Questions: 1- Explain, how are the concepts of social behavior and...

Questions:

1- Explain, how are the concepts of social behavior and globalization related?
2- Describe the causes of globalization.
3- Explain the effects of globalization on society.
4- What is your opinion about the importance of globalization today and its influence on social behavior?

 

 

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10.3.1 Economic globalization

 

 The Great Depression of 1929 astonished the world because the crisis that was supposed to only impact the United States and European countries, affected all the countries of the world; It was the first time that the world learned of the true scope of globalization.

 

When talking about globalization, it is often considered only the economic sphere, however it impacts all spheres of social life, that is, the economic, political, social and cultural aspects. Globalization is the process of economic, political, cultural and social interdependence that occurs among all the countries of the world and is maximized by the media. Interdependence can be to a greater or lesser degree and depends on the level of relationship between the various countries. Have you ever wondered: How can an economic crisis impact your country? Do you know what the effect of tequila is? What is the tango or samba effect? The world economy is globalized, that is, it is interconnected, many countries specialize in some field of production or services, e.g. eg: The Chinese specialize in manufacturing, while many Caribbean countries do in tourism, obviously there are also those who specialize in various fields at the same time. Think that you want to make a model, you would buy what is necessary in a stationery store to build it; if you need to make a car, go to the repair shop; if you need supplies for cooking, you go to the convenience store or the market, while you work in a shoe store. Specialized places provide you with what you need to satisfy a certain need, and all those who work in those wear shoes, you buy from them and they from you. The same thing happens with countries, they buy the products they need from each other.

 

Imagine that your footwear supplier increases your prices and because of this you do not sell shoes, that directly impacts your purchasing power and deprives you of obtaining what is necessary for your model, your food and your car, causing a domino effect in which the person from the auto parts store will not be able to buy at the stationery store or at the market, and so on, until you yourself cannot buy at all. Trade between countries works the same way, they buy and sell with each other; commercial exchange depends on how close the relations between them are; the greater the relationship, the greater the affectation. The tequila effect is that an economic crisis impacts the other countries of the globe, obviously the degree of impact depends on the degree of relationship. Imagine what could be the tango effect or the samba effect? Large economic blocs have been created with the aim of favoring the economic growth of their member countries by reducing or annihilating import taxes, which is known as tariff reduction, causing an increase in the International Trade.

 

The European Union is the main example of economic blocs, it emerged with its current characteristics on November 1, 1993, it has free transit between the inhabitants of its member countries, it is currently made up of 28 countries and as of January 1, 2002 it formed the Euro Zone, which is made up of countries that use the same currency; the 19 countries that make up this area see more favored trade between them. Can you imagine the economic policies they had to implement so that all countries have the same economic level to use the same currency?

 

On January 1, 1994, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) emerged as a response to the economic power that the European Union was developing, said treaty is made up of Mexico, the United States of America and Canada; It should be noted that NAFTA is not managed with free traffic and the political influence among its members is reduced, its importance lies in the fact that it is a treaty of complementary economies, that is, they sell to each other that the other does not produce. What could be the strength of each of its member countries? NAFTA is currently under debate among its members, because it is intended to modernize since it already obeys another economic context. The current president of the United States, Donald Trump, argues that NAFTA has only served for Mexico and Canada to take advantage of the US economic strength and that his country is the least benefited. Will it be true? Globalization is favored by the media, as it greatly facilitates trade relations, but also globalization is in the political arena. Summits are held in which world leaders meet to discuss various topics, however, the election of candidates is also carried out based on compliance with the profile that favors the prevailing political tendency in the geographical area. There is cultural globalization, currently there is greater knowledge of the cultures of other countries, as is the case with music, clothing, languages, television programs, etc., this exposure has generated a cultural syncretism that will not stop gradually nullifying- naming the national cultures. Do you remember what happened in the Conquest of Mexico?

 

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