COLEGIO DE MUNTINLUPA

Sucat, Muntinlupa City

Subject: Soci1013 - CONTEMPORARY WORLD
Written Task for Week 2: Introduction to Globalization

Name: Date: August 24,

2023
Section: Lecturer: Ms. Mariel Eugene L. Luna

Directions: Based on the article on “Introduction to Globalization” by Bridgette Byrd

O’Connor, answer the following questions comprehensively.

1. What late twentieth-century trends, according to the author, led people to create the term
“globalization”? (5 points)
2. What are some historical trends that accelerated globalization before the late twentieth
century? (10 points)
3. What are some impacts of globalization in terms of migration and economics? (5 points)
4. What are some positive impacts of globalization, according to the author? (5 points)
5. What are some negative impacts of globalization, according to the author? (5 points)
6. What does globalization look like from your perspective? How does it affect your family
and community? Do you think it has been a good thing for you? Why or why not? (5 points)
7. Describe the effects of globalization in terms of political, economic, social, cultural and
technological on your hometown. (15 points)