Globalization and the Contemporary World

• This module introduces the concept of globalization and its associated concepts and ideas.
• It provides an overview of the contemporary world, including a concept map of globalization.
• The goal is for students to understand globalization in today's world.

Objectives

Students will:

• Agree on how globalization is defined today.
• Know the philosophies that guide different definitions of globalization.
• Understand and connect views on globalization in social situations
• See the good that globalization brings to today's society.

Course Information

• The course utilizes Google Classroom (The Contemporary World) and Facebook (Garcia Jennifer).
• There are two topics:
  • Overview of the Contemporary World (3 hours)
  • Globalization and Globalism (3 hours)
• Includes 6 hours of self-directed learning with practical exercises and assessment.
• Blended learning is the delivery mode with Zoom, Google Meet, FB, Google Classroom and Messenger.
• Assessment will be in essay format.

Introduction to the Contemporary World

• The lesson aims to facilitate and enhance critical thinking skills, to differentiate facts from truth, good from evil, and right from wrong
• Being easily swayed by online information can cause individuals to lose sight of their real goals, priorities, and purpose.
• People are often convinced by celebrities/artists without carefully considering the source.

The Contemporary World

• The term "contemporary" has varied meanings but can be understood as present, modern, new, or current.
• "Earth" refers to the physical planet, while "world" refers to people and systems, whether compatible with natural/divine law or not.
• Finding value in social media trends can lead to vices and commodities that offer short-term happiness but have long-term health risks and distort values.

Negative Trends

• Negative trends can have health risks, distort family values, and damage reputations.
• They can lead to social problems and require time to heal.
• Examples of negative trends: tattoos, body piercing, AIDS/HIV, same-sex marriage, divorce, smoking, alcoholism, drug addiction, offline/online games, and gambling.
• Following trends can impact the seven pillars of society (family, church, schools, community, government, economy, science/technology)

Globalization: History, Definition, and Dimensions

• Globalization is a complex challenge with roots in the past.
• The past, present, and future are intertwined.
• Studying history helps us understand the present, learn from the past, and prepare for the future.
• Globalization can be referred to as agreeing on sustainability for all.
• Defining globalization is a challenge due to the various concepts and ideas associated with it.
• Requires wisdom to understand, considering that it is both a cause of shrinking and of consciousness.
• Political, economic, and socio-cultural dimensions impact globalization.

The Political Dimension

• Political issues that impact globalization include terrorism, international organizations, state sovereignty, and justice.
• China's claim in the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone is a relevant example.
• The cultural/social dimension involves mass media and social networking, where misinformation and lack of respect can spread.

Economic aspect of globalization

• Focuses on free trade, technology, capitalism, and migration.
• Free market system said to favor capitalists.
• Businesses need capital/acumen to dominate markets, produce well, and distribute efficiently.

Interconnectedness of Dimensions

• The three dimensions of globalization have underlying philosophies and ideologies.
• Societies, families, and communities have ethical standards from education and other sources.
• Globalization is a social effort in a global setting, influenced by different views.

Perspectives on cultural flows:

• Differentialism believes in potential for cultural clash, especially between East and West. Cultural history is relevant for progress.
• Hybridization integrates local and global cultures and results in hybrid entities. It promotes "unity in diversity.”
• Convergence can only work in cultured/holistic. It is where everything comes together for holistic progress.

Market Globalism

• Aims to impose neoliberal meanings and free-market norms on globalization.
• Focused on global integration of markets for stronger economy.
• Seeks to gain more wealth.

Democracy

• Democracy is spread in the world through it.
• Requires war on terror, or can cause problems for economy.
• Is not real democracy, but mobocracy.

Justice Globalism

• Justice globalism challenges market globalism.
• Is based on alternative philosophy of egalitarian ideals of solidarity.
• Against corrupt people in power that may cause inequality.
• Involves change, participatory democracy, equality, social justice, universal rights, global solidarity and sustainability.
• Promotes reform, autonomy and transformation.
• Has three parts.

Religious Globalism

• Strives for religious community to dominate secular structures
• Fights against consumerism and power in the globalized world.
• Examples include Jihadist globalism to weaken power, and ties of religion through armed/unarmed struggles.
• Has to do with faith or religion, though they are not equal
• Religious globalism should involve scientific and historical foundations for beliefs to be compatible with modern values.
• Should prove that faith/religion is right using multi-dimensional proofs.

Issues in religious globalism include:

• Globalization allows religion/faith to gain non territorial touchstones of identity
• Different religions have structure that contradicts one another
• Faith and belief should be able to stand oppositions.
• Value needs to be compatible with liberal secularism.

Major issues with any belief/discipline

• The issues can escape the eyes of teachers and historians.
• History is important for globalization to succeed.

Workings of Globalization

• Compresses the world and intensifies world consciousness
• Compresses time/space aspects of societal relationships
• Enlarges the sense of communication in the world
• Aims to solve common global problems and have sustainable world peace.