Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region I
San Fernando City
La Union

Q1 – MODULE - 3

Module 3
THE GLOBAL NETWORKS

To the
Readers

The course provides opportunities for students to discover patterns and extract
meanings from emerging trends. It aids in developing their critical and creative
thinking skills-essential tools for decision making and understanding “ethics of care”.
Global trends in the 21st century are examined and are either accepted or rejected on
a sound set of criteria. Students will be asked to create and analyze scenarios that will
challenge them to (1) formulate their stances on issues or concerns; (2) propose
interventions and; (3) formulate alternative futures. The students will realize the
interconnections between their neural connections and social realities.

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 Course
Content

These are (9) modules in this course which are as follows:

 Module 1 - EMERGENCE OF TRENDS AND PATTERNS
 Module 2 - STRATEGIC ANALYSIS AND INTUITIVE THINKING
 Module 3 - THE GLOBAL NETWORKS
 Module 4 - THE CONSEQUENCES OF PERSONAL AND LOCAL ACTION
TO GLOBAL AND PLANETARY CLIMATE CHANGE
 Module 5 - MEANING AND DIMENSIONS OF DEMOCRACY
 Module 6 - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
 Module 7 - NEURAL AND SOCIAL NETWORKS

Content Standard

The learner understands the components, operations, effects, and

networks of globalization in his/her daily life.

Performance
Standard
The learner locates on a map the different geographical origins of the
various components/elements of an industrial/technological/agricultural
product and writes a reflection essay on the insights gathered from the
exercise.

Most Essential Learning

Competencies (MELC)

At the end of Module, the learner is expected to:

1. Explain the concrete effects of globalization and to one’s daily life.
(HUMSS_MCT12-lf-g-2-)
2. Explain the need collaboration and cooperation to achieve
interconnectedness of people and nations
(HUMSS_MCT12-lf-g-4)

Lesson 3
THE GLOBAL NETWORKS

Globalization is the word used to describe the growing interdependence of the world's
economies, cultures, and populations, brought about by cross-border trade in goods and services,
technology, and flows of investment, people, and information.

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 Globalization and Migration “Globalization is truly the megatrend of our times” and its
impact is being increasingly – although unequally – felt in almost every region of the world.
Anthony Gidens defined globalization as the intensification of worldwide social relations which
link distant localities in such a way that local happenings are shaped by events occurring many
miles away and vice versa. Globalization, interchangeably treated as a process, a condition, a
system, a force and an age, can also be described as the expansion and intensification of social
relations and consciousness across world time and world space. Most experts would agree that
globalization as a process has been ongoing for more than 500 years, as it is linked to the 16th
century emergence of capitalism in Europe and the subsequent expansion of the capitalist world-
system around the globe. It should be noted that the process has reached its peak during the past
25 years (facilitated by the end of the Cold War). For several years now, distant events have been
having a deeper impact on our lives. The boundaries between domestic matters and global affairs
have become increasingly blurred and local developments may come to have enormous global
consequences.
The term globalization is often being used to describe this interconnectedness between
the global and local levels. Although few would dispute the fact that globalization has led to a
substantial reduction of global disparities in wealth and well-being between the Global North and
the Global South, there is also little doubt that sizeable groups inside countries have not
benefited from globalization (“the losers” of globalization).
Your task!

ACTIVITY 1. Enumerate 10 of your daily activities that shows effect of

globalization.
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

ACTIVITY 2. Write at least five (5) ADVANTAGE and DISADVANTAGE of

globalization. Use the table below.

ADVANTAGE DISADVANTAGE
1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

4. 4.

5. 5.

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There are three main classifications of globalization for the A-level politics student: political,
social and economic.
1. ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION - refers to the increasing interdependence of
world economies as a result of the growing scale of cross-border trade of commodities and
services, flow of international capital and wide and rapid spread of technologies.
Effectively, therefore, no national economy really operates in isolation, which means
national economies influence each other. This is clearly evidenced by global recession
from 2007 onwards. Economic globalisation also means that there is a two-way structure
for technologies and resources. For example countries like the USA will sell their
technologies to countries, which lack these, and natural resources from developing
countries are sold to the developed countries that need them.

