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Globalization
Cultural globalization: the transmission of ideas, meanings and values around the world to extend and intensify social relations.
Economic globalization: the increasing economic integration and interdependence of national, regional and local economies across the world through an intensification of cross-border movement of goods, services, technologies and capital.
Environmental Globalization: the influence of geographical features, the trade of natural resources, and the effect of industry on the surrounding areas.
Technological Globalization: the sharing of technology around the world and furthering the capacity of ideas around the world.
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Problems With Globalization
Environmental: pollution to the environment is a downside to globalization as many different places are letting out toxic fumes deadly to the environment.
Economic: the trading around the world makes countries more dependent on importing products which can benefit, but it can hurt as lose of jobs in the country appear
Technological: too much technology provides too much time taken away that can be focused on other aspects in a person's life.
Cultural: it mixes the cultures so much that some aspects of the cultures are forgotten and people are not able to connect deeply with their past to become culturally fulfilled.
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Pros and Cons
Pros: economic benefits, more equal labor market, free trade, spread of culture, technological advancement
cons :outsourcing jobs, competition with other countries, workers leave for better opportunities, taxation, loss of culture to other parts of cultures