Globalization And Its Impact On Society

The issue of globalization for the people of the United States has been a long and terrifying problem for them. Although other countries many have had issues with this problem it appears the U.S. is still being affected by it to this day. Although not everyone in the United States may have been affected by the issue. Majority of the people (mid class and lower class) have somehow been affected by it or knows someone that has been affect because of it. This issue of globalization has been talked about by politicians so it appears it had to been a major impact to the country. Thus, this issue of globalization has been an issue for the United States for a long-time way before the twentieth centuries. Therefore, this paper will discuss what is globalization and how it has impacted Americans views and how some people’s views changed because of it and finally, what is the impact of communications technology. All these key topics will help with getting a better understanding of what these issue is and how it has affected society today.

I believe globalization is somewhere in between of having a positive or negative impact on the world. Just like the old saying “too much of a good thing can be bad for you” the key to everything in life is balance and excess might harm you. Furthermore, both sides of globalization have compelling arguments on the positive and negative effects of globalization, furthermore different countries and cultures would have different opinions in regards to how they have been affected by globalization. In this assignment I will look at the positive and negative views of globalization to further prove that globalization ultimately falls somewhere in between as being positive or negative.

In particular, the spread of yoga is a great example of migration. Krishnamacharya had started practicing yoga in Mysore. His yoga that he taught was a combination of different types of yoga from different teachers. Without migration, yoga wouldn’t have spread from the traditional techniques to Krishnamacharya’s techniques. According to Singleton, he transformed yoga into a ““physical culture” or “exercise”” instead of it being a religious activity (180). From there, he spread yoga throughout the world. By teaching his students his techniques, they were able to spread it to others and get others involved. Without the migration of yoga, the United States and other countries wouldn’t be able to enjoy yoga and all that it has to offer.

Today, we live in a world where Japanese anime and can be watched in New York, celebrities can achieve global pop status on the opposite sides of the globe, and the newest release of a music video can be seen instantly with the help of video sharing websites. With the help of today’s technology, globalization allows us to communicate almost anywhere in the world. Globalization is an ongoing process where different societies, cultures, and regional communities integrate through a worldwide network. Globalization allowed for a speeding up of the flows of goods, people, images, and ideas across the world. The media has impacted the way that the Western culture has predominantly shaped the world. Globalization has affected a wide range of people; whatever their age, class, ethnicity, gender, or where they live is not an issue. Globalization entails the circulation of the West’s way of being: ranging from architecture, the way we dress, music, eating habits, and languages. Due to globalization, cultural boundaries are now being broken down are now being embraced around the globe, which eliminates the cultural difference and results in a more homogenous world.

Transnational criminals have been one of the biggest beneficiaries of globalization (Stewart, 2012, para2). Globalization means that whole countries are becoming one single world as boosting interdependence in international society. In other words, it is the phenomenon that economy of nation states has become weak, and all over the world integrate into an one community centering on economic markets. However, different from an intrinsic mean, images of globalization have been changed to pessimistic perspective because a lot of criminals have been offered illicit benefits from there. More serious problems are they exploiting globalization on decidedly worst crimes, and governments cannot delay the speed of global crimes, let alone that solving this issue because of these reasons. So, many kinds of crimes such as, human trafficking, drug smuggling, and cybercrime that worked with organized crime have been accelerating with the dramatic growth of globalization.

One of the most outstanding elements that define an ethnicity is their culture. The definition of culture is based on the beliefs, customs, arts and other elements of a particular society, group or place. Therefore, customs, practices, ways of being, rituals, the way of dressing and behavior standards are topics within the culture of a specific society. In many cultures, globalization and consumption are two very identical phenomena. Globalization is undoubtedly a phenomenon of our time, which has great influence in many aspects on which the various contemporary societies develop. Globalization has a great impact on cultures. During my visit to a regular supermarket store and to an international supermarket, the sociological concepts were easily very noticeable. The melting pot at an international market becomes alive with all the different ethnicities. The first difference I noticed was the congestions in the parking lot, when I visited the stores, the parking was packed. At the regular American store, it was very obvious that most of the customers were Caucasians. From the moment one enters the stores, the differences and similarities are very obvious; in this case, I felt the differences were more obvious. The neighborhoods where these supermarkets are located are very different as well. I would say that most people living in the surroundings of the regular mainstream grocery store are Caucasians or African Americans, and most people living near the international store

The development of globalization has an influence on most different aspects of our daily life in contemporary society. “In the information society of the globalized world, there is a pressing need for a common language of communication, which would make it possible to overcome interlingual and intercultural barriers standing in the way of integrating nations into a common economic and cultural area.” (Crystal, 2003). Therefore, as it is widely spread in the world, English get more and more popular so that it becomes a widely accepted contact language for international business, education and political economy.

In the past 100 years, the world has shifted enormously. Once, a world that only communicated when one nation was trying to take control of another, is now connected more than ever. This transformation began with the Industrial Revolution in a period from around 1760 to 1840. Thinking back to that time, we can easily think of noticeable differences between how the world was and how it is today. The United States was a small, developing country, still trying to overcome the effects of a costly revolution. Across the ocean, once the United States’ major rival, Great Britain, was still the greatest power in the world. And around the world, China and Japan were nowhere near the economic

Jan Aart Scholte states that ‘Some people have associated globalization with progress, prosperity and peace. For others, however, the word has conjured up deprivation, disaster and doom.’ Globalization is truly a complex phenomenon. It indicates that the world today is getting smaller because people from all around the world are interconnect than before. Globalization is driven by a combination of economic, technological, sociocultural, and political factors. In this paper I will discuss the impact of globalization on society: at social, cultural, economic and political level. (Kivisto) (Viswanathan) (Pacific) (R.)

