Globalization - the development of our increasingly connected global community

By: Ellie Holicky

Communication

• Today, news and information can be read instantly all around the world on the internet. People can read information about foreign countries just as fast as they read about their local news.
• This picture represents communication because cell phones can be used to read about events happening all over the world.
• Communication falls under the category of the S or social in PERSIA, I know this because people can communicate socially over social media or talking on the phone.

Travel

• Travelers are exposed to new ideas about food, which may change what they buy at the store at home. They are exposed to ideas about goods and services, which may increase demand for a specific product that may not be available at home.
• This picture represents travel because people can ride in planes to travel to different places.
• Travel falls under the economic or E category of PERSIA because people sometimes chose to be migrant workers which means they travel to different countries for work.

Pop Culture

• People in the United States enjoy listening to South African music and reading Japanese comic books. American soap operas are popular in Israel.
• This picture connects to pop culture being global because people all over the world can listen to music from different countries.
• This picture connects to the S in PERSIA or social because people can listen to different music and connect to it with actually talking to the person who created the song.

Pros

• Many people say globalization will help people communicate.
• Jobs available through globalization have lifted many people out of poverty.
• The picture relates to the first pro of globalization because it shows that globalization makes it easier to communicate.

Cons

• Some people worry that bigger cultures will destroy local cultures around the world.
• They also say that outsourcing has caused wealthy countries to lose too many jobs.
• The picture relates to the first con of globalization because it shows that American cultures are taking over other smaller cultures.