Module 1 Contemporary World 1

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MODULE 1 The Contemporary World

Introduction to the Prepared by: KATHLEEN MAE T. GALESTRE
STEPHEN JAE G. FONTANILLA
Study of Globalization
Introduction “The
When someone utters the idiom: “The world is shrinking”, does it mean the world
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this module, you
World is
is literally getting smaller every single day?
The concept of “a shrinking world” actually describes our global conditions. As
argued by Coronacion & Calilung (2018), the “shrinking of the world” has taken place
because of the combination of human feats including modern transportation,
shrinking”
should be able to: information and communication technology, medical advancement, and
technological innovations.
1. apply the competing
People of today’s world scoff at stories of the previous generations that moving
conceptions and paradigms of
globalization;
from one place to another usually required walking several miles thus, requires
unusual effort to get to one’s place of destination. Such discomforts related to
2. examine the core claims of travelling have disappeared in the modern era. Nowadays, you can arrive at any
globalization through cases; destination in a less amount of time through various means of transport. Such
3. elucidate the repercussions advancement is further accompanied by the availability of computers, gadgets, and
brought about by various mobile phones together with the internet, which has placed the world on our
misconceptions on fingertips. In effect, the world appears smaller today than it actually is for we have
globalization; everything we need within a touch button.
4. analyze how globalization This module is largely devoted in establishing firmly the concept of
becomes a boon and a bane in globalization. It encompasses the phenomenon and practice associated with the
the contemporary world; and concept of globalization which are crucial in grasping the related concepts, topics and
principles which will be discussed in the succeeding modules.
Motivation: Drop the

5. write a personal definition of
globalization anchored with a
globalization paradigm.
Processing Questions:
After accomplishing the start-
DIRECTIONS: Provided herein are various goods and services you commonly up activity, respond briefly to the
consume (or you might have consumed). In a yellow sheet of paper, make an following questions:
inventory by dropping the brand of the goods and/ services you consume vis-à-vis
the provided items. Subsequently, delve where each item has been originally 1. Which of the provided items
made. is/are originally made in the
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1. Mobile phone Philippines? ; Which item/s
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Bag 7. Television
8. Toothpaste
originated
country?
from another
3. Soap
Content
4. Pen 9. Shampoo 2. Why do you think certain goods
and/ services you consume are
5. What is
Clothes (e.g. pants, shirt) 10. Social Media Site (e.g. Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram) made in the Philippines while
6. Shoes
Globalization? D others are
efinition is not everything, but evrything produceddefinition
involves abroad? .
Knowledge of globalization is substantially a function of how the world is
defined. The dissection of globalization must include a careful and critical
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The Contemporary World
Prepared by: KATHLEEN MAE T. GALESTRE
examination of the term itself. As claimed by Scholte (2007):
“A muddled or misguided core concept compromises our overall

comprehension of the problem. It contrast, a sharp and revealing definition
promotes insightful, interesting and empowering knowledge, an
understanding that helps us to shape our destiny in positive directions.”
(p.1471)
The term “globalization” has several contending meanings. We can rundown some of the widely accepted
definitions of globalization to prove this point. Giddens (1990:64), for instance, defines it as the intensification of
worldwide social relations which link distant localities in such a way that local happenings are shaped by events occurring
miles away and vice versa. The interconnectedness of human beings, brought about by technological changes, modern
transportation and communication technology, seems to be the common understanding of globalization. Contributing to
this understanding of globalization is Robertson, who defines globalization as a concept that “refers both to the
compression of time and space and the annihilation of distance. (Coronacion & Calilung, 2018)
Meanwhile, the Sunny Levin Institute looks at globalization as a process of interaction and
integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations, a
process driven by international trade and investment and aided by information
technology. This process has effects on the environment, on culture, on political systems,
on economic development and prosperity, and on human physical well-being in societies
around the world. (Steger, 2005)
As argued by Claudio & Abinales (2018), the best scholarly description of
globalization is provided by Manfred Steger who described the process as the “expansion
and intensification of social relations and consciousness across world-time and across
world-space.” Expansion refers to “both the creation of new social networks and the
multiplication of existing connections that cut across traditional political, economic, cultural, and
geographic boundaries. Social media for example, establish new global connections between people,
while international groups of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are networks that connect a more specific group-
social workers and activists-from different corners of globe. (Ibid.,p.8)
On the contrary, a group of scholars does not subscribe to the
sociological viewpoint. Instead they argue that internationalization and
multinationalization are phases that precede globalization because the
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latter heralds the end of state system as the nucleus of human
activities. Meaning, the activities and developments in globalization
have taken place outside the formal structures of nation-state.
What is
Globalization?
Others explain globalization from the
economic viewpoint; they think that the
phenomenon is dominated by global economic
activities like the neoliberal regime, the reduction
of tariffs, the creation of transnational
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corporations, and improvements of multilateral
trade organizations (Coronacion & Calilung,
2018).
Globalization: A working definition

