2. Globalisation: ‘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’. (Bourn, 2008)
How does this effect Young People?
Affected by globalisation on an everyday basis
They are the main targets of global consumer cultures
Globalisation impacts upon young people in complex ways
and forces them to constantly re-think and revise their sense
of identity and place within society.Young people’s lives are
constantly being influenced by new trends, be they cultural,
technological or social.
(Bourn, 2008), (Slideshare.net, 2014)
3. Positives
- For Karolina, 27, from Sweden
(studying in South Africa), through the
opening up of borders – has enabled
her to move from her country of origin
to other countries in search of work.
- Ayshah, 26, from Kenya: originally
from a central region of Kenya, but
due to a lack of opportunities there,
she has now settled in another Kenyan
coastal region which generates wealth
from foreign tourists, and where it
was easier for her to secure
employment.
Negatives
- Muhamad, 20, from Indonesia:
potential to increase competition for
already scarce jobs
- Jack: globalization has contributed
“labour fragmentations.”
- Big, 24, from Zimbabwe believes
that globalization is benefiting
developed economies.
(Youth, 2014)
8. After the cold war ended in 1991, the notion
of a “clash of civilizations”—simplistically
summarized as a global split between
Muslims and the rest of the world—defined
debates over the world’s new ideological
divide.
9. The clash between the West and Islam will be vital to the course of
world events over the coming decades.
People who are too much alike cannot easily live together, and the
same goes for cultures as well.
Islam and Christianity (which serves as culturally uniting factor for
the West)
"The west is now at an extraordinary peak of power in relation to
other civilizations“
(Atheism.about.com, 2014)
10. ‘A clash of Civilizations is
UNAVOIDABLE’
Ismail Royer
(Allied-media.com, 2014
12. Australian Muslims Go for Surf,
Lifesaving and Burqinis
As a teenager growing up in a
Sydney suburb, Mecca Laalaa
never felt anything but
Australian,
“Restricted by my clothing,”
Ms. Laalaa explained
Ms. Laalaa is a Muslim and has
voluntarily worn the burqa
Her clothing quandary solved by
a novel fashion, the burqini, Ms.
Laalaa, a vivacious 20-yearold,
has become a Surf Life Saver
On the Same Wave: promote
cultural understanding,
introduce people from minority
groups to beach culture and
safety, and above all to increase
and diversify the membership of
Surf Life Saving
Positives in
Western Society
(Bonner, 2014)
14. Women in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and
eighteenth centuries were challenged with
expressing themselves that generally refused
to grant merit to women's views.
By the end of the eighteenth century, women
were increasingly able to speak out against
injustices.
16. Women and girls are the poorest of the poor.
This is because of the extreme forms of
discrimination that persist in many parts of
the world.
(Actionaid.org, 2014)
17. Pakistani women use jirga to fight for rights
"Our society is a male-dominated society, and our
men treat our women like slaves," said the jirga
founder,Tabassum Adnan. "They don't give them
their rights and they consider them their property.
Our society doesn't think we have the right to live our
own lives.
Tahira's husband, mother-in-law, and father-in-law
were acquitted this month of attacking her with acid.
Her mother plans to appeal against that verdict, with
help from a new ally - Pakistan's first female jirga.
18. KurdishWomen in Syria =
Making a stand
"I want them to
follow my path, but
they need time,"
she says, smiling.
"When I lived at
home, I was just a
well-behaved girl.
Here, I not only
learned how to
carry a gun, I
learned how to
speak. I became a
woman.“ Ahin. (Reuters, 2014)
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Editor's Notes
Globalisation is experienced by young people on an everyday basis through employment patterns, through friendship groups they develop, their usage of internet and wider cultural influences on their lifestyles. Young people are the main targets of global consumer cultures and are increasingly targeted with messages concerning global social problems through such mediums such advertisements on t.v.
Globalisation impacts on young peoples sense of identity and their place within society, as they are being influences by new trends, through cultural, technological and the social. The internet is an example of this. Young people are constantly social networking, therefore being able to communicate with other youth around the globe, therefore having an impact on their own identity, as they are open to people who come from different cultural backgrounds.
(Bourn, 2008)
(Slideshare.net, 2014)
We are represented here with a few examples of people who have both benefited from globalisation and those whom it has had a negative impact on.
For Karolina, globalisation has opened up opportunities in order to look for jobs in other countries and for Ayshah has presented her with new found opportunities in different regions of her country. However, Muhamed argues that globalisation has meant a loss of income and jobs. Jack argues that globalisation brings about the interconnectedness of economies, which has contributed to the current global economic crisis, which furthermore spreads instability. Big who comes from a developing country argues that globalisation only benefits those who come from developed countries, not developing countries.
(Youth, 2014)
Bourne argues that ‘global is now local’, as we live in a more diverse world. Migrants are coming from different countries all over the world, therefore providing people who come from different race, class, gender and culture. Bourn also argues that the United Kingdom in particular are more ‘transnationalist’ which means that they are more connected to events occuring around the world. Bourne argues that ‘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’, which emphasises how events happening around the globe, can affect local groups.
(Bourne, 2008)
The Internet and use of technologies, according to France has been a major factor which allows young people to create and have a sense of their own identities. This is due to globalisation have an impact on young people, as they have to constantly re-think and revise their sense of identity and place within society. Their lives are being influenced by new trends (through cultural, technological and social). Young people often adapt and recreate their own images when comparing themselves to other young people. Television has a very strong advertising medium, that targets youthful viewers in order to show a perception of what is deemed as the typical ‘youth’ which will alter there way of thinking, behaving and/or dressing.
(France, 2007)
Social media and social networking sites, make it easier for Youth to become more global and interconnected with one another. They are able to gain access to information, to networks, to people all over the world. A world is definitely becoming more interconnected with one another, making it more accessible to get to know one another, to share our own cultures with one another. (France, 2007)
The globalisation as stated here is a theory in which peoples cultural and religious identities being the primary source of conflict. There is a great division amongst people and the dominating source of conflict will be purely cultural, as stated by Huntington who proposed this theory. In Western societies, through the influx in immigration, there is a perceived threat that Islam might have on Western culture as a result of having greater interaction with the Muslim world. European populations who were surveyed believe that greater interaction between the Muslim and Western worlds is a threat than a benefit.
(Atheism.about.com, 2014)
The clash between the West and Islam will be a vital course of world events over the coming decades. Islam is the only civilisation which ever put the survival of the West in doubt, and this conflict flows not simply from the differences between the two civilisation, but from their similarities also.
Often people who are alike cannot always get along together, and this applies to cultures also. When we look at Islam and Christianity which are both universal religions that have the purpose of making claims to apply to all of humanity rather than a single race, and both have the duty in order to seek out and convert non-believers. Huntington furthermore condones that the west has increasing power over other civilizations, which shows the power it has over civilizations like Islam.
(Atheism.about.com, 2014)
