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Religion and Globalisation

Sparkle Shine Sociology AS level Englisch 8 Karten

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1Define globalisationThe increasing interconnectedness of different societies
2Name three reasons why globalisation may occur-Improvment of ICT
-Cheaper air travel
-Ease of movement from place to place
3What is the main reason that Held says is the cause of transnational organised crime?Globalisation
-This allows crime to take new forms and from new opportunities
4Name as many of the criminal 6 forms of global crime-sex TOURISM
-human trafficking
-tax evasion
-Drug trades
-weapon trafficking
-Green crimes
5Explain what it is meant by "risk conciousness"The fact that insecurities are now being linked to more than one population, as opposed to just one area
e.g. migrants and asylum seekers may be seen as a threat to many Western Countries
6How do Marxists such as Taylor see globalisation?He stresses how globalisation has led to
-More inequality; western companies can use low wage countries to make their products, this makes their profits even higher (jobs are less secure = crime is safer option)
-Many governments are having less control over the economy, meaning that companies are becoming more powerful and able to do what they want (insider trading)
7How do Rothe and Friedrichs see the effects of globalisation?-Poorer countries are basically forcing people to crime
-Western world imposes pro capitalist structure
-This causes public spending cuts and a lots of unemployment
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Beschreibung: AS level Sociology Karteikarten am Religion and Globalisation, erstellt von Sparkle Shine am 16/01/2018.
Erstellt von: Sparkle Shine · Jan 2018
Aktualisiert: 23 Jan 2018
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