The existence of several definitions of globalization clearly point out that there can be as many definitions as there
are scholars studying in it. As Claudio & Abinales (2018) noted, the intersecting processes of globalization may be
confusing. Indeed, it may be hard to assess globalization or comment on it because it is so diffuse and almost fleeting.
Some scholars have, therefore, found it simpler to avoid talking about globalization as a whole. Instead, they want to
discuss “multiple globalizations,” instead of just one process. (p.9)
For Anthropologist Arjun Appadurai, different kinds of globalization occur on

multiple and intersecting dimensions of integration that he calls “scapes”. An
“ethnoscape”, for example, refers to the global movement of people, while a
“mediascape” is about the flow of culture. A “technoscape” refers to the circulation of
mechanical goods and software; “financescape” denotes the global circulation of
money; and an “ideoscape” is the realm where political ideas move around. Although
they intersect, these various “scapes” have differing logics. They are thus distinct
windows into the broader phenomenon of globalization. (Claudio & Abinales, 2018,
p.10)
APPADURAI’S MAIN ARGUMENT: “There are MULTIPLE GLOBALIZATIONS”. Hence, even If one does not agree
that globalization can be divided into five scapes, it is hard to deny Appadurai’s central thrust of viewing globalization
through various lenses. Depending on what is being globalized, a different dynamic (or dynamics) may emerge. So while
it is important to ask “what is globalization?” it is likewise important to ask “what is/are being globalized?” Depending on
what is being globalized, the vista and conclusions change. (Ibid.p.10)
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Globalization as a
process, condition,
In the absence of a generally accepted definition, Steger (2005) explains
and ideology that globalization has been commonly understood either as a process, a
condition, or an ideology.
Globalization as a Process. Globalization is viewed as a multidimensional

set of social processes that generate and increase “worldwide social
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interdependence and exchange while at the same time fostering in people a
growing awareness of deepening connections between the local and the distant”
(Steger, 2005: 13). This view argues that globalization is about the compression of
time and space brought about by changes in technology and the political, cultural,
and economic aspects of human existence. Meaning, globalization is not a new idea.
For thousands of years, people-and later, corporations-

from great distances have been trading with each other,
such as famed Silk Road across Central Asia that connected
China and Europe during Middle Ages.
Trade caravans on the Silk Road, Central Asia. (Photo from:

North Wind Picture Archives, cited by Britannica Encyclopedia,
Silk Road. (Photo from: Britannica Encyclopedia, Inc., 2020)
Silk Road, also called Silk Route, was an ancient trade route, linking China with the West, that carried goods
and ideas between the two great civilizations of Rome and China. Silk went westward, and wools, gold, and silver went
east. Originating at Xi’an (Sian), the 4,000-mile (6,400-km) road, actually a caravan tract, followed the Great Wall of
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China to the northwest, bypassed the Takla Makan Desert, climbed the Pamirs (mountains), crossed Afghanistan, and
went on to the Levant; from there the merchandise was shipped across the Mediterranean Sea. Few persons traveled the
entire route, and goods were handled in a staggered progression by middlemen. (Britannica Encyclopedia, Inc., 2020)
Globalization as a Globalization as a Condition. Globalization is also referred to by scholars as

process, condition, globality. Scholte (2008) refers to globality as social condition characterized by
trans-planetary connectivity and supra-territoriality. In terms of trans-
and ideology planetary relations, globality is about the establishment of social links
between people located at different places of our planet. Here, our planet is
not treated as a collection of geographical units but as a social space or an
arena of social life. Meanwhile, supra-territorial relations are “social
connections that transcend territorial geography” (Scholte, 2008: 1480)
In other words, globalization as a social condition is characterized by thick economic, political, and
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cultural interconnections and global flows that render political borders and economic barriers irrelevant
(Steger, 2008). Provided below is a concrete example exhibiting globalization as a condition.
The experience of Dr. Vihn Ching, a US-based medical

