Viernelyn Yurong Cataylo (BEED) GE 3- E

MODULE 1:THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

LESSON 1: THE STUDY OF GLOBALIZATION

•LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Words to know. Define the following terms according to your
understanding. (don’t copy from the book, internet or your
friends’ answers)

1.Globalization
 Refers to the rising interdependence of the world’s
economies, cultures, and population.
2.Contemporary
 Happening at the same time or happening now.
3. Contemporary World
 Circumstances and ideas of the present time.
4. Philosophy
 The study of ideas about knowledge, truth, nature, and
life.
Draw or post a picture inside the box of the following
data/ or information.

THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

THE PHENOMENON OF GLOBALIZATION

 CYBER WORLD (THE WORLD TOMORROW)

 PRACTICE TASK/ASSESSMENT

1. What is the importance of studying globalization?

 The importance of Globalization is that you are
enable to enhance knowledge, understanding and
analysis of the role of globalization in the modern
world and its effect on our lives. Through professional
and curricular development, this project has help
bring alive important contemporary global and local
issues surrounding globalization. Also it gives us
understanding the contemporary international
 political economy ,that is an essential part of being an
informed citizen. Understanding globalization is a
very important part of learning about our human
involvement with the environment and society.

2. When was the beginning of the contemporary world?

 The period is generally said to have begun in the
latter half of the 20th century, though the particular
date varies. The term began its use around the late
1980s and early 1990s, and has been used up to the
present with the availability of the Internet.

3. Why is the word “globalization” given emphasis or

importance in todays contemporary world?
 The word “globalization” is important in todays
contemporary world for some reasons. First is to get
technological and managerial know-how of other
countries due to their advancement in science,
technology, education, health, and other fields of
discipline. Also to reduce high transportation costs if
one goes globally using the advance tools of
communication and information, and to be close to
raw materials and to markets for their finished
products which are not available in the country of
origin. Rapid shrinking of time and distance across
 the globe. One can easily cross the bridge going to
the other side of the market place due to advance
tools of technology than before. Domestic markets
are no longer rich as a consequence of many
interlocking factors, companies and institutions go
global to find political and economy stability which is
relatively good in other countries than the country
of origin. Lastly the creation of the World Trade
Organization (WTO) had made it possible in
stimulating increased cross-border trade . There are
other world bodies like the UN and several
arbitration bodies where countries agree.

Essay
Write an essay consisting of 150-300 words with this topic. “
What Globalization Means to Me?

What Globalization Means To Me

Globalization is by word of the time . Gone are the days
when we just confine ourselves to what is local, confusing only
on our goods services and other resources . Times have
changed and these changes are so rapid that we have to catch
up with the changing time period as we look beyond our steps ,
we met many challenges along the way those in business ,
education , health , science and technology , and other new
fields of endeavor . We just close our eyes but we need to
respond to these challenges because they have an impact to
our lives , the community , and in the country where we are
doing our activities.
Globalization for me is the integration between people,
companies, and governments. Most noteworthy, this
integration occurs on a global scale. Furthermore, it is the
process of expanding the business all over the world. In
Globalization, many businesses expand globally and assume an
international image. Consequently, there is a requirement for
huge investment to develop international companies. Just
because of the globalization, there has been huge economical
growth of the companies. They have been more productive and
thus given rise a more competitive world. There is a
competition in the quality of products, services, etc. Successful
companies of the developed countries are establishing their
foreign branches to take advantage locally through the low cost
man labor than their home countries. Such type of business
activities are giving employment to the people of developing or
poor countries thus giving way to go ahead.

Together with the positive aspects of the globalization,

negative aspects are not forgettable. There has been risk of
epidemic diseases by means of transportation from one
country to another. There has been proper control of the
government of all countries on the globalization in order to
reduce its negative impacts on the human lives.

 ASSIGNMENT
Do an online research about the world of regions.

World religions is a category used in the study of

religion to demarcate the five—and in some cases
more—largest and most internationally widespread
religious movements. Christianity, Islam, Judaism,
Hinduism, and Buddhism are always included in the
list, being known as the “Big Five”. Some scholars also
include other religions, such as Sikhism,
Zoroastrianism, or the Baha’i Faith, in the category.
These are often juxtaposed against other categories,
such as indigenous religions and new religious
movements, which are also used by scholars in this
field of research.
Symbols commonly associated with six of the religions
labelled “world religions”: clockwise from the top,
these represent Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism,
Taoism, and Christianity

The world religions paradigm was developed in the

United Kingdom in the 1960s, where it was pioneered
by phenomenological scholars like Ninian Smart. It was
designed to broaden the study of religion away from
its heavy focus on Christianity by taking into account
other large religious traditions around the world. The
paradigm is often used by lecturers instructing
undergraduate students in the study of religion and is
also the framework used by school teachers in the UK
other countries. The paradigm’s emphasis on viewing
these religious movements as distinct and mutually
exclusive entities has also had a wider impact on the
categorization of religion—for instance in censuses—in
both Western countries and elsewhere.

