Republic of the Philippines

State Universities and Colleges

GUIMARAS STATE COLLEGE
Buenavista, Guimaras

THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD MODULE

Vision:
The Guimaras State College as Center of Excellence in Education and Green Technology Generation.
Mission:
Guimaras State College is committed to provide access to relevant and quality education and advocate
sustainable development.

Core Values:
G – Goal oriented and God fearing servant leaders promoting Green Technology for sustainable
development
S – Service-effective, service-efficient professionals with global standards and practices.
C- Committed for excellence and desire for harmony among stakeholders

Institutional Outcomes for Instruction:

1. Spiritually and morally upright individuals
2. Globally competent professionals
3. Productive and environment friendly
4. Entrepreneurial and technologically innovative
5. Globally-oriented and service committed
6. Sustainable development advocate

Goals:
1. Provide quality training for tertiary education and advocate sustainable development through green
technology generation;
2. Develop responsible environment friendly and productive citizens who can contribute to the attainment
of local and national goals;
3. Encourage and promote research, extensions, and technological and educational development
redirected towards green technology generation;
4. Ensure the curricular offerings are responsive to the needs of the community, region, and nation in
order to be globally competitive.
 THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD MODULE

Course Description:
This course introduces students to the contemporary world by examining the
multifaceted phenomenon of globalization. Using the various disciplines of the
social sciences, it examines the economic, social, political, technological, and other
transformations that have created an increasing awareness of the
interconnectedness of peoples and places around the globe. To this end, the course
provides an overview of the various debates in global governance, development,
and sustainability. Beyond exposing the student to the world outside the
Philippines, it seeks to inculcate a sense of global citizenship and global ethical
responsibility.
Course Objectives:

At the end of the course the students should be able to:

A. Competencies
1. Distinguish different interpretations of and approaches to globalization;
2. Describe the emergence of global economic, political, social, and cultural
systems;
3. Analyze the various contemporary drivers of globalization;
4. Understand the issues confronting the nation-state;
5. Assess the effects of globalization on different social units and their
responses.

B. Skills
1. Analyze contemporary news events in the context of globalization;
2. Analyze global issues in relation to Filipinos and the Philippines;
3. Write a research paper with proper citations on a topic related to
globalization.

C. Values
1. Articulate personal positions on various global issues;
2. Identify the ethical implications of global citizenship.
Course Content:

Module 1: The Structure of Globalization

Lesson 1: Defining Globalization

Lesson2: The Global Economy and Market Integration
Lesson3: The Global Interstate System
Lesson 4: The Contemporary Global Governance

Module 2: A World of Regions

Lesson 1: Global Divides: The North and the south

Lesson2: World Regionalism

Module 3: A World of Ideas

Lesson 1: Global Media Cultures

Lesson 2: The Globalization of Religion done

Module 4: Global Population and Mobility

Lesson1: The Global City done

Lesson2: Global Demography done
Lesson 3: Global Migration

Module 5: Towards a Sustainable World

Lesson 1: Sustainable Development

Lesson 2: Global Food Security
Lesson 3: Global Citizenship
 Module 1: The Structure of Globalization

Module Overview:

This module will present you the structure of globalization. It will help you
construct your own definition of globalization and will discuss the actors of global
economy, market integration, the global interstate system and the contemporary
global governance.

Module Outcomes:
At the end of this lesson you are expected to:
1. Write a personal definition of globalization based on a concept map
2. Differentiate the competing conceptions of globalization
3. Identify the actors that facilitate economic globalization
4. Explain the effects of globalization on governments

Module Topics:
Lesson 1: Defining Globalization
Lesson 2: The Global Economy and Market Integration
Lesson 3: The Global Interstate System
Lesson 4: Contemporary Global Governance
 Lesson 1: Defining Globalization

Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this lesson you are expected to:
1. Explain globalization
2. Differentiate the competing conceptions of globalization;
3. Identify the underlying philosophies of the varying definitions of globalization.

Activate: Do an inventory of everything you have in your possession. Organize your

inventory into two types: first, things that are made in the Philippines and second, those that are
foreign brands. Complete the table below. Compare your lists with those of your classmates to
determine which countries make the most household and personal items you and your families
have.

Things that are made in the Philippines Foreign brands and their country of origin
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Guide Questions:
1. Why do you think certain products are made in the Philippines?
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2. Why are there products in your possession that are made abroad?
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3. Do you think that Philippine made products are also available abroad?
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4. What does this signify?

