Globalization and the Contemporary World

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According to Manfred Steger, what does expansion refer to in the scholarly definition of globalization?

The creation of new political connections

The multiplication of existing social networks (correct)

The acceleration of communication networks

The stretching of traditional boundaries

In what way did technological advances impact the speed of globalization according to the text?

They facilitated military conquests

They enabled quicker and more affordable travel (correct)

They slowed down communication networks

They restricted cultural exchanges

How does Manfred Steger describe the process of globalization in terms of social relations and consciousness?

As a decrease in connections to traditional cultures

As a decrease in social networks across boundaries

As an elimination of cultural exchanges

As an expansion of social relations across world-time and world-space (correct)

What distinguished the second half of the 20th century in terms of world trades and globalization?

Acceleration of world trades to a dimension and speed leading to the term 'globalization' Signup and view all the answers

What is meant by 'intensification' in the context of globalization according to Manfred Steger?

The expansion and acceleration of social networks Signup and view all the answers

How did the migratory phenomenon contribute to population exchanges throughout history?

By promoting population movements leading to exchanges Signup and view all the answers

What factor notably sped up globalization according to the text?

Technological advances in transportation and communication Signup and view all the answers

How does the text differentiate between globalization and globalism?

'Globalization' refers to expanding social relations, while 'globalism' refers to a political ideology. Signup and view all the answers

'Expansion' in globalization refers to which of the following?

'Expansion' involves creating new social networks and multiplying existing connections. Signup and view all the answers

What characterized world trades after the second half of the 20th century according to the text?

Accelerated in dimension and speed, leading to widespread usage of the term 'globalization'. Signup and view all the answers

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According to Manfred Steger, what does expansion refer to in the scholarly definition of globalization?

In what way did technological advances impact the speed of globalization according to the text?

How does Manfred Steger describe the process of globalization in terms of social relations and consciousness?

What distinguished the second half of the 20th century in terms of world trades and globalization?

What is meant by 'intensification' in the context of globalization according to Manfred Steger?

How did the migratory phenomenon contribute to population exchanges throughout history?

What factor notably sped up globalization according to the text?

How does the text differentiate between globalization and globalism?

'Expansion' in globalization refers to which of the following?

What characterized world trades after the second half of the 20th century according to the text?

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