Analysis Of The Article ' Spiritual Perspectives On Globalization '

The main sociological issue depicted in the video is globalization. Globalization deals with social changes that affect the world on an international scale. This is regarded as the most important social change of the 21st century because the entire world is connected and can communicate in a matter of seconds. This eases the flow of ideas, people, and material objects and allows a small change somewhere to spread and have far reaching effects. This video examines how globalization has unequal effects on the quality of life for different populations of people all around the world. The living situations for a citizen in Malawi is vastly different from that of a citizen living in Beverly Hills. A specific example of the how globalization was created and how it can having varying effects on populations is how the Europeans conquered America and extracted the resources by force.

This work investigates the implications of theories of global change for the study of religion generally and, through a series of case studies, applications of those theories to specific religious movements. In particular, Beyer is interested in the seeming contradiction of the persistence of conflict between social units within a globalizing world that is more and more becoming a "single place." The first half of his book, the introduction and four chapters, is taken up with theoretical definitions of religion as a social system and the position of that social system with regard to other systems. The second half of the book, five chapters, explores applications of Beyer’s theorizing to a wide range of world religious particularities.

There are some concerns about globalization and how it contributes to poverty and inequality in developed, and developing countries. First, let’s look at the ground rules set by the United Nation General Assembly. Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that equal and inalienable rights of all people of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.

Big corporate companies’ exploitation of workers in developing countries are driven from the basis of treating the world as a tool to gain profit; in other words, dehumanizing workers. Unemployment, dehumanization, and poor working conditions lead to detrimental health effects that are further exacerbated by the face that these individuals who face the dire consequences are not financially stable or competent to receive medical treatment or medicine. In addition, it can also be deduced that due to the unequal distribution of wealth and the health impacts that arise from the various aspects that stem from economic globalization, it results in the inequality in health and living. Thus, globalization seems to neglect the poor nations and populations as they continue to plummet down the social ladder. Though globalization has opened up opportunities for developing countries and has improved our lifes through advancements made, it is a process in which bears both negative and positive consequences, like any process or situation. However, it is important to acknowledge the injustice and inequality that some of the world’s population still faces. As such, corporations, being global citizens in an interconnected world, realize their responsibilities and collectively create a national agenda to implement policies in which would accommodate and provide nations and populations the necessary resources and accommodations to integrate themselves successfully into the globalization process

At this point of time, globalization has grown to be a phenomenon that is significantly important economically, politically, and culturally. The amalgamation and incorporation of the world economy around the globe has reshaped business. Not only this, it has created "new social classes, different jobs, unimaginable wealth, and, occasionally, wretched poverty" (Kiggundu 2002, p. 4) by restructuring the lives of the individuals. For some, globalization is associated to modernism and contemporary practices. Others understand it as American domination (particularly those living in Asia). On the other hand, some people believe it to be the emasculation of America (Kiggundu 2002, p. 4).

There are many different meanings to the term globalization, yet the constant throughout each meaning is the fact that globalization creates interconnectedness among citizens of the world that has not been experienced at such levels previously. Globalization as a theory is often applauded because it allows for a diffusion of knowledge as well as an increase in opportunities for most people. It does indeed create vast amounts of opportunities for both genders, yet it is biased to developed and industrialized nations. Globalization is hugely discriminatory against unskilled workers, most prominently women and children. In most countries, women

Globalization has led to a growing gap between those who have access and opportunities by which to thrive and those who do not. There are now 793 billionaires (as of 2009)—representing an essentially unimaginable amount of wealth. At the same time, there are millions of workers laboring in conditions we would likely consider inhumane, and doing so for starvation level wages. And still, there are those who do not even have access to jobs whose conditions are even worse. Globalization can benefit some but leaves other nation further and further behind.

However, I didn’t understand that race and race-ethnicity and location played such big role as well. Saudi Arabia’s has the biggest wage gap where women earn 16 percent of men’s income and Hungary has the smallest gap where women can earn 94 percent of men’s salaries (Ginger World pg. 182). In the U.S women earn about 81 percent of men's income. This is an improvement from the 1970s when women only earned 51 percent. However, this is a result mainly of men’s wage galling instead of women gaining (Gendered Worlds pg. 185). Women are also facing the “glass ceiling” effect, in which they cannot catch up to the higher level of management due to artificial barriers based on attitude or organizational bias (Genders Worlds qtd Martin pg. 187.) Women also face “sticky floors” where there are in a way stuck doing certain low-paying jobs. For example, women working in maquiladoras in Mexico (Gendered worlds pg. 188). Token women are also looked down Upson whereas men find preferential treatment and actually face rescuer to move up (Gendered Worlds pg. 185). The wage gap between women and men had not only resulted from discrimination, but also from backhanded tactics which seem to lift women, but are actually putting them down, gender segregation of the labor market, and job ladders (Gendered Worlds pg. 193-195.) In the work force, there are various factors which impede women from being equal with men. In reticent at the end of employment, there are also differences which hinder women. Sinc3 men on average make more than women they are able to get the maximum benefits and they also average 35 years of employment while women average only 12 years which also cuts down their eligibility for funds (Gendered worlds qtd Harington-Meyer pg.