doctor and was once a Vietnamese refugee, illustrates how this
present world has become increasingly interconnected.
“That could have been me,” he said in an interview at CNN

about the photograph of a lifeless body of Syrian boy found lying
with face down in the beach of Turkey in September 2015. This
chilling photo of the lifeless body of a Syrian boy, which spread in
various social media networks, is a fine example of globalization as
a condition as it moved people from across the world to express
their concern over the plight of the Syrian refugees and
disappointment with the apathy shown by the international
community.
Months after the photo became viral, the United States and Russia negotiated with the hostile
Syrian groups for temporary cessation of hostilities in order to save the Syrian refugees that were
caught in the crossfire. (Coronacion and Calilung, p.9)
Globalization as an Ideology. Steger (2005) explains that globalization exists in people’s consciousness
because it consists of a set of coherent and complementary ideas and beliefs system that benefits a certain class. He
argues that globalization as an ideology is defined by six (6) core claims.
GLOBALIZATION AS AN IDEOLOGY IS DEFINED BY SIX (6) CORE CLAIMS:

1. Globalization is about the liberalization and global integration of markets . “Globalization” and “market”
constitute its twin core concepts. The driving idea behind globalization is free-market capitalism—the
more you let market forces rule and the more you open your economy to free trade and competition, the
more efficient your economy will be. Globalization means the spread then of free-market capitalism to
virtually every country in the world.
The first core claim also argues that globalization is about the “triumph of markets over governments”. This
means that “liberation” of markets from state control is a good thing. As Joan Spiro, US Undersecretary of State
for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs under Clinton administration, put it, “One role [of government] is
to get out of the way—to remove barriers to the free flow of goods, services, and capital”. (Steger, 2005, p. 18)
2. Globalization is inevitable and irreversible. The second core claim explains that “globalization” turns on the
adjacent concept “historical inevitability”. In the last decade, the public discourse on globalization describing its
projected path was saturated with adjectives like “irresistible”, “inevitable”, “inexorable”’, and “irreversible”.
Meaning, globalization is happening and cannot be stopped, as it has always been a global wave sweeping the
world.
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For example, in a major speech on U.S. foreign policy, President Bill Clinton told his audience: “Today we
must embrace the inexorable logic of globalization . . . Globalization is irreversible”.
Frederick W. Smith, chairman and CEO of FedEx Corporation, proclaimed that “Globalization is inevitable and
inexorable and it is accelerating . . . Globalization is happening, it’s going to happen. It does not matter whether
you like it or not, it’s happening, it’s going to happen”.
Social elites in the global South often faithfully echoed the determinist language of globalization. For
example, Manuel Villar, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, insisted that, “We
cannot simply wish away the process of globalization. It is a reality of a modern world. The process is irreversible.”
3. Nobody is in charge of globalization. The third core claim explains that globalists are not “in charge” in the
sense of imposing their own political agenda on people. Rather, they merely carry out the unalterable imperatives
of a transcendental force much larger than narrow partisan interests. For example, Robert Hormats, Vice chairman
of Goldman Sachs International, emphasized that, “The great beauty of globalization is that no one is in control.
The great beauty of globalization is that it is not controlled by any individual, any government, any institution”.
Likewise, Thomas Friedman alleged that “the most basic truth about globalization is this: No one is in charge . . .
We all want to believe that someone is in charge and responsible but the global marketplace today is an Electronic
Herd of often anonymous stock, bond and currency traders and multinational investors, connected by screens and
networks”.
4. Globalization benefits everyone in the long run. The fourth core claim lies at the heart of globalism because it
provides an affirmative answer to the crucial normative question of whether globalization represents a “good”
phenomenon. The adjacent idea of “benefits for everyone”’ is usually unpacked in material terms such as
“economic growth” and “prosperity”. However, when linked to globalism’s peripheral concept, ‘progress’, the idea
of ‘benefits for everyone’ taps not only into liberalism’s progressive worldview, but also draws on the powerful
socialist vision of establishing an “economic paradise on earth”—albeit in the capitalist form of a worldwide
consumerist utopia.
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At the 1996 G-7 Summit, the heads of state and government of the world’s seven most powerful
industrialized nations issued a joint communique´ that exemplifies the principal meanings of globalization
conveyed in Charge Four:
Economic growth and progress in today’s interdependent world is bound up with the process of globalization. Globalization
provides great opportunities for the future, not only for our countries, but for all others too. Its many positive aspects include an
unprecedented expansion of investment and trade; the opening up to international trade of the world’s most populous regions and
opportunities for more developing countries to improve their standards of living; the increasingly rapid dissemination of information,
technological innovation, and the proliferation of skilled jobs. These characteristics of globalization have led to a considerable
expansion of wealth and prosperity in the world. Hence, we are convinced that the process of globalization is a source of hope for the
future.”
5. Globalization furthers the spread of democracy. The fifth core claim links “globalization” and “market” to the
adjacent concept of “democracy”.
Francis Fukuyama, for example, asserts that there exists a “clear correlation” between a country’s level of
economic development and successful democracy. While globalization and capital development do not
automatically produce democracies, “the level of economic development resulting from globalization is
conducive to the creation of complex civil societies with a powerful middle class”. It is this class and societal
structure that facilitates democracy. Praising Eastern Europe’s economic transition towards capitalism, then First
Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton told her Polish audience that the emergence of new businesses and shopping centers
in former communist countries should be seen as the “backbone of democracy”.
6. Globalization requires a global war on terror. This belief, which resulted from the 9-11 attack, combines
the idea of economic globalization with American brand of right-wing foreign policy (openly militaristic
and nationalistic). Prior to 9-11 attack, the economic globalization dominated by the core states in
Western Europe, United States and Japan defined the world order, which was openly challenged during
the 9-11 attack by the global network of terror led by Osama Bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda.
Globalization scholars think then that the ensuing aggressive, militaristic US foreign policy is a
response to protect the gains of globalization.
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Theoretical Paradigms
associated to
Globalization
The burgeoning literature on globalization resulted in the generation of
theories and conceptual frameworks. Each of these theories gives us a distinct
way of interpreting the social realities that form part of the phenomenon of
globalization. The subsequent discussion will attempt to cover the major
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theoretical paradigms that serve the function lens that we can use in order to get
a clear view of globalization.
1. World Systems Paradigm- Immanuel Wallerstein, the principal proponent