Since the late twentieth century, the paradigm has

faced critique by scholars of religion like Jonathan Z.
Smith, some of whom have argued for its
abandonment. Critics have argued that the world
religions paradigm is inappropriate because it takes
the Protestant variant of Christianity as the model for
what constitutes religion; that it is tied up with
discourses of modernity, including modern power
relations; that it encourages an uncritical
understanding of religion; and that it makes a value
judgement as to what religions should be considered
“major”. Others have argued that it remains useful in
the classroom, so long as students are made aware
that it is a socially constructed category.
LESSON 2: THE STRUCTURES OF GLOBALIZATION

 LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Create an image of the following aspects and describe
your image.

Global Citizen
The image shows that even we are living in different
countries,and different regions but we are all living in
one world. We are all ONE. Global citizenship can
manifest in many ways; there is no single recipe or
equation.
 Global Corporation
Nestle companies with an increasingly global mind-
set: businesses are run on a global basis, top
management is increasingly international, and new ideas
routinely come from all parts of the globe.
PRACTICE TASK/ASSESSMENT

1.Define economic globalization

 Economic Globalization is concerned on the
globalization of production, finance, markets,
technology, organizational regimes,
institutions, corporations, and labor.
2.Define modern world system
 Modern world system is a capitalist world-
economy which is the geohistorical system in
which we live.
3.Define global interstate system
It is the whole system of human interactions. The modern
world-system is structured politically as an interstate system –
a system of competing and allying states.
4. Differentiate global economy from world economy.
 The global economy or world economy is the
economy of the world. Some people say the two
terms do not have exactly the same meaning. We
measure the global economy separately from
national economies. The world economy is simply
an aggregate of all the separate countries'
measurements.
5. Differentiate market integration and economic integration
 The global economy or world economy is the
economy of the world. Some people say the two
terms do not have exactly the same meaning. We
measure the global economy separately from
national economies. The world economy is simply
an aggregate of all the separate countries’
measurements.
7. What is the importance of international financial
institutions to countries of the world?
 The importance of international financial
institutions to countries of the world is that, it
gives advice on development projects, funding
them and assisting in their implementation, entail
elevation of the poverty in developing countries,
enhancing measure that promote economic
growth, and protection of the environment.
ASSIGNMENT

1. What are the functions of the United Nations?

 The function of the United Nations is to preserve
international peace and security.
 Protect Human Rights.
 Deliver Humanitarian Aid.
 Support Sustainable Development and Climate
Action.
 Uphold International Law.
2. What is the role of the United Nations Today and the
future?
 The role of the UN today and the future is as a
moral force, both in focusing relief and attention
on humanitarian issues (e.g., refugees needing
sanctuary) and in fostering and brokering peace
among nations. One part of the UN is its judicial
branch, the International Criminal Court.
3. What are the functions and powers of the United Nations
General Assembly?
 The Assembly is empowered to make
 recommendations to States on international issues
within its competence. It has also initiated actions
– political, economic, humanitarian, social and legal
 – which have benefitted the lives of millions of
people throughout the world.
 Consider and approve the United Nations budget
and establish the financial assessments of Member
States
 Elect the non-permanent members of the Security
Council and the members of other United Nations
councils and organs and, on the recommendation
of the Security Council, appoint the Secretary-
General
 Consider and make recommendations on the
general principles of cooperation for maintaining
international peace and security, including
disarmament
 Discuss any question relating to international peace
and security and, except where a dispute or
situation is currently being discussed by the
Security Council, make recommendations on it
 Discuss, with the same exception, and make
recommendations on any questions within the
scope of the Charter or affecting the powers and
functions of any organ of the United Nations
 Initiate studies and make recommendations to
promote international political cooperation, the
development and codification of international law,
the realization of human rights and fundamental
freedoms, and international collaboration in the
 economic, social, humanitarian, cultural,
educational and health fields
 Make recommendations for the peaceful
settlement of any situation that might impair
friendly relations among countries
 Consider reports from the Security Council and
other United Nations organs