GLOBALIZATION

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• GLOBALIZATION
• THE GLOBAL CITIZEN

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THE GLOBAL CITIZEN LESSON

• THE FOCUS OF DISCUSSION IS THE INDIVIDUAL (YOU)
  AND THE LOCAL (YOUR) COMMUNITY WITHIN THE GLOBAL
  ENVIRONMENT.
• WHY SHOULD YOU WORRY,OR BE CONCERNED, ABOUT WHAT
  HAPPENS 5,000 OR 10,000 MILES AWAY?
• HOW ARE YOU AFFECTED IN YOUR DAILY LIVES BY
  EVENTS IN OTHER COUNTRIES?
• HOW DO WE AS A SOCIETY AND HOW DOES OUR
  GOVERNMENT AFFECT PEOPLE IN OTHER COUNTRIES?

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THE GLOBAL CITIZEN OF THE 21ST CENTURY

• WHAT UNIQUE RESPONSIBILITIES DO THE AMERICANS
  HAVE AS CITIZENS OF THE MOST POWERFUL AND
  WEALTHIEST NATION IN THE WORLD?
• WHAT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY DO YOU HAVE AS A
  GLOBAL CITIZEN?

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DEFINING GLOBALIZATION IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

• AS A RESULT OF TECHNOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE,
  HUMAN ACTIVITIES ACROSS REGIONS AND CONTINENTS
  ARE INCREASINGLY BEING LINKED TOGETHER
• A STATE OF THE WORLD INVOLIVNG NETWORKS OF
  INTERDEPENDENCE AT MULTICONTINENTAL
  DISTANCESLINKED THROUGH FLOWS OF CAPITAL AND
  GOODS, INFORMATION AND IDEAS, AND PEOPLE
• THE SIGNIFICANCE OF TODAY'S GLOBALIZATION IS NOT
  ITS NEWNESS BUT THAT IT REFLECTS A SHARP DECLINE
  IN THE COSTS OF GLOBAL COMMUNICATION AND
  TRANSPORTATION

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IMAGES OF GLOBALIZATION
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TERRORISM
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TERRORISM
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GLOBALIZATION WAR
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AMERICATHE WORLD
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IMMIGRATION
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WORLDECONOMY
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IMMIGRATION
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AFRICA
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POVERTY
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GLOBAL PUBLICHEALTH
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GLOBALENVIRONMENT
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GLOBALENVIRONMENT
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GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONANDTECHNOLOGY
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GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONANDTECHNOLOGY
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TECHNOLOGY
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THE GLOBALAGENDA
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MIDDLE EAST
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MIDDLE EAST
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CHINA AND THE WORLD ECONOMY
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THE LOCALTHE GLOBAL
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GLOBAL CULTURE
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GLOBALIZATION OF THE WORK PLACE AND JOBS

• WHO LOSES AND WHO GAINS THE JOBS OF THE FUTURE?
• WHY ARE SOME JOBS MOVING ABROAD OR DISAPPEARING?
• WHAT KINDS OF JOBS ARE MOVING TO OTHER COUNTRIES?

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WHERE ARETHE JOBS?
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GLOBAL LABOR FORCE
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GLOBALIZATION AND AMERICAN JOBS

• ONE OUT OF EVERY 10 JOBS IN THE AMERICAN
  TECHNOLOGY OR SERVICE INDUSTRIES HAD MOVED
  OVERSEAS BY THE END OF 2004. BY 2008,
  ONE-QUARTER OF ALL TRADITIONAL INFORMATION
  TECHNOLOGY JOBS WILL BE IN FOUND IN SUCH
  COUNTRIES AS CHINA, INDIA, SINGAPORE, RUSSIA.
• OF THE 50 TOP BEST-PAYING JOBS LISTED BY THE U.S.
  LABOR DEPARTMENT, 48 REQUIRE AT LEAST A COLLEGE
  DEGREE.
• WE JUST HAVE TO SAY TO OUR FELLOW CITIZENS, GET
  A SKILL, AN EDUCATION, LEARN A SECOND LANGUAGE.

J. David Richardson, Economist Syracuse University
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GLOBALIZATION AND AMERICAN JOBS

• THE BIG CHANGE TODAY IS THAT ITS NO LONGER JUST
  LOW-COST LABOR THAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT ABROAD.
  ITS WELL-EDUCATED LABOR THAT CAN DO EFFECITIVELY
  ANY JOB THAT CAN BE DONE IN THE UNITED STATES.
• UNLESS YOU ARE A PLUMBER, OR PERHAPS A NEWSPAPER
  REPORTER, OR ONE OF THESE JOBS WHICH IS
  GEOGRAPHICALLY SITUATED, YOU CAN BE ANYWHERE IN
  THE WORLD AND DO JUST ANY JOB.

Craig Barret INTEL Chief Executive
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GLOBALIZATION AND AMERICAN JOBS

• WE ARE LIVING IN A KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY THAT
  REQUIERES A HIGLY SKILLED, EDUCATED, FLEXIBLE
  WORKFORCE. IT REQUIERES WORKERS WHO CONTINUALLY
  UPGRADE THEIR SKILLS OVER THE COURSE OF THEIR
  CAREERS, SO THEY CAN ADAPT AND EVOLVE WITH
  CHANGING INDUSTRIES.

Elaine L. Chao U.S. Secretary of Labor
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PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE

• BEYOND YOUR FORMAL EDUCATION YOU MUST BE AWARE,
  KNOWLEDGABLE, AND INVOLVED AS A GLOBAL CITIZEN
• WHAT KIND OF SKILLS DO YOU NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
  OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES DURING YOUR LIFE TIME?