G
lobalization
1.
Whot
is
it?
Whot
does
it
meon?
It
involves
the
stretrhing
and
deepening
of
social
relations
and institutions
across
geographical
boundarles
such
that,
day'to-day aciivities
are
increasingly
influencedby
events
happening
on
the
other
side
of
the
globe.
Also,
the
activities
of
local
communities
can
have
significant
globalreverberationsGlobalization
means
that
many
chains
ofpolitical,
economic and
social
activity
are
becoming inter
regional
or
inter-contin€ntal
in
scope.
L;nkages
between
societiesare
well
documented
in
history.
The
difference today
is
the
intensification
of
levels
of
interaction
and
;nter
connectedess between
societies.
The
modern
global
system
stretches
social
relations
through
new
dimensions
ol
activity throughphenomena
such
as
communicationnetworks
and
new
information
technology.
These
differ
from
the
historical
forms
o{
globalization
as
the
networks
of
connections
are
far
more extensive,
far
more intense and have
a
far
more
massive
impact
on
a
globalscale.
Globalization
is
a
multi-dimensionalphenomenon,
involving
diverse
domains
of
activity
and
interaction,
includingeconomjc,
political,
technological,
military,
legal,
cultural
and
environmental.
The
significance
of
globalizationdiffers
for
individuals,groups
and
countries.
Obviously, societies
that
are
intensely
connected
are sitnificantly impacted
by
eventshappening elsewhere.
That
said,
seemingly disconnectedsocicties
can
also
find
themselves
profoundlyaffected
by
globalization.
Globalization
is
rharacterised
by
asymmetry.
Not
allpeopie
will
have
similar
access
to
global
network5
andinfrasiructures.
At
the
same
time,
such
networks
have
anuneqLral
effect on
the
well
being
ot
people,
classes,
ethnicgroupingsandgenders.
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