In the article, “Where is the globalized me?” the author, Long YingTai, talks about how the world may have been globalized, but that globalization is one sided. From the moment he wakes up, he deals with many things from all parts of the world. He has an American breakfast of milk, bread and jam. He wears clothes from international brands. He reads newspapers from Hong Kong, Frankfurt, and listens to British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) or watches Cable News Network (CNN). He uses international brands of body care products. Basically, everything he owns is someway, international. (Long, 2007)
Household names like IKEA, which are furnishing homes in places like Shanghai, Mexico City, and Los Angles. Different forms of transportation are made from different international manufactures are used for day to day life. Cities from all over the world share a similar appearance; street-lights, side-walks, and signs,
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Some symbols of globalization like Starbucks, McDonalds, and global summit meetings have faced violence and boycotts. The people who do this are worried about two things, the monopoly of sources and monopoly of values. An example of the monopoly of source would be peasants in South Korea committing succeed to bring awareness to the difficult situation they were facing when international agricultural companies began to control their market. An example of the monopoly of values would be when German newspaper company face bankruptcy and a British media company offered to buy it. The head of the German company said no because whoever controls the countries media, controls the publics opinions. The “monopoly of values, because in globalization, wrapped in packages of commercial goods, foreign values are introduced into your countries and threatens the integrity and independence of a native culture. (Long,
The term globalization varies from person to person. A consumer typically associates globalization with a store producing more goods, stocking inventory, and updating their styles, however; an anthropological definition of globalization is, “the worldwide intensification of interactions and increased movement of money, people, goods, and ideas within and across national borders,” (Guest, 19). Globalization of the clothing industry is about the “search of cheap, reliable labor to meet the industry’s tight margins,” (Timmerman 7). Timmerman suggests that globalization change our lives and can be for the good or for the bad (8). Globalization is often viewed as a mutual and beneficial process for those involved, because it is perceived as helping those out who are in poverty get a job and make money for their families. On the other hand, it is viewed as a horrific way to abuse individuals in different countries by paying them tremendously trifling wages, working in strident conditions, and overall being treated inadequately by the factory owners. United States corporations exploit different countries around the world such as, China, Indonesia, Mexico and
...to other parts of the world. Of course, globalization does not have unvarying outcomes or create a more homogenous world but it does have diverse outcomes – usually not expected. This not necessarily positive or negative, it is one or the other for the different parties involved. As a result we have seen a global audience for things such as the video game industry, Japan’s anime and manga industry, and Japanese film productions and the cell phone business as well. At times, this technology is conflated in terms of where it was designed, who manufactured it and where, who is using it, and the end result is a blend of multiple cultures. Today cultural boundaries are gradually eroding and cultural differences are no longer invented through exports and imports across national borders but are produced by the acts of consumption in which citizens of the world participate.
Globalization’s shift to large scale production has forced companies to move towards localization, or expanding to other nations, and less standardization. Localization allows corporations to monopolize the power over cultures of other nations. In fact according to the World Bank’s World Development Report in 2000, of the world's 100 largest economic entities, 51 are now corporations and 49 are countries (Anderson, Sarah). National governments have lost their grasp on world power. The top corporations now suppress the combined economies of the countries and not to mention control the working conditions of countries they hold much influence over. Allowing these corporations to do as they please, charge what they want, and pay less than expected. After all how else would they be so powerful without excess profit? For example according to one source, 60% of the banana trade is controlled by only 3 companies and the all fami...
... globalization, especially in a cultural sense, almost contradict themselves. "Globalization" is a complex phenomenon, uniquely marked with two opposing forces. On one hand, it is characterized by massive economic expansion and technological innovation. On the other hand, there is an increased inequality, cultural and social turmoil, and individual alienation.
Globalization is nothing new and will continue to manifest itself in non-western societies and cultures throughout the world. Some cultures accept the changes that come with globalization. Most cultures bring and find both economic and cultural growth to be the outcome of accepting globalization. However, there is always the risk that globalization comes with the possibility of destroying rituals and unique cultural practices bringing about a decline or stoppage in the progress that a society was achieving. Globalization is an unstoppable force; while we are powerless to stop it, we must be responsible when introducing change, and strive to preserve the heart of the culture being effected by globalization. (Kim, 2009)
The world is not a large and strange place anymore. The world is a place that is interconnected and intertwined. The world has become from a place that each country and their peoples are separate and isolated to a place that each country and their peoples are part of a global network. Thanks to globalization this is occurring. Globalization is the ‘international integration” or ‘de-bordering’ – “a number of highly disparate observations whose regular common denominator is the determination of a profound transformation of the traditional nation-state” (Von Bogdandy 2). Globalization is connecting different people from different cultures and backgrounds together. More and more corporations are entering new foreign markets to sell their products to the native populations. But at the same time globalization is negatively hurting people and countries. Globalization is hurting workers and small countries. Workers are forced to work for low wages and small countries are being manipulated by large countries. Globalization is having a negative impact on this world and it outweighs any positive it produces.
