THE INTERNET

DAGARAGA
 THE INTERNET
• Connects users worldwide.

• A product and stimulus for globalization.

The political scientist Rosa Gomez Dierks (2001)

“key organizing principle”
 Globalization can be
Perceived negative effects
a double-edged
of globalization sword

• Delocalization - Covers the decreasing face-to-face

encounter for both local and international transactions.

• Decrease in the power of national government –

Globalization shrunk the power of national governments.
• Rise of MNCs – Considered as the forerunners of
globalization.

• Social inequality – Unregulated capitalism led to unbalanced

economic development to some regions.
 International labor migration

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW’s)

• Part of the network created by ILM, one of the early
catalysts of globalization.
These workers migrate from sending (home) country to the
receiving (host) country.
The International Labor Organization (ILO) estimated a
total of 232 million migrant workers as of 2017.
LUNAYAN
Studies on ILM reveal its multidimensional
consequences on the individuals, families,
societies, and economies.

Urgel (2012) mentioned some of the major

findings:

PAGAS
 Traditional Family - cohabit under one roof
1. Evolution of new family and household structures
Transnational Family – members related by consanguinity
– this concerns
Transnational the–formation
Household of transnational
household located in two or morefamily,
countries
transnational
Global Householdhousehold, and global
– relies members household.
to maintain and sustain the
household while living in separate countries.
2. Use of modern technology to sustain family
bonds across time and space – done with the aid of
modern information and communications
technology (ICT).

REPONTE
3. Reconfiguration of family arrangements and
roles – assigning of work.

4. More political and economic empowerment in

the family and community for women – the women
attain added political and economic strength.

CAÑEDA
 5. Proliferation of families with unstable marriages
and separated or divorced parents – higher
incidence of divorce occurs among migrant
households.

6. Culture of migration – Nowadays, young men

and women express their desire to work abroad
when opportunity comes.

NAMBATAC
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