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NAME: Almirol, Ashley B.
SECTION: BSED Mathematics 1-1D

SUBJECT: GEED 003 - The Contemporary World
DATE: October 21, 2024
QUIZ #1
1. What is Globalization and How does it occur subjectively?
- Can an objective definition have subjective results? Globalization is a multifaceted growing
interdependence participated by most of the people around the globe to connect about
economies, cultures, and politics. It affects various spheres of life, changing the ways people
interact, with a good intention of making, as much as possible, everyone involve, providing
equal opportunity. While its objective goal is to connect nations and provide equal opportunities
for economic and cultural exchange, the subjective experiences of globalization can vary widely.
One of the deepest exemplifications is the rising tension between global and local cultures.
People react differently to the foreign goods, values, and media, some are embracing it
completely, leaving their own culture behind, and some who refused change and preserves the
traditional practices, languages, and values. Developing countries may struggle to compete with
industrialized nations, leading to unequal representation in global markets. Cultural products
from more powerful nations can overshadow local traditions, creating a sense of cultural
homogenization.
2. Why should we use interdisciplinary approach in studying Globalization?
- A narrow lens won’t make the picture perfect as it cuts important and beautiful parts while
focusing on one subject. Like a picture, studying globalization has a complex and wide
spectrum, and won’t be fully comprehended in a single viewpoint. Interdisciplinary approach
offers a comprehensive perspective of things through the methodologies of multiple disciplines
to better understand, analyze, and navigate through global issues.
The world's food security is one of the main concerns. If we narrow our way of thinking
through economic lens, then we might focus on the cost-benefits of supply chain, and market
demand. However, this neglects the social factors like how food prices impact minorities. By
unifying different disciplines, we can develop more effective and sustainable solutions to
address this challenge through comparing and contrasting different viewpoints of economic,
social, political, and environmental dimensions. Interdisciplinary approach will avoid overviewing
the problems that will arise from different sectors.
3. Why do we need to exercise our sociological imagination to make sense of the
contemporary world?
- One for all, all for one is a famous saying we tend to say but not stick to it. Citizens should act
for the betterment of the community, and the community acts for the benefit of the citizens, and
the same goes for the problems. Coined by C. Wright Mills, sociological imagination is the ability
to connect personal challenges to larger societal concerns. For instance, an individual's
unemployment may be perceived as a personal failure, but it may be due to the poor economic
stability of one society.
In contemporary world, issues like climate change, and technological changes affect
individuals differently. Most of the issues are not just a personal problem but a pattern, deeply
rooted in broad national concerns. Understanding the societal issues does not mean just
knowing the cause, it’s how we can solve these problems. By using the sociological imagination,
we can grasp the complex interconnections, and challenge stereotypes for more responsible
and informed global citizenship.
4. Explain the difference between the State and The Nation
-The world is like a never-ending puzzle, and each piece represents an important part, if missing
it will make a whole. A state is a part of the puzzle, a self-governing political unit that occupies a
defined land. It creates rules, institutions, and laws to maintain peace, governs society and the
welfare of its people.
On the other hand, a nation is the group of people who share the cultural characteristics, such
as language, ethnicity, history, or values. Nations exist independently of the state structure. For
instance, the Kurdish people is a a nation, and they inhabit regions in several states, such as
Turkey and Iraq.
As tensions may arise when a nation doesn't have its own state, the difference between is
crucial to know. It may lead to conflicts over identity and governance. Thus, the state refers to
political organization, while a nation is about collective identity shaped by shared experience,
history and cultural connections

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