Introduction to Sociology

WATCH IT

This video illustrates some of the sociological advantages and disadvantages of globalization.

https://youtu.be/GmomzubjO1I

THINK IT OVER

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  What impact has globalization had on the music you listen to, the books you read, or the movies or television you watch?
  
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  What effect can immigration have on the economy of a developing country?
  
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  Is globalization a danger to local cultures? Why, or why not?
  

TRY IT

15. 
    One reason critics oppose globalization is that it
    
    1. 
       Has positive impacts on world trade.
       
    2. 
       Has negative impacts on the environment.
       
    3. 
       Has negative impacts on political stability.
       
    4. 
       Concentrates wealth in the poorest countries.
       

16. 
    Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of multinational corporations?
    
    1. 
       A large share of their capital is collected from a variety of nationalities.
       
    2. 
       Their business is conducted without regard to national borders.
       
    3. 
       They concentrate wealth in the hands of core nations.
       
    4. 
       They are headquartered primarily in the United States.
       

Check your answers at the end of this document

GLOSSARY

global assembly lines: a practice where products are assembled over the course of several international transactions


global commodity chains: internationally integrated economic links that connect workers and corporations for the purpose of manufacture and marketing

xenophobia: an illogical fear and even hatred of foreigners and foreign goods
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