2. POLITICAL GLOBALIZATION - refers to the emergence of national and international

nongovernmental organizations that act as watchdogs over governments and have increased
their activities and influence”
This ties in with the belief that “umbrella” global organisations are better placed than
individual states to prevent conflict. The League of Nations established after WW1 was
certainly one of the pioneers in this. Since then, global organisations such as the World Trade
Organisation (WTO), United Nations (UN), and more regional organisations such as the EU
have helped to increase the degree of political globalisation.
3. CULTURAL GLOBALIZATION - refers to the transmission of ideas, meanings and
values around the world in such a way as to extend and intensify social relations.
In today’s world, the Internet and social media is at the heart of this. Good examples
of social globalisation could include internationally popular films, books and TV series.
The Harry Potter/ Twilight films and books have been successful all over the world,
making the characters featured globally recognisable. However, this cultural flow tends to
flow from the centre (i.e. from developed countries such as the USA to less developed
countries). Social globalisation is often criticised for eroding cultural differences.

What is the importance of globalization?

The importance of globalization is about the interconnectedness of people and businesses
across the world that eventually leads to global cultural, political and economic integration. It is
the ability to move and communicate easily with others all over the world in order to conduct
business internationally.
Globalization is the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a
result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange increased international trade. A
company operating in more than one country greater dependence on the global economy.

Globalization, or the increased interconnectedness and interdependence of peoples and

countries, is generally understood to include two inter-related elements: the opening of
international borders to increasingly fast flows of goods, services, finance, people and ideas; and
the changes in institutions and policies at national and international levels that facilitate or
promote such flows.

The ability of countries to rise above narrow self-interest has brought unprecedented
economic wealth and plenty of applicable scientific progress. However, for different reasons, not
everyone has been benefiting the same from globalization and technological change: wealth is
unfairly distributed and economic growth came at huge environmental costs. How can countries
rise above narrow self-interest and act together or designing fairer societies and a healthier
planet? How do we make globalization more just
Globalization is deeply connected with economic systems and markets, which, on their
turn, impact and are impacted by social issues, cultural factors that are hard to overcome,
regional specificities, timings of action and collaborative networks. All of this requires, on one

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 hand, global consensus and cooperation, and on the other , country-specific solutions, apart from
a good definition of the adjective “just”.

ACTIVITY 6. Compare and contrast the word COLLABORATION and COOPERATION

needed to achieve interconnectedness among people and nation using a Venn Diagram.

COOPERATION
COLLABORATION

International lab
LABOR MIGRATION is defined as the movement of persons from their home
our
State to another State for the purpose of employment. Today, an estimated 86
million persons are working in a country other than their country of birth. Despite migration today
the efforts made to ensure the protection of migrant workers, many migrants , an estimated
continue to experience numerous problems particularly more vulnerable groups,
such as female domestic workers, entertainers and lower skilled workers. Organized 105 million
and well managed labour migration has enormous potential for Governments, persons are
communities, migrants, employers and other stakeholders in countries of origin and
working in a
destination. While job creation at home is the first best option, an increasing number
of countries see international labour migration as an integral part of national country other
development and employment strategies by taking advantage of global employment than their
opportunities and brining in foreign exchange.
country of birth.
Look at the table
below.

Build background about human migration and types of migration.

1. Internal migration: moving within a state, country, or continent
2. External migration: moving to a different state, country, or continent
3. Emigration: leaving one country to move to another
4. Immigration: moving into a new country
5. Return migration: moving back to where you came from

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 6. Seasonal migration: moving with each season or in response to labor or climate
conditions

What are the jobs your course

or track can fit in the work
force?

Enrichment Activity: Write down below the course you would like to pursue after senior high.
After answering, make an outline on the course you plan to enroll in college (nursing, teachers,
IT,etc) and connect it to the possible jobs abroad.

What are my plans after Senior High

School?

1.

2.

3.

The world is experiencing a new revolution – the knowledge revolution – fuelled by the
technological change. In the same time, globalization and competitiveness are two
concepts used to explain modern trends in economic development. This lesson analyse the
relationship between globalization, technology and competitiveness.
Globalization and technology are linked and they have generated great shifts in the
national competitiveness of countries. In a broad sense, industrial revolution can be seen
as a change of technologies used to produce goods, services and information. Looking back
at the last two centuries we see industrial revolution as a transformation in 4 stages: first
stage – textiles; second stage – steel and railway; third stage – chemicals and electricity;
fourth stage – information and communication technologies. In all these stages countries have
experienced specific forms of globalization and the engines of growth and competitiveness

have changed.

REFERENCES:
https://www.tutor2u.net/politics/reference/types-of-globalisation
https://www.who.int/topics/globalization/en/
oumatter.world/en/definition/definitions-globalization-definition-benefits-effects-examples/

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https://www.nationalgeographic.org/activity/introduction-human-migration/

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