Blogging through Sociology of Globalization (2020)

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1. Summary We need to understand the meaning of 'cultural globalization'. First of all, globalization refers to multidimensional things. It is implemented simultaneously within the realm of economic, political and technological development. That is, global connectivity can be accelerated and integrated. Clifford Geertz says, 'Culture is not power and social events can be attributed causally'. It can be understood to have a potential impact on people's cultural experiences. If we ask, 'what is culture?' we can answer that it creates meaning of life. Where meaning is equivalent to the material need for housing and maintenance. One common guess about the globalization process is that it will lead to a single world culture. Roland Robertson quotes the world as a 'single place'. Ethnic states restrict their autonomy. independently order their economic problems or local industrial environmental impacts. The overwhelming global economic system of the develo...

 1. Summary Since the transnational process, political globalization has been discussed a lot. Politics resulting from transnational networks is a process of de-territorialization and re-territorialization, and for some, the political globalization process opens up a new sense of liberation. For others, it also lead to the loss of autonomy and the division of the world. There are three processes that interact to produce a complex field of world politics. World geopolitics Global normative culture mult-psychological network One of the most widespread forms of political globalization is global dissemination. In other words, globalization is global dissemination. In other words, globalization does not weaken a democratic nation, but is accepted globally. However, this is not an end to ideology, but an increasingly different kind of ideology spreads. The first dimension of political globalization is geopolitics of global power.  The second aspect is the emergence of a global norma...

  The most serious social problem in Korean society in the 20th century was poverty, but inequality became the most serious social problem in the 21st century. I think the reason why inequality started is because of 'income'. This is because income is widening the gap between the rich and the poor. In a capitalist society, people buy the necessary services as goods called 'money'. Of course, the rich can purchase more than they need, and the poor often cannot. I think what is essential for human life can be purchased according to income, and conflicts are arising as there is a difference between no and no. Therefore, various methods are being applied to resolve the conflict, but there seems to be no plausible way yet. Currently, there is a lot of talk about Korea's public housing policy. There is a story that public housing, which is to have one's own home, is meaningless. And people still call people who buy rental houses 'Elsa(a person who lives in LH)...

 It was surprising when the 3D printer was first released to the world. I thought there would be great development in the industrial sector. I thought it would simply help make parts. However, it is using 3D printers in various fields. In China, they built houses with 3D printing, and Boeing is said to be manufacturing airplane parts. And medical circles say that they are making artificial teeth and prosthetics. I think 3D printing will have a big impact on the cultural and economic sectors. The first cultural field will be 'personalization, customization'. Because you can make it with 3D printing with the design we want. We are buying mass-produced items now, but if 3D printing are developed further, it will be mass personalization. It's amazing to see customized items now, but it will become common soon. In the second economic sector, various jobs will be created. Some people think that jobs will be reduced because machines replace people. However, 3D printers are being u...

  I think Korea is still close to 'collectivist'. I think it's about 30 in number. There is Korean saying, 'Happiness is double when shared, sadness is half when shared'.  I think this word represents the tendency of Korea well. The same is true of today's COVID. Many people are suffering from the COVID. There are a lot of negative comments, but overall, the atmosphere is that we should work together to overcome them. I think the action of the community in particular play an important role in this crisis. This is why government briefings have repeatedly emphasized the need for the people's power. Koreans follow the governments' 'social distancing' guidelines and wear masks. And there was no hoarding of necessities because it was not an individualistic. And even through everyone was having a hard time, they held a '#덕분에 challenge' and collected donations for the medical staffs. It is not just the social atmosphere. Individuals jokingly say...

