other users, or to find people with similar interest to oneself”. A social network is an
online community of people with a common interest who use a website or other technologies
to communicate with each other and share information, resources etc. An example of a social
media and social networking site is the Facebook which has attained over one billion active
users from around the world since 2012. Because of modern technologies and social media
applications, the world has become one giant social network where people can learn, play
games, or work with anyone, anywhere.

5. Transnational migration

The rise of globalization has changed the concept of migration. Improvements in

transportation, communication, and financial systems have made it easier for people to
migrate to work in another country but still provide for their families by sending or remitting
their earnings back to their home country.

Transnational migration refers to the phenomenon in which people migrate from one
country to another for the purpose of temporary labor, in which they simultaneously
participate in social connections in multiple nations. Transnational migrants are also called
foreign labourer, guest worker, and expatriate.

Transnational migrants find themselves redefining the notion of citizenship – they are
residents and parts of the labor force of one country, but are citizens and sources of capital of
another. In a sense, therefore, they inhabit two distinct spatial locations.

6. Capitalism

Capitalism is an economic and political system in which the industry and trade are
controlled not by the state but by private owners for profit. Both globalization and capitalism
essentially advocate free exchange of goods and services. Capitalism benefits from global
traits and global labor and globalization is upheld by international capitalists. Capitalism aims
to produce more products and services for low cost and sell as much as possible and
globalization helps feeds this need of capitalism.

Capitalism is said to be born when the credit system was incorporated into the monetary
economy. It has been seen as one of various manifestation of globalization. Globalization's
principle eraducating restrictions on trade gives a boost to capitalist’s corporation to flourish.
Capitalism for Karl Marx has the tendency to concentrate income and wealth in ever fewer
hands which would bring about more severe crises of excess output and rising
unemployment.

7. Terrorism

Terrorism is politically oriented violence or threat of violence. It undoubtedly causes

change in society as it involves the purposeful creation and exploitation of fear for bringing
about socio-political change. Terrorism has transpired throughout history for an assortment of
reasons. Its causes can be social, cultural, political, historical, psychological, economic, or
religious – or any combination of these.

Some see correlation among (a) remarkable advances in technology and communication,
(b) the ever increasing pace of globalization, and (c) the rise of terrorism. Certain views assert
that globalization may be one of the key causes of the spread of terrorism because it aids
terrorist groups to dispense their literature and impose their visions on like-minded people in
various parts of the world which has become a global village. On the other hand, some views
state that terrorism is increasing not because of globalization but because some people are
excluded from globalization. Either way, globalization is seen as related to terrorism.

8. International Organization

International Organization refers to membership group that function across national

borders for well-defined purposes. They are practical organizations through which vital
international issues are addressed. International organizations fall into two basic categories:
(1) the intergovernmental organizations and (2) the international nongovernmental
organizations.
Clarina A. Bergante BTVTE 2-A

Activity 2

Relate the most significant ideas to the concept of Globalization

1. Free Trade

Free Trade is an international trade left to its natural course, that is, without tariffs, quotas, or
other restriction. It is a principle or policy to remove discrimination against imports and exports. In
a free trade, buyers and sellers from various economies may voluntarily trade without any
government sanctioning tariffs, quotas, subsidies, or prohibition on services and goods.

The swift pace of Globalization is largely due to policies which are aimed at achieving
macroeconomic benefits; ex. Those favor free trade such as forbid trade protectionism, and
economic isolationism allow more direct foreign investment, lower or remove tariffs, and permit
foreign access to capital markets.

2. Mass Media

The mass media play a key role in augmenting globalization as they facilitate cultural
exchanges and several flows of information and images among countries through international
news broadcast, television programs, new technologies, film, and music. Global flows of
information have been aided by the development of worldwide capitalism, new technologies, and
the growing commercialization of global television, which has transpired as a result of the
deregulation policies adopted by different countries in the United States and Europe in order to
allow the spread of cable and satellite channels.

3. Technology and Internet

Technology has enabled globalization. Since the turn of the 20th century there have been
international market integration and widespread cultural exchange. Today, cellular phones have
become the most common communication technology tool for every Filipino. Especially, that
modern cellphones are now Internet-compatible.