of the theory, views globalization not as recent phenomenon but as virtually
synonymous with the birth and spread of world capitalism, c. 1500. For him, the
appropriate unit of analysis for macro-social inquiry in the modern world is neither
class, nor state/society, or country, but the larger historical system, in which these
categories are located.
This paradigm adheres to the idea that capitalism has created a global
enterprise that swept the 19 th century leading to the present time. That is why the
followers of this paradigm argue that globalization is not at all a new process but
something that is just continuing and evolving.
A key structure of the capitalist world-system is the division of the

world into three great regions, or geographically based and hierarchically
organized tiers. The first is the core, or the powerful and developed centers
of the system, originally comprised Western Europe and later expanded to
include North America and Japan. The second is the periphery, those
regions that have been forcibly subordinated to the core through
colonialism or other means, and in the formative years of the capitalist
world-system- would include Latin America, Africa, Asia, the Middle East
and Eastern Europe. Third is the semi-periphery, comprised of those states
and regions that were previously in the core and are moving down in this Wallerstein’s World System theory
hierarchy, or those that were previously in the periphery and moving up.
2. Global Capitalism Paradigm- The theories under this school of thought treat globalization as a novel
stage in the evolving system of world capitalism (hence theorists of this paradigm tend to speak of capitalist
globalization). As such, globalization has its own unique features that distinguish it from earlier epochs. This
paradigm is focused on new global production and financial system; both are seen to have superseded earlier
national forms of capitalism. They also emphasize the rise of phenomena, which espoused the transnational
practices as operational categories for the analysis of transnational phenomena. This theory emphasized that
Transnational Capitalist Class (TCC) has emerged as a new class that brings together several social groups that
see their own interests in an expanding global capitalist system: the executives of transnational corporations;
globalizing bureaucrats, politicians, and professionals’, and consumerist elites in the media and the commercial
sector. (Sklair, 2000)
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3. The Network Society School of Thought- In its simplest explanation, this paradigm of globalization
does not subscribe to the contention that capitalism fuels globalization. Instead, it puts forth the premise that
technology and technological change are the underlying causes of the several processes that comprise
globalization. In fact, this idea is articulated in the important collection of works of Manuel Castells called The
Rise of the Network Society (1996, 1997, 1998), which features his technologistic approach to globalization. He
advanced the notion of the new economy. This new economy is: (1) informational, knowledge-based; (2)
global, in that production is organized on a global scale; and (3) networked, in that productivity is
generated through global networks of interaction. In Castell’s view, the networked enterprise makes material
culture of the informational, global economy: it transforms signals into commodities by processing
knowledge (1996:88)
4. Space, Time and Globalization- For Anthony Giddens, the conceptual essence of globalization is “time-
space distanciation”. Giddens defines time-space distanciation as the intensification of worldwide social
relations which link distant localities in such a way that local happenings are shaped by events occurring many
miles away and vice versa- social relations are lifted out from local contexts of interaction and restructured
across time and space (1990;64). In a distinct variant of this spatio-temporal theme, David Harvey, in his now
classic 1990 study: “The Condition of Post-modernity”, argues that globalization represents a new burst of
time-space compression produced by the very dynamics of capitalism development.
5. Transnationality and Transnationalism- In the globalization literature, transnationalism generally

