Related Issue 1: To what extent should globalization shape identity?

How does globalization affect economic, social, and political aspects of our lives?

Trade, communication, and technology have increased global interactions. The process of globalization is very complex. You will find diverse understandings and reactions for this concept. Read the textbook to begin with an understanding of what globalization is. Many people think of globalization as an economic force, but there are also social and political aspects. Write down how globalization is defined and what forces of globalization are evident in the lives of people. Check your answers prior to beginning the Explore. These understandings will help you to further examine the relationship between identity and globalization.

economic: related to the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services

social: related to the interaction between individuals and groups

political: related to government, authority, and the carrying out of actions on behalf of the citizens

Read

Examine the diagram “Economic, Social, and Political Globalization” on page 6 in Perspectives on Globalization.

Assignment

Open your Cartoon Assignment here. 

Reflection 

1. Are you globally connected?
2. If yes, in what ways?
3. If not, why not?

Contact with communities outside of your borders is not just a twenty-first-century activity. For economic, political, and social reasons, members of diverse communities established contact and relationships that fostered trade and the exchange of ideas, beliefs, and traditions.