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Global Social Issues and Change

Mandy Hernandez, Rachel Durst,

Andrea Vogel, and Benjamin Bish

SOC/100

December 15,2014

Dr. Mackey

University of Phoenix

Global Social Issues and Change Intro-Rachel

Globalization: The Basics

• What is Globalization?

• integration of government policies, cultures, social movements, and financial markets through trade and the exchange of ideas (Schaefer, 2011)

• What does Globalization impact?

• Life/work of people, families, societies

• What drives Globalization

• by new technologies, new economic relationships and the policies of actors at an international or national level (International Labour Organization, 2003)

Globalization as a Global Social Issue

Two aspects of Globalization

Brings societies and citizens closer together

Thru trade, tech, investments, communication

Policies and institutions integration of economies and countries

Both critics and advocates of Globalization

Growing inequality, unfair trade, financial collapse, insecurity

Answer to the above problems

Globalization and Aff ected Population

Everyone is affected

Terrorism throughout the world

China’s trade

Unfair trade

Growing inequalities

Globalization and Social Movements

Technology brings like-minded people together

People witness issues and join the movement

Provides sense of togetherness and method of organization

Explain any resistance to the social change -Ben

Explain how various aff ected social groups have dealt with the issue -

Ben

Sociological theory of social change

Evolutionary

Theory

Darwin’s Theory

Gradually changing

over time

Social issues changing

Easy to complex

issues

Why this theory is appropriate

Change over time

Future Research

What is still to come

Conclusion

R e f e r e n c e s

International Labour Organization. (2003, March 11). World Commission on the Social Dimensions of Globalization. Retrieved from International Labour Organization: http://i lo.org/public/english/wcsdg/globali/globali.htm

Makhlouf, H. H. (2014). Facets of globalization. International Journal of Business and Social Science, 5(1) Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1503139881?accountid=458

Naim, M. (2009). Foreign Policy. In Globalization (pp. 28-30,32,34). Retrieved 12 10, 2014, from http://search.proquest.com/docview/224027022?accountid=458

Schaefer, R. T. (2011). Sociology A Brief Introduction 9th Edition. New York: McGraw Hill .

Summers, J. L. (1999). Mil lennialism, globalization, and history. Fides Et Historia, 31(2), 1. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/229944935?accountid=458