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ACTIVITY 3: THE CONCEPT MAP OF GLOBALIZATION

The Contemporary World

I. Fill in the table that will provide you the different perspective and meaning of globalization. Do not include the
definition/s presented in the previous discussion.

Proponent Scope / Meaning

Globalization can be defined as the intensification of social relations
throughout the world, linking distant localities in such a way that local
1. Anthony Giddens (1990)
happenings are formed as a result of events that occur many miles
away and vice versa
2. Marginson & Considine (2000) Globalisation refers to the growing impact of world systems of finance
and economic life, transport, communications and media, language and
symbols.
3.  Anthony G. McGrew (1992) Globalization refers to the multiplicity of linkages and interconnections
between the states and societes that make up the present world
system.
4.  David Held (1997) Globalization refers to the widening, deepening and speeding up of
global interconnection, such a definition begs further elaboration.

5. Thomas Larsson (2001) Globalization is the process of world shrinkage, of distances getting
shorter, things moving closer.

6. Paul James (2014) Globalization is the extension of social relations across world-space,
defining that world-space in terms of the historically variable ways that
it has been practiced and socially understood through changing world-
time.

7. J. Curry & J. Newson (1998) Globalization is a material set of practices drawn from the world of
business combined with a neo-liberal market ideology
8. Tom G. Palmer (2003) Globalization is the diminution or elimination of state-enforced
restrictions on exchanges across borders and the increasingly
integrated and complex global system of production and exchange that
has emerged as a result.
9. Joseph Stiglitz (2002) Globalization is the closer integration of the countries and peoples of
the world which has been brought about the enormous reduction of
costs of transportation and communication, and the breaking down of
artificial barriers to the flows of goods, services, capital, knowledge and
people across borders.

10. T. Evans (1989) Globalization means shrinkage of space as well as time, which brings
together nations, cultures and economies in mutual respect for one
another.
 II. From the given meaning above pick the keyword/s that might highlight the totality of globalization.

1. intensification of social
relations
2. growing impact of world 6. extension of social relations
systems across world-space

3. multiplicity of linkages and Globalization 7. world of business combined

interconnections with a neo-liberal market ideology

4. the widening, deepening and

8. complex global system of
speeding up of global interconnection
production and exchange

5. process of world shrinkage

10. space-time compression 9. reduction of costs of
transportation and
communication

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