SOCI 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Cultural Globalization, Glocalization, Femininity
13 Apr 2016
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No longer compartments of society, there is one big global society. Many say the borders of societies are getting blurry o. Mobility: people can be on the other side of the world in a matter of hours o. Many people live in multiple countries, dual citizenship. Communication: people have relations with others from all corners of the world o. People can presently communicate instantly with people all over the world. Things: our goods come from all over the world. Sociology: very interested in effects on social relations. Globalization: the increasing political, economic and cultural integration of the world. Tough to have a universal definition around the world. Economic: you"re clothes, computers, food and other good from all over the world o. Your computer has parts from dozens of countries, assembled in another. Political: united nations and other political organizations o o. An increasing number of treaties over hunting whales, child labour, gender equality, free trade etc.
