SOC 302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Global Brain, Individualism, National Ambient Air Quality Standards
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Economic globalization: a nurse from the philippines takes a job on a 5 year contract in the us. She sends money back to her family in the philippines. Pizza patron in dallas sells pizzas, it used to be owned by a man who decided that he would accept pesos as well as dollars. Some places in new york decided that they would accept euros instead of dollars. Politically focused examples: in 2006, in the italian parliamentary elections, there was an election for the rst time for a member or parliament to represent 5 million italians who were not living in. Nations come together and form the european union to eliminate/reduce tariffs and immigration barriers to make it easier for the countries to do business with each other. Governments have to work together on the war on terror. This involves cooperation with the governments of different countries to work together.
