Balagtas, Amiel John A.

BACM

1. With the use of your online research through newspaper and journal reading,
construct at least two (2) definitions in your own words of each of the hereunder
theories of globalization.

Liberalism - This emphasizes about individual rights, or in simple terms a belief in

freedom of each individual. Another way to describe this is that it recognizes the
freedom of individuals before the law.

Realism - The idea that countries only care about their own interests, who uses
military power to protect them. These countries use power and alliances for their own
selfish interests.

Marxism - The idea that capitalism is unfair due to the fact that they keep their
workers oppressed. In a way that this system need to be replaced.

Constructivsm - This is basically how we see reality or the world around us. Our
world is made of symbols, social structures and things that define us.

Postmodernism - The idea that there is no truth to reality. Everything is a byproduct

of culture, traditions and more.

Learning about globalization is important in order for us to understand the challenges

and opportunities that arise in our world, through the study of theories such as
liberalism, realism, marxism, and more, it becomes clear for the readers that each
theory gives their own unique perspective on our globalized world.

In conclusion, the study of globalization theories provides insights into the complex
connectedness of the world and the various perspectives that shapes our world,
economy, politics and culture, It has been a part of human history for many centuries,
The Industrial Revolution, age of exploration and more.

Globalization is a complex topic that has been studied by scholars over the years, one
key definition is that globalization refers to the increasing interconnecctions and
interdependencies among countries, cultures and even the economy in our world. This
is what i can say about the result of the learning task, being able to study and
understand all these theories to help us better understand the world around us, it's
history on how it all became connected and how globalization occurs in our world due
to trade, science and our progress as human beings which defines us who we are by
sharing culture.