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Negative Effects Of Globalization

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Globalization involves the movement of people, goods, ideas and information across national boundaries. It has been defined as the intensification of worldwide social relations which link distant localities in such a way that local happenings are shaped by events occurring many miles away and vice versa. Today it is the globalization of production that is most influential in influencing and moulding family relationships and the aim is to understand its effects on families with especial reference to the developing world.
According to the Maher’s article, Borders and Social Distinction in the Global Suburb, globalization has a negative impact on Irvine service industry workers, who were Latino immigrants and low wage workers as they were not capable of same rights as middle-class, white and Asian, high wage professional. Due to the low income and immigration status those low wage workers were not fit in to the community that was well known for its high professional status. There were exceptions of using pool or park as it would count as inappropriate for service workers to use the facilities in the community. Because of the low wage, many immigrants in the US, along with these service workers, must have to find another job or work more than 40 hours per week in order to fulfil their family needs. Not only that, other members of the household also tend to work to help their financial needs and support their family. Then, students in the house would also work part-time or full-time to pay for their tuition, gas and other needs; whereas the other (Irvine) high wage professional (median household income $100,000 in 1990) easily afford their tuition and might not have to work as hard as one individual who belongs to low-income family and doesn’t qualify for financial aid.
Globalization then, also affects households as their members become more privatized and less incorporated into the wider community. As competition and consumerism become more widespread, the traditional household, especially in its extended forms as institutions of micro-hierarchy, become eroded. Individuals tend to become more autonomous, to exhibit conflicting demands and needs and be less able to depend on each other. Internal competition which

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