Globalization can be described as the interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations (http://www.globalization101.org/what-is-globalization/). For the past century, there have been countless debates over whether the effects of globalization are positive or negative. The topic of globalization is seen as one of the most debatable topics in our current society and is often discussed during political debates before elections. This paper will focus on the negative effects of globalization and the chaotic impact it can have on countries across the globe. Globalization is one of the main causes of the spread of infectious diseases that can often lead to fatal outcomes and a sense of fear felt throughout an entire nation. Infectious diseases are the leading cause of death among children and adolescents, and are one of the leading causes of death among adults (Infectious disease: a persistent threat). Examples of these infectious diseases that became widespread due to globalization include: the Bubonic Plague, Measles, Smallpox, Malaria, Tuberculosis, and most recently, the Ebola virus of 2014. All of these diseases were direct results of globalization, caused millions of deaths, and established a state of panic within the countries affected.

As individuals global forces drive our lives but to what extent do these forces influence and shape the world? Globalisation is described by the financial times to be the ‘process by which national and regional economies, societies, and cultures have become integrated through the global network of trade, communication, immigration and transportation.’ Integration across the planet brings every individual together with a shared sense of purpose where as interdependency goes beyond this. It implies that we rely on and need each other. Across the world there is an interdependency through all countries that needs to be there for the world to function effectively. The pace and intensity of globalisation has transformed over recent years. My generation may not see the change as it has been part of our lives since birth but older generations may have saw the rise of globalisation throughout their time. Even though this transformation has happened it is still important to remember that some segments of the world are more globally connected than others.

Economic globalization has progressed significantly around the globe. First world republics have evolved due to economics, while possessing economical supremacy over the poor. Developing technologies, social interactions and the exchange of ideas & knowledge promote the expansion of economical impacts on societies. With growing competition between nations, the world of economics is seen at every corner. Sources of economic globalization, such as market economies, control every aspect of a consumer’s life, including their wants and needs. Production occurring in industrialized factories determine the needs and survival of consumers. The growing impact westernization has on demand, heavily influences the day to day consumer and their investments. Historically, industrial revolution was one of the major factors which drove economic globalization. From Britain being the first nation to industrialize, countries around the globe began to discern the economic benefits and opportunities it brought. So, began the era of industrialization and a new chapter of economies. In roughly early 1900s, Canada began to encounter economic evolution. Changes in technology and agriculture enabled the productizing of large scale farming and mass manufacturing, which resulted in new means of transportation like the railway and canals. One of the most important invention was the steam engine which was used to power transportation such as railways, ships, and factory machinery. As industrialization

Globalization involves "shrinking" or reduction of the world as well as an increased consciousness in regards to the world as a whole. Globalization is a term which is used in the description of changes in societies and the economy of the world which results in a dramatic increase in investment, cross border trade s well as cultural exchange. Globalization is dominated by nation states, economies of national and the cultural identities of nations. Globalization creates an interconnected world with a global mass culture which is commonly referred to as a global village (Egnatz, 2011).

Globalization is a phenomenon involving the integration of ideas circulating worldwide, connecting people from everywhere (Friedman). Globalization affects everything, but most importantly it impacts our own cultures. Culture is the way that groups of people act, believe, and live. This is crucial to life because without culture, we wouldn’t be unique. Cultures are linked together through globalization because globalization can spread cultures worldwide, altering them in the process. Globalization is something that has existed on throughout history, still in our everyday lives. To give some background, America embodies ideas of opportunity, freedom, and a land of promise. America promotes these values and ideas because it creates a strong and unified country. It even influences other territories to follow the successfulness of the U.S. acquiring freedom from Great Britain. Likewise, America is one of the world’s leading superpowers so people either aspire to be like Americans or fear and fight them. This leads into the significance of perspectives because some outside areas may envision America as glorious or as a force they must oppose and rebel against. These areas make judgements on America based on their values/beliefs or in other words their culture. Due to this, some areas may be bias towards America, creating contention because America sees themselves as helpful when other countries/areas strongly agree with them or strongly disagree. This is also part of the reason

In my daily life, I participate in numerous activities that connects to globalization. Globalization in a broad sense is the process or processes that increase the movement of people, culture, technology, ideologies and information across the world. In the case of technology everyday activities are becoming faster, closer, and easier than they had ever been. It allows us to have access to virtually anything, communication has never been easier. The technological advances all around the world is a result of globalization. With a click of a button, it has been become significantly easier to exchange information virtually instantly. The quick exchange of information has brought people from all around the world together. The circulation and pulling together of the world is referred by most as globalization. Globalization is believed by many as being the revolution of the future. However, globalization is not just in the future; it is also existent in the present day as well and is growing rapidly. In my life communication plays a big part in how I stay connected with family and friends and also the world. However, while this is a positive result of globalization, it does carry some drawbacks. Sadly, in the undeveloped world, global communication has not reached the majority of people on all continents. The World Health Organization stated, that at least “70 percent of all people in Africa will never make a single phone call or use Internet” (The World Health Organization, 2007).