Where Does Our Stuff Come From?

Globalisation has become a fashionable term used for numerous years amongst humanities and social sciences. Usage of this term has been driven by an academic fascination with the world as an increasingly interconnected place, in which localized forms of culture have become increasingly subject to homogenizing global influences (Maguire, J)

Where am I Wearing: A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People that Make Our Clothes- Revised and Updated, written by Kelsey Timmerman, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in Hoboken, New Jersey during the year 2012, and consisting of 283 pages, addresses the issue of globalization. Globalization, or previously domestically made products now being produced in factories in foreign countries, is a rising issue in the modern age; many people believe that it leads to American unemployment, shoddy products, and the inhumane treatment of workers, while others argue that globalization boosts the economies of poverty-stricken countries and the production of technologically advanced goods.

Using an everyday item as a t-shirt to tell the story of globalization, the book explains the competitive advantage of different industries, examines the global economic and political forces and highlight the importance of human elements in international trade.

The method of inquiry that I have taken for this assignment is both primary and secondary research. I conducted a survey that I distributed among some of the school population on survey

I have been using the Excel spread sheet to store, edit and update the collected data. These data can be transferred to the required charts, tables by using the relevant formula and Boolean factors.

The basis of my project was I wanted to find out how much “stuff” students had with them on campus. I sent out a survey asking the 931 students of Ripon College ten simple question:

The key to understanding our differences within cultures is to first, understand our similarities within cultures. If our daily activities were the base of cultures, this would mean that our differences only come from our similarities. For example, one can see the differences through the similarities in a simple aspect like our daily activities such as food and clothing. Everyday we all do the same action to put clothes on, but depending on where we are in the world (geographically), traditions, perceptions, and fashion, what we will wear will be different than someone else from the other side of the globe. With this paper, the similarities and differences of globalization and colonization will be explored.

The most imported products and food are iPhones and chocolate beans since they can’t be made in the United States due to the environment and the choices the maker has decided. Most of all, it makes our lives feel further connected and wanting to support where our products came from. For the people who determine to not like the idea of Globalization, says that local businesses have been shutting down due to multinational corporations, having advanced in Science and Technology gotten people to lose their jobs. Throughout six articles, all have their own viewpoints about globalization is or is not helping local business and local economies.

In this essay I will give a detailed explanation of what sociologists mean by the term ‘globalisation’ and how they have tried to explain it.

Around the world, we have items that require various resources from different places. Globalization has caused companies to expand beyond local resources and search for cheaper resources around the world to maximize profits. A chocolate bar and a can of Coke may seem simple at first glance, but the various ingredients reveal the interconnectedness of the world and the effect of globalization on “everyday” items.

Globalization – the intensification of human interaction (Guest, 18), continues to remain a key facet towards growing economies, improving international relations and influencing new opportunities. Although global expansion is seemingly brand-new within contemporary society, such interaction is not a recent practice, but rather has been performed and cultivated for centuries past. To analyze the power of globalization, through a narrow lens, one could look at the consummation/production of Coca-Cola and a chocolate bar. By interpreting a single bottle of ‘Coke’, much can be revealed about its impact, both negative and positive, on the consumer and the environment of the country where it is produced; Plachimada. Furthermore, through that same context, looking at, a single chocolate bar can further lay bare the dominance and crisp realized influence that a small, subjectively delicious, object has on the issue of stratification, and its relation to power, on the rest of the world; that being, countries where these products are forcefully composed in.

Globalization is big factor in how we should be treating the planet, to better improve everyday life on earth. Globalization is the interaction of people on earth through how we treat it and the flow of money, ideas and culture [Suny Levin Institute, 2016]. We are no longer connected all together through social events, it’s said that we are connected, connected by air, but it doesn't seem like it anymore. The media stresses that the economy is endanger, and the

Then get them to prepare a questionnaire. (The questionnaire should be structure in a way that it will gain information about the selected economic activity and its importance during that time). After making the questionnaires present it to the class. After the presentation, based on the comments they get, the groups can improve their questionnaires.

Globalization is important to understand in order to determine what worked in the past and can be successful again in the future. Our many cultures, ideals and growing technology form together to create an extremely global world. We use products that were made on the other side of the world, and are taxed on practically everything. Whether the effects of our global society is good or bad, there’s no doubt that the world is constantly changing and impacting our livelihoods, so we must adapt accordingly in order to succeed.

The data analysis of the survey results started with a general analysis of the averages