refers to an umbrella concept encompassing a wide variety of transformative processes, practices and
developments that take place simultaneously at the local level and global level. Transnational processes and
practices are defined broadly as the multiple ties and interactions- economic, political, social and cultural- that
link people, communities and institutions across the borders of nation-states. Scholars such as Levitt (2001),
Smith and Guarnizo(1998), and Portes and his colleagues(1999) point to the novel character of transnational
links in the era of globalization. Transnational ties among recent immigrants are more intense than those of
their historical counterparts due to the speed and relatively inexpensive character of travel and
communications and that the impact of these ties is increased by the global and national context in which
the occur (Levitt, 2001; Prtes, 1995; Portes et al., 1999)
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6. Global Culture Paradigm- The theorists of this paradigm emphasize the rapid growth of the mass media
and resultant global cultural flows and images in recent decades, evoking the image famously put forth by
Marshall McLuhan of the global collage. Cultural theories of globalization have focused on such phenomena as
globalization and religion, nations and ethnicity, global consumerism, global communications and the
globalization of tourism. For instance, Ritzer (1993, 2002) coned the now popularized term “McDonaldization”
to describe the sociocultural processes by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant came to dominate
more and more sectors of US and later world society. Ritzer, in this particular homogenizations approach,
suggest that Weber’s process of rationalization became epitomized in the late 20 th century in the organization
of McDonald’s restaurants along seemingly efficient, predictable and standard lines- an instrumental rationality
(the most efficient means to a given end) - yet results in an
TOPIC 4 Scholte (2008), in his attempt to clarify the meaning of

Misconceptions globalization, criticizes the several flawed analyses of globalization
pointing out that they end in failure to produce new knowledge. In other
about globalization words, he defines globalization by telling us what it is NOT.
Following are the MISCONCEPTIONS about globalization:
Globalization as Internationalization
Although internationalization and globalization are used interchangeably, there is a big difference in their
meanings.
INTERNATIONALIZATION- includes activities by entities such as

corporations, states, international organizations, private
organizations, and even individuals with reference to national borders and
national governments.
GLOBALIZATION- includes a gamut of human activities that do not require

reference to a state’s national borders.
For instance, exchanges of romantic words in a social media platform such as Facebook between a Filipina located
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in the Philippines and a German residing in his country fall within globalization as they do not need their respective
government’s permission to do so. Globalization is broader in scope than internationalization as the former is not
limited with the activities that are subject to government’s consent.
Globalization as Liberalization
Another misconception in the analyses of globalization is treating it as synonymous to liberalization.

Liberalization is commonly understood as the removal of barriers and restrictions imposed by national governments
so as to create an open and borderless world economy. In this sense, globalization is confined with the understanding
that it will only be realized when national governments “reduce or abolish regulatory measures like trade barriers,
foreign exchange restrictions, capital controls and visa requirements”. This misconception carried then a political
implication- that liberalization is the only available policy framework for a truly global world.
Globalization as Universalization and Westernization

