MODULE: SS02: THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

ACTVITY

Directions:. Fill up the table below with necessary information to sum up

your learning. Choose 3 theories only. You may use a separate paper.

Theory of Concept’s brief Proponent

Globalization Main concept description or Author

THE WORLD World Systems Theory asserting Emmanuel

SYSTEM THEORY Theory, like that most nations Wallerstein
dependency theory, are part of a
suggests worldwide
that wealthy interdependent
countries benefit economic and
from other political system
countries and based on the
exploit those unequal exchange
countries' citizens. in the division of
In contrast to labor and allocation
dependency theory, of resources
however, this model between core
recognizes the nations, semi-
minimal benefits that peripheral nations,
are enjoyed by low and peripheral
status countries in nations.
the world system
THEORIES OF World culture Cultural Roland
GLOBAL CULTURES theory is a label for globalization refers Robertson
a particular to the transmission of
interpretation of ideas, meanings and
globalization values around
that focuses on the the world in such a
way in which way as to extend and
participants in the intensify social
process become relation. Cultural
conscious of and globalization,
give meaning to phenomenon by
living in the world which the experience
as a single place of everyday life, as
influenced by the
diffusion of
commodities and
ideas
THEORIES OF Transnationalism Willis, Catherine
TRANSNATIONALITY refers to the  a principle of
AND diffusion and carrying out an
TRANSNATIONALISM extension of action across
social, political, national borders,
economic so as to have
processes in effects at a more
between and general level. This
beyond the principle allows the
sovereign exchanging
jurisdictional information and
boundaries of expertise, or
nation-states. benchmarking
International practices in different
processes are Member States.
increasingly
governed by non-
state actors and
international
organizations.