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Paper 4

Globalization

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The purpose of this paper is to give students a cursorily knowledge on the concept of globalization in the 21st century, and the effect of this phenomenon on our cities. Globalization is a result of the establishment of progressively closer contacts among countries and cities because of advancements in air travel, technology, and the development of a world economy, among others. Cities experience physical, economic, and social changes as a result of globalization.

Read chapter 7 in your text before writing this paper. You will also find the following websites useful (listed on D2L):

Globalization 101 at http://www.globalization101.org/what-is-globalization/

Globalization 101: the 3 tensions of globalization at http://webspace.ship.edu/hliu/347/14global/3-tensions.pdf

Then, write a one page paper on what you believe are the positive and negative impacts of globalization on American cities. Give specific examples of these changes. Think about social, economic, and physical aspects of the city (see below) and how these aspects change as a result of globalization.

Specific aspects to consider (as a guide only- you will not address all of these variables in a one page paper):

a) poverty and wealth

b) environmental changes

c) human rights issues and democracy

d) government accountability

e) politics

f) health issues

g) education

h) employment opportunities

i) economic challenges

j) housing and real estate

k) cultural challenges

l) migratory patterns

m) gender and family issues

n) crime

o) ethnicity

p) religion

q) urbanization

r) technology and energy

s) terrorism

t) institutional challenges (families, schools, etc.)