Myles's Global Studies Blog

Looking back on the material within our course lecture these past few weeks, after we analyzed the fundamental components of globalization and exclusively explored the ways in which globalization ensues crime behavior both regionally and trans-nationally, a major takeaway I procured from examining this facet of global activity is that the intensifying phenomenon of globalization can induce hope and opportunity for some...Yet on the contrary, it can make deprivation and oppression a constant reality for others. These realities that millions of citizens continually endure day after day have detrimentally perpetuated into communities, cultures, and even countries. An example of this ever-growing dilemma can be seen within the informal economy. The informal economy or as some call it, "the hid den economy", is the widespread arena of economic activities, enterprises, jobs, and workers that are not regulated or protected by the state. Because the informal economy is not inc...

After exploring through recent activity involving economic globalization and diving into contemporary gender/family dynamics across the world, these past few weeks have really opened my eyes and helped me conceptualize how vastly different other countries compare to the United States both socially and economically. Beginning with our course lecture material, when we discussed material culture (the physical products of human society), and non-material culture (the intangible products of human society), I couldn't help but think of the idea of how being an American, when living in a material driven society, how you dress and how much you have is held in such a high regard. And it's getting to the point where many of the unjust dynamics existing across our global landscape are a direct by-product from imperialistic western ideologies like materialism. Which in many many aspects... are growing ever-more dangerously. Now you might ask, what aspects do you speak of? Allow me to int...