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Course Description:
This course introduces students to the contempo-
rary world by examining the multifaceted phenom-
enon of globalization. Using the various disciplines
of the social sciences, it examines the economic,
social, political, technological, and other transfor-
mations that have created an increasing awareness
of the interconnectedness of peoples and places
around the globe.
COURSE CONTENT/ SUBJECT
MATTER
1. Global City
2. Global Migration
What is Globalization?
A. Defining Globalization
B. Globalization Theories
C. Origins and History of Globalization
Introduction
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Defining
Globalization
GLOBALIZATION
-“Borderless world”
-emphasize relativity or
Subjectivism and individuality
-critique include universalist notions
of objective reality, morality and truth
Feminisms
-Subordination/marginalization of women
-feminization of poverty