A final cul-de-sac appears in the analyses of globalization when it is thought of as universalization and
westernization. Universalization denotes a process of spreading various objects, practices, and experiences to the
different parts of the planet. Hence, there is globalization when things, values, and practices have spread worldwide.
This interpretation of globalization entails homogenization of culture, politics, economy, and laws. As homogenization
progresses, globalization destroys several indigenous cultures and practices. If Western modernity spreads and
destroys local cultures, this variant of universalization is known as Westernization; neo-colonialism; Americanization,
or Mc Donaldization. Scholte (2008) notes that there is an issue arising from these misconceptions such as:
“Westernization is not the only path that can be taken by globalization.” (Coronacion & Calilung, 2018)
Tweeter and War: A Child’s Voice

from Aleppo
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DIRECTIONS: Provided herein is a case involving a child whose posts on

social media helped bring a seemingly intractable civil war into the
perspective of a child’s eye view. Examine the tweets of the child and
respond lucidly to the given questions. Write your answers in a yellow sheet
of paper.
Bana Alabed was just three- years old when the war started in Syria.
She was living in Aleppo with her family when bombs started to drop
around her. She says the worst moment for her is remembering when her
bestfriend Yasmin died after an air attack in their neighborhood.
“They were digging and they held a body and it was Yasmin. She was like
sleeping, but she wasn’t. She’s dead.”
It was during the siege that Bana, with the help of her mom Fatemah,
started sending messages out, on social media.
Some of Alabed’s tweets are indicated below:
My name is Bana, I’m 7 years old. I am talking to the world now live from East #Aleppo. This is my last
moment to either live or die- Bana 5:06 PM- Dec 13, 2016
I am very afraid I will die tonight. These bombs will kill me now- Bana #Aleppo 1:00 AM-Oct 3, 2016)
Alabed’s posts helped bring out the seemingly intractable civil war into the perspective of a
Bana Alabed
child. It was December of 2016 when Alabed was able to leave Aleppo during ceasefire. She
@AlabedBana
remembers the moment when they finally got to east something other than rice and macaroni.
“It is the first time I ate chicken and I have a stomach ache and I vomit because I ate fruit and chicken and bread. And I feel
happy very much” says Alabed.
Now Alabed lives in Turkey with her mom, dad and two younger brothers. She’s back at school and wants to be a
teacher. She still misses Syria and hopes to be able to go home one day.
Task DIRECTIONS: Applying the knowledge you have obtained from various topics in
this module, accompanied with a background of Alabed’s case on the context of
the environment she was situated in, address the succeeding questions coherently
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and substantially. Write your answers in a yellow sheet of paper.
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1. Due to various definitions of globalization, there is the absence of a generally accepted definition to elucidate its
concept. In response, Steger (2005) posited that globalization has been commonly understood either as a process;
a condition; or an ideology. Linking this to Bana Alabed’s case, what concept of globalization do you think was
exhibited? Provide justifications.
2. In your perception, what globalization paradigm can best explain the power of social media in awaking and
moving people from around the world to the harsh conditions in Syria? Explicate your answer.
3. If the same technology brought by Globalization was available during the height of WW1 and WW2, what are your
assertions as to the situations that could have happened or could have transpired during that time? Give at least
three (3) assertions.
4. From the three assertions you have provided in number three, choose at least one (1) and classify it according to
the intersecting dimensions of integration in globalization which termed by Anthropologist Arjun Appadurai as
“scapes” (ethnoscape; mediascape; technoscape; financescape; and ideoscape).
A. Name the Claim!

DIRECTIONS: Below are various scenarios manifesting the different core claims of
Task
Globalization. Examine each scenario and identify appropriately the manifested claim
with corresponding justifications. Write your answers in a yellow sheet of paper.
1. Country “X”, a third world country started to attract foreign investors by reducing
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high tariff rates that discourage potential investors outside the country.
2. Country “M”, a third world country, took a necessary step to transform its economy by
adopting a certain policy which demands financial austerity (i.e. spending cuts,
increased tax rate). The implementation of the said policy in the first few months did
not gain support from the citizens as the promised “development” was not felt.
However, after five years, the said country was able to dramatically change its economy
and the citizens began to reap from the economic policy they initially perceived to be
ineffective.
3. Country “XX” has been an economic tiger for decades. While many underdeveloped countries continue to seek
alliance with said country, various left-wing groups within such underdeveloped countries remain dissatisfied
with their economy. This consequently led the latter to instigate a massive attack against Country “XX”
branding it as an abusive state which must be checked.
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Task B. Perceive the Misconceived…
2 DIRECTIONS: You have learned various misconceptions about globalization in this

