Globalization Is A Multi Faceted Phenomenon

We live in a time of worldwide change. What happens in one part of the world impacts people on the other side of the world. People around the world are influenced by common developments.

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.

During the last decade of the twentieth century, the word ‘globalization’ has become an increasingly prominent feature of political, social, and economic discussion in academic and policymaking circles, as well as in the media. The processes and outcomes of globalization drew attention and debates that had one thing in common. The research shows that nearly everyone agrees that globalization is a trend that is changing the face of the world, and as a result the world society lives in a more ‘globalized’ world. Nearly two and a half decades passed since 1990s, and studies have been conducted to examine the causes and consequences of globalization. Moreover, nearly every person experiences some type of globalization and can testify firsthand the effects it has on their life, society, and the state. The analysis of the effects that globalization dynamics have on the world society indicates that globalization has a significant positive impact via spreading opportunities and wealth across nations, stimulating innovation and productivity, enhancing the economic development of poorer countries, and helping to improve living standards.

With the progression of globalization, commodities can be transferred to all over the world. That people from different countries can purchase the same products is no longer a dream, that also lead to the similarity between countries. Personally, I strongly believe that the development brings more negative influence to local communities than the positive ones.

Globalization is the rapidly developing process of complex interconnections between societies, cultures, institutions and individuals world-wide (Tomlinson, 1997). The term “globalization” often became used since the second half of the 1980s with the radical increase of foreign direct investment by MNCs. This phenomenon was facilitated by the triumph of market-oriented economic ideology represented as deregulation, privatization, and a decreased role for the state in the economy over communism in collapsing of the Soviet Union (Gilpin, 2001). Since then, there is a widespread acknowledge that increasing global interconnection results in cultural standardization and homogeneity driven by Americanism or Westernization, which may have been regarded

Globalization is taking place across the world where people can either become globalization or stay local in the state or country. People are very controversial about globalization helping local economies and local businesses. Some people believe globalization is helping local businesses into the markets and then there are some that believe that multinational corporations hurting the local small businesses. What is globalization? “the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets” (). Globalization has started long before we were born.

After the cold war, word ‘globalization’ was commonly used at a time of unprecedented interconnectedness when advanced nations experienced a ruthless development by exploiting energy resources and stressing culture forms in developing countries. To identify the definition of ‘globalization’, it is significant to clarify its appearance as well as implication.

More than half percent of world’s population are women, and women play a very important role in our society. They are usually the most exploited and the primary caregivers to their families. Back in the old days, a woman who has a career was unheard of. In worldwide, a woman’s job was taking care of her family. They were expected to stay home, take care of the children and let their husband be the breadwinner. However, globalization has had a dramatic effect and “has greatly improved the lives of women worldwide, particularly the lives of those women in the developing world” (Buchok 2015). In fact, globalization has contradictory effects on women in many different areas of life, including education, employment, health, and civil rights. It particularly has created a tremendous impact on women in the workplace in developing nations within the past two decades.

Many times we take things for granted, especially when we have lived our whole lives in a bubble where there are tremendous changes but nothing that takes what we have. That’s not the case for many people living in a condition where no one should be living. Haiti is a country where poverty is a big problem, where people starve themselves, no jobs, etc. Is a country where globalization has impacted the environment a big way.

Sex Trafficking is just another name for modern-day slavery, wherein the victims involved are forced and deceived into labor and sexual exploitation. When you hear labor, you think of money right? Believe it or not, sex trafficking is a big producer of money and why the world has so much money! So here's the big question.. how does globalization influence sex trafficking in Mexico? And basically, it is like a domino effect… one country does it and becomes a part of it, then they gain money and become richer, and then other countries see how good that certain country is doing, and it goes along throughout the whole world. But focusing on Mexico, the government of Mexico sees that they are becoming richer somehow, and they don’t question it at all… because the big point here is globalizing, making money, right? What is globalization you might be ask, and the answer is that this is the process in which big companies or organizations develop international influence and make money. Globalization is worldwide, we can't stop it, whether it's human exploitation on farms for certain companies, or in this case sex trafficking, so everyone is affected by this… if it's the rich, they get richer, and if it's the poor, they get poorer.

Globalization, according to the Levin Institute (2016), has allowed an increase in the amount of people and goods moving throughout the world. Both people and goods have the ability to carry disease with them across the borders of our nations. Attempts to reduce the amount of international trade and travel do not provide a reasonable solution to this problem. The world continues to become more connected and the focus needs to be on ways to cope with this change instead of seeking to limit it. It is my belief that the focus should be on sharing medical information and creating preventative measures for disease. By educating more people on what causes diseases to spread, we can help reduce the amount of people inadvertently passing diseases to others.

Driven by trade and investment, and aided by technology, globalization has massive effects on the environment, human rights, and human health. Globalization is defined as the process of integration and interaction among people and companies of different nations. Considering its total impact, globalization benefits thriving nations while leading to the suffering of developing countries, despite the promise of prosperity and growth. Moreover, globalization comes at great costs to the environment. Because of conspicuous consumption associated with globalization, there is overexploitation of land for natural resources, excessive burning of fossil fuels, and excessive waste to the point that only 1% of products consumed in the US are not disposed of within 6 months. Globalization has also caused human rights violations. Many corporations have accusations against them for social injustices against workers with unfair working conditions and wages. Examples of these human rights violations can be found in sweatshops that are used by many companies from Walmart to Hanes . Notably, globalization has caused many human health issues. An example of health risks is reflected in the widespread accessibility and use of tobacco that has caused a rise in a variety of respiratory illnesses. The World Health Organization estimates that 10 million people a year will die over the next two

Globalization theory is defined as an approach that addresses the development of the global resurgence of religion (Christiano et al., 2016). With the resurgence of religion came Fundamentalism, which originated in American Protestantism. Fundamentalists where known for practicing the essential fundamentals of Christianity, fighting back the modernization of religion.

Immigrants are unfortunately force to adapt to an “unknown region” culture, instead of their own just to make a living. Globalization is nearly leading towards cultural homogenization(1); this is unfortunate because indigenous languages(2) could become more endangered which leads to very few speakers who are the old folks, the culture will come unrecognizable, and the younger generation will lose connection between their ancestry(3).

The term globalization had started gaining prominence towards the end of twentieth century. Over the period of time, it has become one of the most discussed phenomenon. It is not about the process of international integration of nations and their economic activities, but as a matter fact, it is way more complex involving other factors like environmental challenges, politics and other socio-cultural aspects.