Exploring Globalization - McGraw-Hill Ryerson

Related Issue 3Related Issue 3: To what extent does globalization contribute to sustainableprosperity for all people?General Outcome 1 Students will assess economic, environmental and other contemporary impacts of globalization.Related Issue 3 Challenge: A persuasive essay that analyzes and evaluates the extent to which globalization contributes to sustainable prosperityfor all people.Chapterand Chapter IssueChapter 9Foundations ofEconomicGlobalizationTo what extent didworld events shapecontemporaryeconomicglobalization?Specific Outcomes Inquiry Focus Highlights of Related Contentand FeaturesValues and AttitudesStudents will3.1 recognize and appreciatealternative viewpoints thatexist with respect to therelationships among politics,economics, the environmentand globalization (GC, ER,PADM)3.2 recognize and appreciateimpacts of globalization onthe interdependentrelationships among people,the economy and theenvironment (GC, ER,PADM)Knowledge andUnderstandingStudents will3.3 explore understandings ofcontemporary economicglobalization (GC, ER)What does economicglobalization mean?How did 20th-centuryworld events shapeExploration of variousdefinitions and understandingsof the meaning — and effects— of contemporary economicglobalization including anexpansion of the ideas firstintroduced in the prologue (e.g.,perspectives on globalization asan economic phenomenon;aspects of economicglobalization related tostudents’ lives; factors affectingglobal economy)Ideas and Your Turn: ThreeAlberta students discuss thequestion: Is economicglobalization what globalizationis all about?Exploration of understandingsof contemporary economicglobalization (e.g., how 20th-McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 300 Water Street, Whitby ON, L1N 9B6 Tel: (905) 430-5000, Fax: (905) 430-5194Toll Free Order: 1-800-565-5758, Toll Free Fax: 1-800-463-5885 www.mcgrawhill.ca/schoolSkill Focus 1Problem Solving andDecision Making15