module. Select at least three (3) misconceptions and create scenarios exhibiting them.
Subsequently, explain the repercussions brought about by your selected misconceptions.
DIRECTIONS: Imagine you were trapped in the midst of a war and

you are armed with mobile phone with a battery almost dying out,
give at least three (3) tweets or fb posts that you would like to tell
the world at the moment and explain your reasons for each.
Considering the potential impact of your posts to the world, REFLECTION
expound how globalization becomes a boon and/ a bane in the AcTIVITY
contemporary world.
Synthesis
In this module, you have learned that Globalization is a multifaceted

phenomenon as it involves varied definitions, concepts and paradigms
positing about its nature. Out of your major takeaways from this module,
create your own definition of “GLOBALIZATION” and identify the
paradigm that could best explain your concept. Write your answer in a
yellow sheet of paper.
Rubrics
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Provided herein is a rubric for Application of Knowledge which will be

used in evaluating your Task no.1 and Task no. 2 (B). Review the rubric below
for you to be guided in accomplishing the said tasks.
COMPONENT POOR FAIR GOOD EXCELLENT

1 PT 2 PTS 3 PTS 4 PTS
Understanding/ Has limited knowledge Has basic knowledge and Has good knowledge and Has excellent knowledge
Comprehension and comprehension of comprehension of the comprehension of the and comprehension of
of the Topic the topic- demonstrated topic- demonstrated topic- demonstrated the topic- demonstrated
[40%] by inappropriate through appropriate through appropriate through appropriate
answers to all of the answers to some of the answers to most of the answers to all the items
items in the task. items in the task. items in the task. in the task.
Consistency of All the provided answers The minimal number of Most of the answers All answers are very
the provided are inconsistent to the appropriate answers are provided are consistent consistent to the
answers to the principles and concepts consistent to the to the principles and principles and concepts
principles and of the topic principles and concepts concepts of the topic of the topic
concepts of the of the topic
topic [60%]
Self-made Rubric
Below is a Critical Thinking Rubric which will used in evaluating your Task no. 2 (A) and your Synthesis. Study the
rubric below for you to be guided in accomplishing the said task/activity.
COMPONENT Component Fully Met Component Met Component Slightly Component Not Met
4pts 3pts Met 1pt
2pts
Consistency of the All the provided Most of the provided Only few of the All the provided
provided answers answers consistently answers consistently provided answers answers were
to the concepts portray the concepts portray the concepts; portray the concepts; inconsistent in
tackled [40%] with minimal entailing many portraying the
inconsistencies inconsistencies concepts
Logically justify Justifications are logical Justifications are logically Justifications are Justifications are
answers and and reflect student’s tied to a range of logically tied to minimal inconsistently tied to
thoroughly informed evaluation and information, including information and some some of the
discuss the ability to place evidence opposing viewpoints; related implications are information discussed;
implications [40%] and perspectives related implications are not identified clearly. related implications
discussed in priority identified clearly. are oversimplified.
order.
Engage in Extends a novel or Creates a novel or unique Experiments with Reformulates a
skepticism, unique idea/ product to idea/ product. creating a novel or collection of available
judgment, and create new knowledge unique idea / product. ideas.
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free thinking or knowledge that
[20%] crosses boundaries.
Modified Rubric derived from: [The University of New Orleans, 2020]
Below is the rubric to be used in evaluating your reflection activity. Study the provided rubric for you to be guided
in accomplishing the said activity.
COMPONEN Above Expectations Meets Expectations Approaching Expectations Below Expectations
T 4pts 3pts 2pts 1pt
Reflective The reflection explains the The reflection explains The reflection does not
Thinking student’s own thinking and the student’s thinking The reflection attempts to address the student’s
(40%) learning processes, as well about his/her own demonstrate thinking thinking and/or
as implications for future learning processes about learning but is vague learning.
learning. and/or unclear about the
personal learning process.
Analysis The reflection is an in-depth The reflection is an The reflection attempts to The reflection does not
(30%) analysis of the learning analysis of the learning analyze the learning move beyond a
experience, the value of the experience and the value experience but the value of description of the
derived learning to self or of the derived learning to the learning to the student learning experience.
others, and the self or others. or others is vague and/or
enhancement of the unclear.
student’s appreciation for
the discipline.
Making The reflection articulates The reflection attempts to The reflection does not
Connections The reflection articulates connections between this articulate connections articulate any
(30%) multiple connections learning experience and between this learning connection to other
between this learning content from other experience and content learning or experiences.
experience and content courses, past learning from other courses, past
from other courses, past experiences, and/or learning experiences, or
learning, life experiences future goals. personal goals, but the
and/or future goals. connection is vague and/or
unclear.
Rubric for Student Reflections. (2014). Retrieved from: http://earlycollegeconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Portfolio-Rubric-for-
Reflection.PRINT_.pdf)
References:
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Textbook:
Coronacion, D. & Calilung, F. (2018). Convergence: A College Textbook in

