1. What is Globalization? Globalization has many definitions, but one might regard it as the following: The process that is making the world’s citizens increasingly interdependent economically, socially, politically, environmentally, and technologically.

2. History of Globalization Globalization is an historical process that began with the first movement of people out of Africa into other parts of the world. Traveling short, then longer distances, migrants, merchants, and others have always taken their ideas, customs, and products into new lands. The melding, borrowing, and adaptation of outside influences can be found in many areas of human life.

3. Society and Globalization Few societies around the world have gone untouched by the myriad influences of globalization. And while global integration creates many new opportunities for individuals and societies as a whole, it also poses new challenges.