THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

GE3

Prepared by:
Eric Macasinag LPT
Have you tried listening to a song on Spotify or
YouTube music?
Did you crave for this?
Do you have an account on this?
Do you have things from foreign brands?
THEN YOU ARE
PART OF THE
CONTEMPORARY
WORLD…
 WHAT IS
CONTEMPORARY?
• It means happening or beginning now, or in
recent times.
• Existing or happening in the same time
period or from the same time period.
 What is “The
Contemporary World”?
• The circumstances and ideas of the present age.

SYNONYMS:
• Modern times
• Modern World
• Present times
 WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR
TEACHERS/STUDENTS TO BE
AWARE OF WHAT’S
HAPPENING IN THE
CONTEMPORARY WORLD?
 This course introduces students to the contemporary
world by examining the multifaceted phenomenon of
globalization. Using the various disciplines of the social
sciences, it examines the economic, social, political,
technological, and other transformations that have
created an increasing awareness of the
interconnectedness of peoples and places around the
globe.
 To this end, the course provides an overview of the
various debates in global governance, development,
and sustainability. Beyond exposing the student to the
world outside the Philippines, it seeks to inculcate a
sense of global citizenship and global responsibility.
UNIT 1: The Structures of
Globalization
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the lesson, you
should be able to:

1. Agree on a working definition of

globalization for the course;
2. Differentiate the competing
conceptions of globalization;
and
3. Narrate a personal experience
of globalization.
Lesson 1: What is
Globalization?
• Is the increasing interaction of people, states, or
countries through the growth of the international
flow of money, ideas, and culture. Thus,
Globalization is primarily focused on economic
process of integration that has social and cultural
aspects.
 Globalization
• It is the interconnectedness of people and
business across the world that eventually lead
to global, cultural, political, and economic
integration.

• It is the ability to move and communicate

easily with others all over the world in order to
conduct business internationally.
 Globalization
• It is the free movement of goods, services, and
people across the world in a seamless and
integrated manner.

• It is the liberalization of the countries of their

impact protocols that welcome foreign
investment into sectors that are mainstays of
its economy.
 Globalization
• It refers to countries acting like magnets
attracting global capital by opening up their
economies to multinational corporations.
Globalization as defined by other authors

“Globalization is the process by which the people of the world are incorporated into a single
society”
- Martin Albrow and Elizabeth King
“Globalization is the intensification of worldwide social relations which link distant localities
in such a way that local happenings are shaped by events occurring many miles away and vice
versa.”
- Anthony Giddens (The Consequence of Modernity)
“Globalization is the compression of the world and the intensification of the consciousness of
the world as a whole.”
- Prof. Roland Robertson (Sociology), 1992, University of
Aberdeen
 Anthropologist “Arjun Appadurai”

He gave the different kinds of Globalization that occur on

multiple and intersecting dimensions of integration that he
calls “scapes”

1. Ethnoscape – refers to the global movement of people.

2. Mediascape – is about the flow of culture.
3. Technoscape – refers to the circulation of mechanical goods and
software.
4. Financescape – denotes the global circulation of money
5. Ideoscape – is the realm where political ideas move around.
Manfred Steger

Steger Posits that his definition of globalization must be

differentiated from an ideology he calls “GLOBALISM”

GLOBALISM – is a widespread belief among powerful people that

the global integration of economic markets is beneficial for
everyone since it spreads freedom and democracy across the
world.
Characteristics of Globalization

1. There is social mobility of movement of

people regardless of reason.
2. There is an intensification of interactions.
3. It’s an active process.
4. Borderless interactions.
5. Spread of ideas, knowledge, technology,
culture, religion, etc.
• 1897, Charles Taze Russel (Watchtower bible and tract society)
- Coined the term CORPORATE GIANTS, referring to a large national trust and
other large enterprises of the time.
• In 1930, The word “Globalize” as a noun appeared in a publication
entitled “Towards New Education” where it denoted a holistic view of
human experience in education.
• Late 1970’s – Globalization was coined
• Early 1981 – Globalization was used in an economic sense.
• Late 1980’s- Globalization was popularized by Theodore Levitt
• Late 2000’s – The IMF identified four basic aspects of Globalization
• 2013 - Globalization was used to define a “borderless society”
• In 2017, Globalization was often used in Academe
• In 2018, Globalization was now used in all disciplines.
 QUIZ TIME!
I. TRUE or FALSE
DIRECTION: Write True if the state is
correct and False if not.
1. Globalization is the process by which
the people of the world are
incorporated into a single society.
2. The synonym of the contemporary
world is “Old Times”
3. Charles Taze Russel coined the term
“GLOBALISM”
4. Ethnoscape refers to the global
movement of people.
5. Existing or happening in the same time
period or from the same time period is
called Contemporary World.
II. IDENTIFICATION
DIRECTION: Write the correct answer to the
given questions below.
1. It is the circumstances and ideas of the present
age.
2. Who coined the term CORPORATE GIANTS?
3. It is the interconnectedness of people and
business across the world that eventually lead
to global, cultural, political, and economic
integration.
4. It refers to the circulation of mechanical goods
and software.
5. Give at least one synonym of the contemporary
world.
• References: The Contemporary World Book (pp. 3-10)
Author: Lisandro E. Claudio et al.
• https://youtu.be/6iqPNBn9qiE?si=Y4A28jlmDM0ytJWY
• https://youtu.be/XRXQpGgOobA?si=0vAinSkGTOYVfl_R