Contemporary World. Books Atbp. Publishing Corp.
Claudio, L. & Abinales, P. (2018). The Contemporary World. C&E

Publishing Inc.
Journal:
Steger, M. (2005). Journal of Political Ideologies. Carfax Publishing. 10(1): 11–30
Website:
Encyclopedia Britannica Inc. (2020).Silk Road. https://www.britannica.com/topic/China-Pakistan-Economic-Corridor
Stanford Encyclopedia of Phlosophy. (2002). Globalization. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/globalization/
Bakarat, S. (2014). How do you define Globalization.

https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_do_you_define_Globalization
Critical Review Grading Rubric. (2019). Retrieved June 28, 2020, from
https://www.cs.toronto.edu/~lczhang/csc290_20191/files/cr_rubric.pdf
Rubric for Student Reflections. (2014). Retrieved July 1, 2020, from

http://earlycollegeconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Portfolio-Rubric-for-Reflection.PRINT_.pdf)
University of New Orleans. (n.d.). Critical Thinking Rubric.

https://www.uno.edu/general-education/evaluation-rubrics/critical-thinking-rubric
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MODULE 1 The Contemporary World

Motivation: Drop the

“A muddled or misguided core concept compromises our overall

Globalization: A working definition

For Anthropologist Arjun Appadurai, different kinds of globalization occur on

Globalization as a Process. Globalization is viewed as a multidimensional

For thousands of years, people-and later, corporations-

Trade caravans on the Silk Road, Central Asia. (Photo from:

Silk Road. (Photo from: Britannica Encyclopedia, Inc., 2020)

Globalization as a Globalization as a Condition. Globalization is also referred to by scholars as

The experience of Dr. Vihn Ching, a US-based medical

“That could have been me,” he said in an interview at CNN

GLOBALIZATION AS AN IDEOLOGY IS DEFINED BY SIX (6) CORE CLAIMS:

1. World Systems Paradigm- Immanuel Wallerstein, the principal proponent

A key structure of the capitalist world-system is the division of the

5. Transnationality and Transnationalism- In the globalization literature, transnationalism generally

TOPIC 4 Scholte (2008), in his attempt to clarify the meaning of

Following are the MISCONCEPTIONS about globalization:

INTERNATIONALIZATION- includes activities by entities such as

GLOBALIZATION- includes a gamut of human activities that do not require

Another misconception in the analyses of globalization is treating it as synonymous to liberalization.

Globalization as Universalization and Westernization

Tweeter and War: A Child’s Voice

DIRECTIONS: Provided herein is a case involving a child whose posts on

Some of Alabed’s tweets are indicated below:

A. Name the Claim!

Task B. Perceive the Misconceived…

2 DIRECTIONS: You have learned various misconceptions about globalization in this

DIRECTIONS: Imagine you were trapped in the midst of a war and

In this module, you have learned that Globalization is a multifaceted

Provided herein is a rubric for Application of Knowledge which will be

COMPONENT POOR FAIR GOOD EXCELLENT

Coronacion, D. & Calilung, F. (2018). Convergence: A College Textbook in

Claudio, L. & Abinales, P. (2018). The Contemporary World. C&E

Steger, M. (2005). Journal of Political Ideologies. Carfax Publishing. 10(1): 11–30

Encyclopedia Britannica Inc. (2020).Silk Road. https://www.britannica.com/topic/China-Pakistan-Economic-Corridor

Stanford Encyclopedia of Phlosophy. (2002). Globalization. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/globalization/

Bakarat, S. (2014). How do you define Globalization.

Rubric for Student Reflections. (2014). Retrieved July 1, 2020, from

University of New Orleans. (n.d.). Critical Thinking Rubric.

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