TCW Quiz 1 (Reviewer)

According to Steger, what does globalization focus on in global studies?

• Economic relations only

• Social relations and transdisciplinary approaches

• Political relations exclusively

• Technological advancements

How do scholars often view globalization?

• As a simple, well-defined concept

• As a purely economic phenomenon

• As a strictly political issue

• As a process and an undefined dimensional thing

What is the perspective of Rejectionists on globalization?

• They fully support it

• They argue it has an unclear meaning and leads to confusion

• They see it as purely beneficial

• They believe it's inevitable

How do Skeptics view economic globalization?

• As a global phenomenon affecting all countries equally

• As primarily centered in 1st world countries

• As beneficial for developing nations

• As irrelevant to modern economics

What do Modifiers believe about globalization?

• It's entirely new and unprecedented

• It's completely invalid

• Many features of globalization are not new developments

• It only affects the political sphere

How do some scholars view the relationship between economic and political globalization?

• They are completely unrelated

• Political globalization always precedes economic globalization

• Economic globalization drives political globalization

• They have no impact on each other

What is one of the processes that fuels globalization, according to some scholars?

• The decline of information technology

• The weakening of social movements

• The stability of capitalism

• The development of information technology

How do some academics view the cultural aspect of globalization?

• It leads only to cultural homogeneity

• It has no effect on culture

• It can lead to both cultural variety and homogeneity

• It only affects economic cultures

What are the three philosophical perspectives on the nature of globalization mentioned in the text?

• Process, condition, and ideology

• Past, present, and future

• Economics, politics, and culture

• Local, national, and global

What is the first claim of globalists on globalization, according to Steger?

• Globalization is inevitable

• Nobody is in charge of globalization

• Globalization requires a global war on terror

• Globalization is about liberalization and global integration of markets