  I think I am still influenced by American culture. There is a saying called ‘cultural colonization’. And it’s said that cultural colonization is related to various political and economic relations. It’s not just affected by the part ‘culture’. Therefore, cultural independence is important. So I thought about this question. We often hear from various media outlets that Korean people are influencing the world. For example, people like BTS, Son Heung-min, and Rye Hyun-jin. I am proud of them as Koreans, but I think they are all part of the culture. The reason why they became famous is because they have good song and good skills. But isn’t it recognized by people all over the world as an ‘influential person’ because they won awards at a huge Western awards ceremony? Unless you’re really interested in music and sports, I think you’ll get to know them after hearing that “BTS topped the Billboard chart”. And the famous BTS also made a song consisting only of English for the American mar...

There are some differences in perspective in the concept of globalization. Belho(1997) described globalization as objects, perspectives, and horizons. This needs to be identified as a single process, as globalization is process. The term globalization has been widely used since the fall of the Berlin Wall, although there has been talk of globalization since then. The collapse of communism was partly due to mixture of people taking economic positions and people looking at a broader perspective. The anti-globalization movement emerged in the late 1990s because of the consciousness that globalization creates great inequality. In other words, an anti-globalization movement has emerged in the economic sense. As protests against capitalist globalization increased, many people thought that the anti-globalization movement itself was part of the globalization process. Since the early 1990s, globalization has been developed by wealthy countries. Important social and scientific factors haver been...

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 The popularization of 3D printing will bring many changes to the world. But the change is not categorically positive or negative.  Thanks to 3D printing, positive changes can be made as follows. First, self-sufficiency could be possible. When 3D printers become popular, individuals can make their own products such as clothes and food ingredients. Even if you have a digital design, you can make a house, too. Next, it can protect the environment. Overproduction is the main cause that has polluted the environment because the oversupplies create a huge amount of trash. 3D printers can be produced in small quantities only as much as individuals need, which can stop environmental pollution. On the other hand, the disadvantage of 3D printers is that they can produce personal weapons. Up to now, it is not easy for individuals to purchase weapons because they need to be legally approved through various certification procedures, but when 3D printers become popular, individuals can make...

 I think the major cause that makes a reduction in globalization is  ‘Information Imbalance’. Information imbalance means that information processing capabilities such as production, distribution, and consumption are unbalanced by country. Developed countries with advanced communication technologies have an excellent ability to collect, produce, process, and distribute information, so they can quickly deliver a variety of high-quality information to consumers. However, developing countries with poor communication technology have difficulty in delivering high-quality information due to their poor ability to collect, produce, process, and distribute information. Let's see the information imbalance from a global communication perspective. Since central countries such as the United States, China, and the United Kingdom monopolize hardware and software, which are the core of information processing capabilities, more information can be produced and processed than developing countrie...

The hottest global issue in 2020 is definitely Covid-19. Such a tiny, invisible virus, which started in December 2019, covered the whole world, and moreover, in April, the WHO declared a Pandemic.  Currently, with the success of vaccine development, many people long for the end of the coronavirus. In fact, however, the vaccine supply contract of a large pharmaceutical company is quite unfair. By taking advantage of the urgent countries that have failed to develop vaccines, the company is making such supply contracts not to take responsibility for side effects after vaccination. They try to take less ethical responsibility by adding contract conditions ‘not to mention side effects even if they occur’.  Currently, there is a 70 percent radioactive strain in Britain, with 80 million confirmed worldwide and 1.8 million dead. We should not see the global pandemics phenomenon as a means of money-making. We will be able to end this severe situation only when we all work together to a...

 In my opinion, the most important International organization is UNESCO. UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations. The main objective of UNESCO is to contribute to peace and security in the world by promoting collaboration among nations through education, science, culture, and communication. Moreover, it makes an effort to promote universal justice, the rule of law, and human rights for the peoples of the world without distinction of race, sex, language, or religion. The reason I think UNESCO is the most important is that its purpose is not political at all. They approach global issues objectively and recognize their importance from an international perspective and act aggressively. Also, they focus on minority groups. Each country often implements policies focusing on the majority rather than the minority, but UNESCO is different. They aim to give people the right not to be discriminated against by ...

