Globalization and World Communication

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What is globalization?

The limitation of world communication
The reduction of worldwide social relations
The intensification of worldwide social relations (correct)
The restriction of global market

How does globalization impact social relations?

It limits the impact and velocity of social relations
It generates transcontinental flows and networks of activity (correct)
It reduces the extensity and intensity of social relations
It restricts the exercise of power

What does globalization reflect?

A decrease in world communication
A reduction in the horizon of a world market
An immense enlargement of world communication (correct)
A limitation in the horizon of a world market

How is globalization described in terms of social relations and transactions?

It embodies a transformation in the spatial organization of social relations and transactions (B) Signup and view all the answers

What aspects of social relations does globalization compress, according to the text?

Time and space (A) Signup and view all the answers

How is globalization related to the exercise of power?

It generates networks for the exercise of power (B) Signup and view all the answers

According to Anthony Giddens, what is globalization?

The intensification of worldwide social relations which link distant localities. Signup and view all the answers

What does Fredric Jameson suggest globalization reflects?

An immense enlargement of world communication and the horizon of a world market. Signup and view all the answers

How does David Held define globalization as a process?

A transformation in the spatial organization of social relations and transactions, generating transcontinental or interregional flows and networks of activity, interaction, and the exercise of power. Signup and view all the answers

According to Roland Robertson, what does globalization refer to as a concept?

The compression of the world and the intensification of consciousness of the world as a whole. Signup and view all the answers

In what ways does globalization impact social relations, according to the text?

By compressing the time and space aspects of social relations. Signup and view all the answers

How would you define globalization based on the perspectives of Anthony Giddens, Fredric Jameson, David Held, and Roland Robertson?

The intensification of worldwide social relations, immense enlargement of world communication, transformation in the spatial organization of social relations, and the compression of the world and intensification of consciousness of the world as a whole. Signup and view all the answers

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