ENC 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Westport, Connecticut, Symbolic Capital
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Mott, william h. globalization: people, perspectives, and progress. This source is how the spread of knowledge has exponentially inclined and will continue to advanced at faster rates than ever seen in human history in the following years. Low income households with an internet connection and a computer have a chance at being equally educated and informed as anyone else. The easy access to the internet allows for an even playing field among people essentially eliminating the need for a class system. Introduction: globalization: explain and define mott organizes his investigation around three themes: knowledge, perspective, and progress. Using these principles as a springboard, he advances a definition of globalization as the progressive expansion of human knowledge toward the global perspective (mott: language: not just a means of communication but an identity. How globalization affects personal identity and the spread of major languages vs. the decline of indigenous languages due to immigration to first world countries.