 The most successful Korean wave element in the world is definitely K-entertainment. Director Bong Joon-ho's film ‘Parasite' set a record for winning the Golden Palm Award at the Cannes Film Festival in May last year, and the Academy Award for Works in the United States in February this year. As for music, k-pop is gaining popularity all over the world. Especially 'BTS' ranked 1st in the US hit chart 'Billboard' album category in 2018, and this was the first time for Asian singers. The film ‘Parasite’ is based on social disparities. The gap between the rich and the poor is slightly different by country, but this film was produced in consideration of where the whole world has in common and how it can be communicated to foreigners. By turning social problems into entertainment, it fascinated the audience. K-pop has its own characteristics. In terms of sound, it produced world-class music by producing strong beats with the influence of hip-hop. In addition, they sp...

 Some scholars said that low birthrates and aging affect world politics as well. Some scholars are optimistic that an era of peace will come as the aging population reduces political adventures and reduces consumption. However, some analysts say that the growing population in Islamic countries and Central Asia could create political divisions and that in Western countries, anxiety over the decline in whites could lead to racial discrimination such as fascism.

 Various factors such as wealth and honor often cause imbalance and competition among people. It could sound weird, but I think age is one of the factors.  Generational conflicts between the elderly and young people are common in many parts of society, and as a result, newly-coined words containing disgust regarding age continue to emerge in Korea. One of them is ‘나일리지(나이+mileage)’, which ‘나이’ means age in Korea, and the English word ‘mileage’ means the advantage that you can get from a certain situation. Recently, it has a negative meaning to refer to those who want to be given preferential treatment based on their age, just as mileage increases depending on the performance of the use. The intention of this word is to criticize those who want to benefit from it by citing that they are older and give unconditional preferential treatment.  In a culture that prioritizes age, young people use it to criticize older generations. This kind of neologism creates conflicts between...

 I think globalization is a good phenomenon. Globalization is kind of inevitable. As the economy and culture develop, globalization accelerates. Globalization is not new, but it is just getting a little faster. Globalization increases efficiency through unlimited competition in terms of economy and enriches culture by allowing various cultural exchanges between countries. It will depend on how we view globalization, but it is a process in which the communities of humanity recognize, share and develop different things. It is not to estimate which country is better. Globalization will foster a sense of community in which individuals, society, and nations understand, sympathize with each other and live together. Now selfishness and individualism could be a problem, but if there is an exchange between different peoples and countries, we can understand each other and narrow the gap little by little.

 Doing something with others has lots of positive effects that it is more effective than being alone.  First of all, some of our behaviors stem from our desire to do something. Such a desire creates an environment that we can compete with others in good faith. I don't mean that we should encourage comparison, but we can look back on and improve ourselves.  Also, imagine when we have worries. There would have been times when it would be more effective to talk to or get advice from someone who had similar concerns rather than to suffer alone. If you have a purpose alone, its potential is not easy to burst and to be motivated. In other words, if they share the same goal, they can share each other's situation, feel a sense of belonging, and have the power to move forward together.

 Races are distinguished by differences in biological characteristics such as bones, skin, and hair in the process of adapting to the natural environment. However, the discriminatory nuances felt in the word 'race' cannot be denied. This is because Western society has spread white supremacy to justify the colonial system. Of course, extreme racism has disappeared through many efforts for a long time, but conflicts stemming from cultural differences have recently been highlighted. As people's migration and exchanges become more active, there are signs of new conflicts throughout the world. We don't know which race is better and which country is superior, and we don't need to judge. People should not be preconceived in advance by race and they should not be judged before they know them. People often make a loss by evaluating their abilities only by race, and sometimes lose precious people.  In Korea, there is no law that bans racism yet. The U.N. Committee on the Elim...

 The social class is, in other words, wealth. In today's society, it is not only important to be good at studying, but also to be perfect in various fields. This requires taking a lot of education and paying a lot of money to get that education. Therefore, a high social position can lead to a lot of education, and its wealth and position can be maintained for generations.