Globalization, Religion, Regionalization, Demography

the ability to see the social patterns that influence individuals, families, groups and organizations.

Individual’s awareness of the relationship between the individual and the wider society, both today and the past.

C Wright Mills (1916-1962).

Concept of being able to “think ourselves away” from the familiar routines of our daily lives in order to look at them anew.

When 1 person is unemployed

When 3 million people are unemployed

According to ___________, “religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things.

Spreading holy ideas.
Concerned with sacred beliefs.
Follow divine Commandments.


Major Religions of the World
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Judaism

•ideologies that advocate globalization.
•Widespread belief of among powerful people that the global integration of economic
•Abides human-made laws
•Place value on material wealth.

A group of countries located in the same geographically specified area (Mansfield and Millner 1999).

Regional concentration of economic flows.
Societal integration and the often undirected process of social and economic interaction (Hurrell 2007).

Political process characterized by economic policy cooperation and coordination among countries.
The formal process of intergovernmental collaboration between two or more states (Ravenhill 2008)

Origins and history of globalization

ancestors in Africa (late Ice Age)
Commerce, religion, politics, warfare are the “urges” of people toward a better life.

Long-term cyclical process

Sequential occurrence

Technological advances in transportation and communication

increased integration in trade, capital flows and movement of labor.

An ancient trade route that linked the western world with the middle east and asia, is known to be the oldest international trade route however, it is not that truly global as its route could not reach the american continent

According to _______________ and _______________ the age of globalization began when all important populated continents began to exchange products continuously both with each other directly and indirectly via other continents and in values sufficient to generate crucial impacts on all traiding partners

began when all important populated continents began to exchange products continuously both with each other directly and indirectly via other continents and in values sufficient to generate crucial impacts on all traiding partners