Globalization: How Have Sociologists Conceptualized Globalization?

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How have sociologists conceptualised globalization? Which sociological account do you find the most convincing?

To aim to answer this essay to the best of my ability, it is important first to underline what Globalization is, and why it plays an important function in a our daily post-modern society which we all currently live in. “Globalization as a concept refers to both the compression of the globe and intensification of shared consciousness on an international scale...both solid global interdependence and awareness on the universal whole in the twentieth century” (Robertson, 1992:8)1

One of the main factors Globalization has exploded onto the scene in recent years – with the term having emerged around the 1980's – is due to the ever increasing rapid advancement of technology moving forward in human culture, or as it is now named Digitalization, which has provided us with such massive technological leaps forward such as the relatively new invention of the Internet; consequently recent technology has aided us, bridged communications with established businesses with various different countries and constituencies overseas. According to Robertson “Globalization is said to have lead homogenized or hybridized global cultures, where national differences become less marked as people consume culture from around the world, rather than so exclusively from their own nation” 2 which in a sense is very true. A prime example being London, UK for instance, which is widely regarded as the most cosmopolitan city on Earth, with a huge 45% of the total countries non-white population who are currently residing in the capital following the mass amount of immigration which has occurred over the past half a de...

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Globalization involves a process of speeding up, or increasing velocity, of human activities and relations
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