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This 3 page paper discusses the viewpoints of Anthony Gidden and Max Weber in regard to globalization and its possibilities. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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interconnectivity. In other words, no continent, no country, no citizen of the Earth lives in isolation any longer. Of course, the degree to which everyone participates varies, but in the
end, it has to be said that globalization has made one very large village of us all. Given this, then, would the theories of class struggle, power and social inequity
still apply? In many ways, it would be nice to simply say, yes and be done with it. But, it is not as simple as black and white, yes
or no. The shades of gray are the areas in which many of the theories come into play. Webers theories would tend to look as if they would apply on
paper, but in the actualization and application, they would not go as planned. The idea of globalization is that with the advent of technologies, especially in the communication fields,
that more countries will be able to communicate directly and cost efficiently. With this ability to communicate more readily it is conceivable that poverty could be reduced as countries begin
to band together to offer solutions in ways that never would have been possible a decade ago, even. However, one must caution
about this globalization factor and the possible ramifications in respect to the loss of culture, national identity, and societal norms of an area. This is one of the greatest problems
and viable arguments being offered today. For Anthony Giddens, in his book, The Third Wave, ideas of time-space distanciation are central to understanding the term globalization. In structuration theory it
is the dematerialisation of space in communications (Giddens 1971) wrought by the information revolution that is key to grasping globalizations far-reaching impacts. Experience, and even identity, are unified beyond localities
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