Globalization

1. summary

Globalization's mean has formed by sociologist. Most recent globalization's mean has two argument. One is perception world as a whole, the other is connectivity between worlds. Globalization is ongoing, and the scale is more and more bigger. Mainly globalization has three aspect-culture, political, economical. Cultural globalization is the blend between national culture and the emergence united value, norms, products. Westernization or orientalism are kind of cultural globalization.

Political globalization started warfare. Today, it is attempted to intergovernmental organizations. intergovernmental organizations try to resolve international issue. UN, WTO, IMF are kind of intergovernmental organization. But these global governance structures are described undemocratic and week. Recently, there are Non-governmental organizations(NGO) like amnesty international, greenpeace, red cross. They are gaining power about global society.

Economic globalization represents economic interdependence of national economies about world. Economic globalization has various aspects-trade flow, investment flow, financial flow, corporate interlocks, the rise of multinational firms-. Trade globalization's value is higher, The amount of capital and the number of a jobs in a country that depend on contact with the outside world are larger.

Globalization is not only blend, fusion, integration but also distinct. For example, Macdonald can be seen most countries. Everyone knows that 'M' symbol means Macdonald and we can eat hamburger there. 'M' is global symbol everyone share. But macdonald in korea is set bulgogi burger menu originated korean traditional foods. Global products are made according to local tastes. It is told 'Glocalization'. 

2. mention

In argument about cultural globalization, this sentence is interesting. “Globalization creates a blend of the heterogeneous and homogeneous society-a fusion of cultures around the world.” This looks two-sided. Although globaliztion is result of integration, it can be deactivated from existing culture's point. Globaliztion can cause a neglected class of people. For example, some korean often view unfavorably about southeast asian who visit korea for working. Because they think southeast asian worker take away job. And similarly there was brexit in UK. 

3. question

I think globalization has to be pursued for a long. Brexit showed many things against globalization. How do you think about UK civil's choice? In korea society, globalization is almost a moral ideal. Variety described as trait of globalization is thoght positive word. In this reason, korea doesn't have nature resource itself and rely on world economy, trade. If world progressed anti-globalization, how korea society become?