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Acquire:
Introduction to the concept
(Taken from: The Contemporary World, Lisandro Claudio)
Most accounts view globalization as primarily an economic process. When a newspaper
reports that nationalists are resisting “globalization”, it usually refers to the integration of the
national markets to a wider global market signified by the increased free-trade. When activists
refer to the anti-globalization movement of the 1990’s, they mean resisting the trade deals among
countries facilitated and promoted by global organizations like the World Trade Organization.
Globalization scholars do not necessarily agree with people who criticize unfair international
trade deals or global economic organizations. In fact, many are sympathetic to the critique of
economic globalization. Academics differ from journalists and political activists, however,
because they see globalization in much broader terms. They view the process through various
lenses that consider multiple theories and perspectives.
 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.” These various connections occur at different
levels. 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 the globe.
Intensification refers to the expansion, stretching and acceleration of these networks. Not
only are global connections multiplying, but they are also becoming more closely0knit and
expanding their reach. For example, there has always been a strong financial market connecting
London and New York. With the advent of electronic trading, however the volume of that trade
increases exponentially since traders can now trade more at higher speeds. The connection is
thus accelerating. Apart from this acceleration however, as the world becomes more financially
integrated, the intensified trading network between London and New York may expand and
stretch to cover more and more cities. After China committed itself to the global economy in the
1980s, for example, Shanghai steadily returned to its old role as a major trading post.
It is not only in financial matters that you can find these connections. In 2012, when the
monsoon rains flooded much of Bangkok, the Honda plant making some of the critical car parts
temporarily ceased production. This had a strong negative effect on Honda-USA which relied
heavily on the parts being imported from Thailand. Not only was it unable to reach the sales
targets it laid out, but the ability of the service centers nationwide to assist Honda owners also
suffered. As a result, the Japanese car company’s global profits also fell.
The final attribute of this definition relates to the way people perceive time and space. Steger
notes that “globalization processes do not occur merely at an objective, material level but they
also involve the subjective plane of human consciousness”. In other words, people begin to feel
that the world has become a smaller place and distance has collapsed from thousands of miles to
just a mouse-click away. One can now e-mail a friend in another country and get a reply
instantaneously, and as a result, people begin to perceive their distance as less consequential.
Cable TV and the internet has also exposed one to news from across the globe, so now, he/she
has this greater sense of what is happening in other places.
Steger posits that his definition of globalization must be differentiated with an ideology he
calls globalism. If globalization represents the many processes that allow for the expansion and
intensification of global connections, globalism is a wide-spread belief among powerful people
that the global integration of economic markets is beneficial for everyone, since it spreads
freedom and democracy across the world.
The Facets of Globalization
For anthropologist Arjun Appadurai, different kinds of globalization occur on multiple
and intersecting dimensions of integration that he calls “scapes.” They are as follows:
 1. Ethnoscape refers to the global movement of people. (Ex. Tourism, Migration)
2. Mediascape is about the flow of culture. (KPOP Music, Hollywood Music)
3. Technoscape refers to the circulation of mechanical goods and software.
(Ex. Technological Exchange)
4. Financscape denotes the global circulation of money. (Ex. Remittance from abroad)
5. Ideoscape is the realm where political ideas move around. (Ex. The Spread of
Communism)

Appadurai’s argument is simple: there are multiple globalizations. Hence, even if one
does not agree that globalization can be divided into the 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/s may emerge. So while it is
important to ask “What is/are being globalized?” , it is likewise important to ask “What is/are
being globalized?”. Depending on what is being globalized, the vista and conclusions change.
References:
Claudio, L. (2018). The Contemporary World. C&E Publishing
Steger, M.B. (2013). Globalization: A Very Short Introduction, 3rd Edition. Oxford University Press

Apply:

News Analysis:
Find and read an article (local or international) discussing globalization, and write a 150 -word
analysis, explaining how the writer discusses globalization as a phenomenon and how does it
affect everyone.
Write your analysis on a separate page. ( 1 whole sheet of paper)

Assess:

Explain the phenomenon of globalization from your own perspective.

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How is the study of globalization important to attain a full understanding of how the world
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Discuss the differing conceptions of globalization.
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Cite the five dimensions of globalization and give examples to each.
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