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Globalisation can generically mean the vast political and financial interactions done on a global scale these interactions tend to be on an international level. For the sake of the essay we will refer to globalisation as being defined as; ‘…a great deal of different things, or perhaps multiple manifestations of one prevailing trend. It has become a buzzword that some will use to describe everything that is happening today in the world ’ Simon Jeffrey, (guardian.co.uk)
In this essay we will be looking at the media’s reaction to the growth in cultures, attitudes and perspectives. With the rise in media technologies there has been a huge influx of choice, we will look at the factors that have determined these choices (and try to see if there are any particular differences).The increase in the use of the digital and interactive medias has induced a ‘consumer control’ phenomena in relation to the delivery of items like the news or sources for current affairs. Sources of media have adhered to be ever more easily accessible. We can even go as far as to say the likes of mobile communication networks have also played a formidable part in the accessibility of available Medias. Mobile internet has sparked another phenomenon in relation to available Medias, the implementation of social network sites like YouTube has made broadcasting medias easier and allowed the concept of ‘consumer control’ to develop more. The consumer is able to allocate which Medias they are to consume as well as broadcast for others topics of their interest. Millions of videos have been uploaded onto sites like YouTube, where the consumer can simply type in the specified field to which is of interest to themselves and a huge comprehensive list (generally) of video and...
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• Hirst, Thompson & Bromley; ‘Globalization in Question ‘ (2009)… Polity Press
• Lash, Scott and Lury, Celia; ‘Global Culture Industry’ (British Journal of Sociology) (2008)… London School of Economics and Political Science, Polity Press
• Laughey, Dan; Key Themes in Media Theory (2010)….MacMillan
• Marx, Karl; ‘The Communist Manifesto’ and ‘A Contribution to a Critique of Political Economy (1859)….(1978)Oxford University Press
Websites;
• www.guardian.co.uk/world/globalisation
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/oct/31/globalisation.simonjeffery
• http://www.kaltoons.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/biz-in-usa-cover-web.jpg
• http://www.trendquarters.com/images/trends/body/soft-mohican/body-softmohican-lg1.jpg
• http://walmartwatch.com/img/blog/china.jpg
• http://www.worldmag.com/images/content/radicalism.jpg
Globalisation, in the simplest sense, is economic integration between countries and is represented by the fact that national resources are now becoming mobile in the international market. Globalisation sees: an increase in trade of goods & services through the reduction of trade barriers; an increase in financial flows through the deregulation of financial institutions and markets and floating of currency; an increase in labour
Temkin, G. (1998). Karl Marx and the economics of communism: Anniversary recollections. Communist and Post-Communist Studies, 31(4), 303–328. doi:10.1016/S0967-067X(98)00014-2
Marx, Karl. "Manifesto of the Communist Party." marxists.org. marxists.org, 20/9/2009. Web. 26 Mar 2010. .
“Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844” is a collection of writings that appear to be intended to be a book. These manuscripts provide important information about the the way in which Marx interpreted history, particularly the ways in which the revolution of the proletariat and the future prevalence of communism as the result of historical progression. It also tells the historical story of man's alienation.
Marx, Karl and Friedrich Engels. "The Communist Manifesto." The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism. Ed. Vincent B. Leitch. New York: Norton, 2001. 769-773.
Baggins, Brian. "Abstract from the Preface of A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy." Preface. Comp. Zodiac. A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy. By Karl Marx. Ed. R. Rojas and Matthew Carmody. Trans. S. W. Ryazanskaya. Comp. Tim Delaney and Zodiac. Moscow: Progress, 1859. Marx/Engels Internet Archive. Marx/Engels Internet Archive. Web. 8 Mar. 2012. .
In his Manifesto of the Communist Party Karl Marx created a radical theory revolving not around the man made institution of government itself, but around the ever present guiding vice of man that is materialism and the economic classes that stemmed from it. By unfolding the relat...
Marx, Karl, and Friedrich Engels. The Communist Manifesto. Trans. Paul M. Sweeny. New York: Monthly Review Press, 1998.
When the term “Globalization” is discussed, most academics, scholars, professionals and intellectuals attempt to define and interpret it in a summarized fashion. My main concern with this approach is that one cannot and should not define a process that altered decades of history and continues to, in less than 30 words. Global Shift is a book with remarkable insight. Peter Dicken rather than attempting to define the commonly misused word, explains Globalization in a clear and logical fashion, which interconnects numerous views. Dicken takes full advantage of his position to write and identify the imperative changes of political, economic, social, and technological dimensions of globalization.
Bender, Frederic L. Karl Marx: The Communist Manifesto. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. ed. 1988.
In this essay I will give a detailed explanation of what sociologists mean by the term ‘globalisation’ and how they have tried to explain it.
Globalisation is a broad term that is often defined in economic factors alone. The Dictionary at merriam-webster.com describes globalisation as “the process of enabling financial markets to operate internationally, largely as a result of deregulation and improved communication.” Also due to deregulation on the financial market, multi-national companies are free to trade and move their businesses to areas where a higher return or profit can be achieved. New technology also enables companies to relocate to areas where labour costs are lower, for instance movement of call centre jobs from the UK to India.
Tucker, R. C. (1978). In “The Communist Manifesto” in The Marx-Engels Reader. New York, NY:
Marx, Karl and Friedrich Engels. "The Communist Manifesto." The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism. Ed. Vincent B. Leitch. New York: Norton, 2001. 769-773.
Globalisation is a very complex term with various definitions, in business terms, “globalization describes the increasingly global nature of markets, the tendency for transnational businesses to configure their business activities on a worldwide basis, and to co-ordinate and integrate their strategies and operations across national boundaries” (Stonehouse, Campbell, Hamill and Purdie, 2004, p. 5).