Globalization

Globalization

1. a form of cultural integration

2. Social, Political and Economic Influence

3. It's debate has its origins in the first contact between ancient societies

   • began when large cultures began to exchange resources with or attempt military conquest of other cultures

4. is a form of cultural integration

   • is usually defined in terms of economics but also encompasses cultural, biological, and political homogenization on a global scale

5. Dominant cultures exert social, political, and economic influence

6. Its debate has its origins in the first contact between ancient societies

   • began when large cultures began to exchange resources with or attempt military conquest of other cultures

7. Within the larger public debate

   • those who believe that globalization will eventually lead to a utopian world society
   • while others believe that it will cause the obliteration of less dominant cultures in favor of more economically developed ones.

8. Throughout history

   • governments have been viewed as the principal agents of globalization
   • multinational corporations have become a more important force in economic and environmental globalization