Social 10-2: Unit 1 Section 1: Defining Globalization and its impacts

Do Now! What is the message of the image?

Consider:- the images in the picture- what is the building?- what is the monument?

Talk to a partner, what do they think the message is? do you agree or disagree?

Write a paragraph to explain:- what the message is- what evidence you have to support your idea

Course and Unit OutlinesOrganizing our binders - and our learning.

Each of your binders will need to have 4 dividers, one for each unit.

Please take the time now to put in your dividers, label them and put your unit outlines where they belong, with a sufficient amount of loose leaf in each unit section.

Unit 1; Section 1: What is Globalization?

According to your textbook globalization is:

“The process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected and interdependent.”but what does this actually mean?

Interconnected: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Interdependent: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Evidence of globalization:

Grocery store - where is your produce from?

Clothing stores - Where are your clothes made?

The jobs we work - page 11

The food we eat - page 17

The Music we listen to - page 15

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Your textbook characterizes globalization as being social, economic or political.

But to be more specific it can have social, economic or political impacts on individuals, communities and nations.

Consider the example of outsourcing to India (page 11) we would never say “this is an example of economic globalization”

- it has social and political impacts as well as the obvious economic ones.

Unit 1: Section 1What are economic impacts?

Unit 1: Section 1Social Impacts

Unit 1: Section 1What are political impacts?

Unit 1: Section 1using the following example, respond to the questions that followLast year, a shoe company named Ekin opened up a factory in the country of Puerto Rico. Ekin makes a popular shoe style (many different models) that sell for approximately $85 a pair in Canada and the United States. The shoes require the raw materials from a tree named Hevea brasiliensis, which is native to the country of Puerto Rico. This plant is now on the “endangered list.” From this they are able to make a specific type of Latex (rubber) that can be used in their shoe as a flexible but strong source of support for the foot. This is what makes Ekin shoes so popular. Ekin factories begin to grow, and they soon become a source of 10% of the country’s employment. Lately Ekin has been in the news as it has become public knowledge that children as young as 7 are working in the shoe factories, and that wages are low within dangerous working conditions. Ekin has been forced to close 3 factories last year due to public opinion back at home. Based on the above reading, answer the following questions in full:1) Provide a list of 3 things that represent Economic Globalization. (3) 2) What are two things about this scenario that works well for Canadian consumers? (2) 3) What are two things that Canadian consumers would likely NOT agree with? (2)

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Unit 1: AssessmentBased on the above reading, answer the following questions in full:

1. Provide a list of 3 things that represent Economic Globalization2. What might be some social impacts of this example of gobalization?3. What might be a political response to this example of globalization?4. What are two things about this scenario that work well for Canadian consumers?5. What are two things that Canadian consumers would likely NOT agree with?

Write your responses on a piece of looseleaf using the following protocol:6. Double Space7. Pencil, blue or black pen8. Your name in top right corner9. Date: directly under name10. Title - top centre: identifies what work you are completing11. Use complete sentences12. Lined loose leaf paper

Unit 1: Section 1For tomorrow’s Class: Choose one of the following topics to write a paragraph on.

1. I would like you to think about the scenario we just discussed, if this were real how would you likely respond?

2. How is the presence of the transnational corporation impacting the lives of the people of Brazil? How is it impacting their identities?

Paragraphs will be due on Friday, September 4.