Globalization
Globalization
- Elise VerdoonerElise VerdoonerColumbia University
Summary
Globalization is the key social, economic, political, and cultural process of our time with widespread impact and implications. From early migration and sharing of cultures over years of movement to the instantaneous sharing of information over the internet with the click of a button, globalization has influenced every aspect of our lives and our histories. This entry defines globalization, provides a brief history of its dynamic processes, summarizes its complex and contradictory correlates and consequences, and offers, from a social work point of view, a balanced assessment of this powerful multidimensional process that is sweeping the contemporary world. Concluding with a discussion of the implications for social workers.
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Subjects
- International and Global Issues
- Macro Practice
- Policy and Advocacy
- Poverty
Updated in this version
Content and references updated for the Encyclopedia of Macro Social Work.
