What is Globalization ? (Yasmine Harfouche)

 Globalization  is concept used in many field of study, like sociology, anthropology and also in politics. The meaning of Globalization is a subject that have been discuted a lot and is still discuted, since it's definition cannot be a 100% a factual, Globalization have many definition.

Velho defined globalization as " an object, a perspective and an horizon". For Velho, the direction the world is going and it's population moving whitin it, is Globalization.

Globalization has been discuted in the late 70's and early 80's, but this is subject is way more popular now. For me Globalization means how culture and country influence each others. In Globalization there is many interactions and the more of them the more globalized it is. 

The world is  slowly but certainly becoming  a single place, this notion is related to homogeneity. We might see in the future some small culture disapearing and see some big culture or a mix of culture becoming the new world. 

Dimensions of Globalization : 

In Robertson and White's article about Globalization, there's some dimensions of globalization that have been writen about. 

One of the dimensions is Mcdonaldization, Mcdonaldization is a globalized phenomenom that appeared to observe the intense augmentation of Mcdonald's restaurant in the world, this restaurant is not the only one who have a big place in the world, there's multiple restaurant and shops that are internationaly known. 

The most known dimensions of globalization are : economic, politcal, social and cultural.

Interesting point : 

One intersting point is that we will never know how much the world will be globalized in the future and at which pace it will reach is peak. 


Discussion point : 

I would like to know the point view of my classmates about : if Globalization is considered bad or good for them ? 


Yasmine Harfouche.



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