The Internet provides a means to establish relationship without face-to-face contact, referred to
as virtual friends, and online business clients. The technological revolution has created a new
economy in which the world is a single market and a new social order in which people play a part
in a global culture and economy that is more inclusive and flexible. The internet has
internationalized capital market. Real- time communication have made possible the export of
service jobs, smoother cultural diffusion, and social and economic relations across national
boundaries. The internet has allowed worldwide access to news and has spread both political
thoughts and better consumer knowledge.
4. The social media and social networking

Social media are computer-and-internet-mediated tools that allow people to generate, share,
and exchange information, pictures and videos in virtual communities and network. As such it
includes all internet based applications that allow the formation and interchange of user-
generated content. Moreover “social media depend on mobile and web-based technologies to
create highly interactive platforms through which individuals and communities share, co-create,
discuss, and modify user generated content”.

Unlike traditional or industrial media, social media operate in a “dialogic transmission system”
that is, in a “many sources to many receivers” manner. Additionally, they are comparatively in
expensive and accessible, as they enable anybody, even private persons, to access and
broadcast information.

Forms of social media include Internet forums, weblogs, social blogs, microblogging, wikis,
podcasts, photograph –sharing platforms (e.g. instagram), video sharing platforms (e.g. youtube),
online magazines (e.g. OurHappyschool.com) and social bookmarking “Technologies include
blogging, picture-sharing, vlogs, wall-posting, music-sharing, crowd sourcing and voice over IP, to
name a few social media. Social networking is a famous form of social media an integration of the
various social media platforms.

Social networking refers to “the use of dedicated websites and applications to interact with
other users, or to find people with similar interest to oneself”. A social network is an online
community of people with a common interest who use a website or other technologies to
communicate with each other and share information, resources etc. An example of a social media
and social networking site is the Facebook which has attained over one billion active users from
around the world since 2012. Because of modern technologies and social media applications, the
world has become one giant social network where people can learn, play games, or work with
anyone, anywhere.

5. Transnational migration

The rise of globalization has changed the concept of migration. Improvements in

transportation, communication, and financial systems have made it easier for people to migrate to
work in another country but still provide for their families by sending or remitting their earnings
back to their home country.

Transnational migration refers to the phenomenon in which people migrate from one country to
another for the purpose of temporary labor, in which they simultaneously participate in social
connections in multiple nations. Transnational migrants are also called foreign labourer, guest
worker, and expatriate.

Transnational migrants find themselves redefining the notion of citizenship – they are residents
and parts of the labor force of one country, but are citizens and sources of capital of another. In a
sense, therefore, they inhabit two distinct spatial locations.

6. Capitalism
 Capitalism is an economic and political system in which the industry and trade are controlled
not by the state but by private owners for profit. Both globalization and capitalism essentially
advocate free exchange of goods and services. Capitalism benefits from global traits and global
labor and globalization is upheld by international capitalists. Capitalism aims to produce more
products and services for low cost and sell as much as possible and globalization helps feeds this
need of capitalism.

Capitalism is said to be born when the credit system was incorporated into the monetary
economy. It has been seen as one of various manifestation of globalization. Globalization's
principle eraducating restrictions on trade gives a boost to capitalist’s corporation to flourish.
Capitalism for Karl Marx has the tendency to concentrate income and wealth in ever fewer hands
which would bring about more severe crises of excess output and rising unemployment.

7. Terrorism

Terrorism is politically oriented violence or threat of violence. It undoubtedly causes change in

society as it involves the purposeful creation and exploitation of fear for bringing about socio-
political change. Terrorism has transpired throughout history for an assortment of reasons. Its
causes can be social, cultural, political, historical, psychological, economic, or religious – or any
combination of these.

Some see correlation among (a) remarkable advances in technology and communication, (b)
the ever increasing pace of globalization, and (c) the rise of terrorism. Certain views assert that
globalization may be one of the key causes of the spread of terrorism because it aids terrorist
groups to dispense their literature and impose their visions on like-minded people in various parts
of the world which has become a global village. On the other hand, some views state that
terrorism is increasing not because of globalization but because some people are excluded from
globalization. Either way, globalization is seen as related to terrorism.

8. International Organization

International Organization refers to membership group that function across national borders
for well-defined purposes. They are practical organizations through which vital international issues
are addressed. International organizations fall into two basic categories: (1) the intergovernmental
organizations and (2) the international nongovernmental organizations.