In her piece, “Why Global Inequality Matters,” Nancy Birdsall argues that global inequality is an issue because it can negatively affect the social life, the political process and the economy of countries (especially developing ones). She looks at “how global integration affects poor versus rich countries (and people within countries), and on the resulting limits to poor countries’ (and poor people’s) ability to capture the potential benefits of globalization.” In order to argue her point further, she expounds on why global inequality matters and explores the possible role that globalization may have in perpetuating global inequality. Inequality matters, especially in developing countries with already weak institutions, because it may runs “the risk

The world is not a large and strange place anymore. The world is a place that is interconnected and intertwined. The world has become from a place that each country and their peoples are separate and isolated to a place that each country and their peoples are part of a global network. Thanks to globalization this is occurring. Globalization is the ‘international integration” or ‘de-bordering’ – “a number of highly disparate observations whose regular common denominator is the determination of a profound transformation of the traditional nation-state” (Von Bogdandy 2). Globalization is connecting different people from different cultures and backgrounds together. More and more corporations are entering new foreign markets to sell their

In the context of globalization, or interaction between people, companies, and governments of different countries driven by international trade, global inequality matters because it parallels the asymmetrical globalization that limits poor countries. This asymmetry only increases the gap between rich and poor countries. Low-income countries have little opportunity to improve because they have inadequate means and opportunities. Inequality affects both economic and social growth and poverty. For low-income countries, the inequality is reflected in poor social and civic institutions. These incapable institutions, in turn, do little to improve conditions. Global market failures and

Motivation for the Research: In recent years, globalization and international trade has become a significant issue for countries. Consumers tend to use more goods and services and due to the lack of resources, the need to trade with other countries seems to be inevitable. Assuming that globalization would occur, labor factors become noteworthy. Although growth in international trade provide more job opportunities for people, there are still inequality in wage between male and female labors.

Globalization is the proximate and multidimensional set of political, economic, social, and technological integration around the globe. The increasing interconnectedness among countries can be seen through the prism of globalization. Essentially, the lives of people living in distant cities like Bangalore and Silicon Valley are brought closer as a result of this phenomenon. Drivers of this adjacent include; the expansion of trade, technological exchange, labor movement and investments (Stearns 2017). The discourse of globalization encompasses several multidisciplinary themes. The paper, however, concentrates on the economic factors, “which, entails the closer economic integration of countries of the world through increased flow of goods, services, capital and even labor.” (Stiglitz 2007: 4). The paper focuses on economic globalization and elucidates whether the globalization has reduced poverty and inequality or had reproduced the reversed implications. Meanwhile, the paper reveals if the developing world has benefited from the set. This seems to be the central question that policymakers, development economists, and politicians have been grappling with for years. The paper is presented in three parts. Part one reflects on the historical context of the problem statement. The second part compiles literature and juxtaposes with cases to corroborate the globalization-poverty-inequality triangle. Finally, the conclusion represents the author’s viewpoint on the

“Globalization is not just one impact of the new technologies that are reshaping the economies of the third millennium” (Thurow 19-31). When speaking of globalization, most people will not have a complete understanding as of what it actually means or what aspects of the world it affects. Globalization promotes free trade and creates jobs. The capital markets attract investors, resort cheap labor, and leads to job losses in some areas of higher wage. While all of this is happening, the world economy is being effected: economically, culturally, socially, and politically.

Globalization simply defined is the intensification of global interactions. The case studies we have studied depict two of the main types of globalization. Economic Globalization, which is the production, exchange, distribution, and consumption of goods and tangible services, and Cultural Globalization, the exchange of materials and symbols that represent facts, meaning values and beliefs. When Globalization occurs it usually has a major impact on indigenous cultures. Optimists or “champions” state that the relationship between culture and globalization has positive effects as it creates a balance between nations. Conversely, critics state that relationships between the two have negative effects, leading to the loss or deterioration of a