The first decade of the 21st century has seen globalization and identity emerge as the most critical challenge to society. Globalization has seduced consumer appetites. This has led for those consumer identities to be exposed to global advertising focused on the designer car, the latest clothing or the newest piece of architecture.
Globalization is a very broad term which “encompasses all cross-border interactions, whether economic, politics or cultural”(Marber 67). Even though globalization is a broad term, it is meet with a lot of hostility and praise. Peter Marber’s article, “Globalization and Its Contents” seeks to explain what globalization is and what opposition it faces.
Kofi Annan, a UN diplomat, once said,“...that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity.” He is undoubtedly correct in this assessment. Indeed, globalization is no longer something to be skeptical of, it is very real and is changing our world exponentially. The affects of globalization, however, continue to be a heated topic for debate. Proponents praise the overall economic lift provided by free trade, the diffusion of cultures, and the spread of democracy and capitalism. Critics cry foul at the loss of national identity, the accelerated and uncontrolled use of natural resources, and the redistribution of wealth into the hands of a few very powerful people and corporations. Globalization is a polarizing topic and it has affected people in different and varying ways. I looked back over my life, looking for personal experiences that represent the affect of globalization upon my life. It is difficult to pinpoint exact experiences, but it is clear the broader affects globalization has had on my life such as in the spread of cultural practices such as yoga or foreign entertainment, or the rapid demise of the Midwestern manufacturing industry.
Then again, it does not affect the international companies once so ever. The author is proposing to us, the readers, that depending on your place in the world, you will have a different opinion on globalization, also it will impact your identity differently. For instance, workers of “apple” would agree with globalization and their identities would be affected positively. On the contrary, workers of “home vegetables” would not agree with globalization, their identities would be affected negatively. Almost every business has been affected by globalization during the last few decades. However small companies are highly affected by globalization, in ways such as, the way they make money and the way they produce their products. Bigger companies have cheaper work, so individuals usually choose them when starting a new job. Big companies are now moving into third world countries, small businesses are targeted by this. Perhaps the big companies are trying to wipe out the smaller ones, so they can make more money. Considering marginalization, it can be concluded that that us, the consumers have placed national businesses in a place of less importance. It has been shown that, globalization negatively affects small companies. The author is proving that, by having a globalization represented by a huge foot, walk all over and demolish the small companies, and yet the
Globalization, the acceleration and strengthening of worldwide interactions among people, companies and governments, has taken a huge toll on the world, both culturally and economically. It’s generating a fast-paced, increasingly tied world and also praising individualism. It has been a massive subject of matter amongst scientists, politicians, government bureaucrats and the normal, average human population. Globalization promoted the independence of nations and people, relying on organizations such as the World Bank and also regional organizations such as the BRICs that encourage “a world free of poverty” (World Bank). Despite the fact that critics can argue that globalization is an overall positive trend, globalization has had a rather negative cultural and economic effect such as the gigantic wealth gaps and the widespread of American culture, “Americanization”; globalization had good intentions but bad results.
Author states that, some corporations “operated as if the entire world (or major regions of it) were a single entity; such an organization sells the same things in the same way everywhere”. Theodore Levitt make a point on the future of globalization and arising problem of unification : “Everywhere everything gets more and more like everything else as the world’s preference structure is relentlessly homogenized”. In our opinion author draws attention on negative aspect of globalization and how global entities can destroy world culture and habits
As Globalization began to show more of its negative effects on those lives of the individuals in developing countries, it became more evident that because of this globalization people on every continent and territory were exposed to and forced to consume a North American culture.
Not only is there a sense of globalisation in the things we watch but also in the way we watch them. For example, digital television has become such a part of everyday life for the majority of UK viewers that many don’t even know they have it. The total number of households in the UK with digital television now stands at 15,715,178. We are now able to watch the same channels as people at the other side of the world, thanks to digital television. We have so much choice that we, at times, don’t know what to do with all of it. It has the availability to hold around 999 channels ranging from BBC channels to children’s cartoon channels, from DIY shows to adult content channels; it is all available to us.
Globalization’s history is extremely diversified and began during the beginning of civilization. Now we live in a world that is constantly evolving, demanding people to use resources in locations that are very difficult to obtain certain resources. This could make it completely impossible to operate in these specific parts of the world. However, globalization allows people across the world to acquire much needed resources. Globalization creates the opportunity for businesses to take advantage and exploit the ability to take part of their business to a different country. Nevertheless, globalization is part of today’s society and will be involved in virtually all situations.