Glt1 Task 1
Effects of Globalization and Modernization
WGU
Issues in Behavioral Science
GLT1
Task 1
Effects of Globalization and Modernization
A.) Globalization and modernization has impacted countries worldwide, the introduction of modern transportation, technology and advances in medicine, to name a few, have had great impacts on underdeveloped countries and their cultures. Two of the countries that have been impacted are South Africa and India (Flores-Arraoz & Musca, 2011).
In May of 2011, The American retail giant Walmart bought fifty one percent of the South African retailer Massmart (Flores-Arraoz & Musca, 2011). Before this purchase was cleared by African authorities, there was great resistance from numerous local agencies. One …show more content…
These included, no jobs cuts for the first two years following the takeover, labor agreements in existence would be honored for three years and a fund would be set up to develop local suppliers (Flores-Arraoz & Musca, 2011).
Currently Walmart is helping to boost the growth of local small producers by allowing them to deliver their products locally and have them distributed nationwide (Flores-Arraoz & Musca, 2011). Increases in productivity is causing a net gain within the economic system, but at the same time causing a shift in the economic system. People of South Africa have farmed their own land and used human labor to live off the land. Where human labor is most valuable, the landscape of the job market has changed. Some jobs have been created, while others have disappeared (Flores-Arraoz & Musca, …show more content…
Globalization has brought happiness to many people 's lives by creating thousands of employment opportunities at higher wages, and improving the standard of living. Young adults take advantage of this cultural change and use their new found wealth to move away from their families to live on their own. Women have begun choosing careers over starting a family. There is a rise in the number of love marriages as opposed to marriages arranged by families. This often results in conflicts between the older and younger generations (Parande, 2012).
Unfortunately, this wealth is not shared equally throughout Indian society. India has innumerable amounts of people that are living in horrible poverty in thousands of slums Although some of the poor have benefited from the increased demand for construction workers and domestic services, they are still not paid sufficient wages to meet the rising cost of living. Choices by younger adults to become more independent and take on less traditional roles, often results in conflicts between the older and younger generations (Parande,
WGU
Issues in Behavioral Science
GLT1
Task 1
Effects of Globalization and Modernization
A.) Globalization and modernization has impacted countries worldwide, the introduction of modern transportation, technology and advances in medicine, to name a few, have had great impacts on underdeveloped countries and their cultures. Two of the countries that have been impacted are South Africa and India (Flores-Arraoz & Musca, 2011).
In May of 2011, The American retail giant Walmart bought fifty one percent of the South African retailer Massmart (Flores-Arraoz & Musca, 2011). Before this purchase was cleared by African authorities, there was great resistance from numerous local agencies. One …show more content…
These included, no jobs cuts for the first two years following the takeover, labor agreements in existence would be honored for three years and a fund would be set up to develop local suppliers (Flores-Arraoz & Musca, 2011).
Currently Walmart is helping to boost the growth of local small producers by allowing them to deliver their products locally and have them distributed nationwide (Flores-Arraoz & Musca, 2011). Increases in productivity is causing a net gain within the economic system, but at the same time causing a shift in the economic system. People of South Africa have farmed their own land and used human labor to live off the land. Where human labor is most valuable, the landscape of the job market has changed. Some jobs have been created, while others have disappeared (Flores-Arraoz & Musca, …show more content…
Globalization has brought happiness to many people 's lives by creating thousands of employment opportunities at higher wages, and improving the standard of living. Young adults take advantage of this cultural change and use their new found wealth to move away from their families to live on their own. Women have begun choosing careers over starting a family. There is a rise in the number of love marriages as opposed to marriages arranged by families. This often results in conflicts between the older and younger generations (Parande, 2012).
Unfortunately, this wealth is not shared equally throughout Indian society. India has innumerable amounts of people that are living in horrible poverty in thousands of slums Although some of the poor have benefited from the increased demand for construction workers and domestic services, they are still not paid sufficient wages to meet the rising cost of living. Choices by younger adults to become more independent and take on less traditional roles, often results in conflicts between the older and younger generations (Parande,