Critical thinking write down your answer to this

Critical thinking: write down your answer to this question • What is globalization? • What does this cartoon imply about globalization? 1

Americanization and Globalization

• Globalization refers to the • Americanization refers to diffusion of cultural the spread of American elements around the world, culture to other countries, especially through economics. Americanization is a type of Globalization.

Globalization/Americanization • Pros • Cons

Read “Dark Side of Globalization” Article • Fill out “cons” side of chart.

People around the world protest the conditions in American-owned factories. These “sweat shops” in poor countries pay workers little money for long hours in harsh conditions and often use child labor.

• The building of a Walmart near Mexico’s Pyramid of the Sun has sparked protest.

Seattle protests against the WTO:

Watch “Globalisation is Good” video • Write down “pros” of globalization. • Watch 11: 18 - 27: 30. • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=12 YDL Zq 8 r. T 4&t=404 s

Tejano music blends German influences from central Texas with a traditionally Mexican style. Bob Marley made reggae music from Jamaica world famous. The Rolling Stones in China

Epcot in Japan The Simpsons on Arab tv – Homer becomes Omar, and because of Muslim culture, he won’t drink beer or eat bacon.

The “glocalization”of culture? Marvel comics has adapted Spiderman in order to tap a large Indian market.

Mc. Rice from India Mecca Cola Kuwait

Slide #1 – cont. Finland Norway Shrimp Burger – Hong Kong and Japan

K level - In your spiral: • Make an assertion: Globalization is good for the world’s people or globalization is not good for the world’s people. • Provide evidence from the reading or video to support your assertion. • Explain why the evidence supports your assertion.

L level – In your spiral: • Globalization is mostly (good / bad) because ______________________________.