Chapter 18 Impacts of Globalization on Groups in Society

1. Chapter 18 Impacts of Globalization on Groups in Society Chapter Issue: To what extent does globalization empower individuals and groups in society?

2. Children and Youth: Challenges and Opportunities How many of you have ever been in a situation where you felt insecure and unsure of your surroundings? Give me some examples How many of you have ever been in a situation where your basic rights and protections have either been taken away or challenged? How would you react in a situation like that?

3. Impacts of war on Children and Youth Child Labor – Still around? Look at the excerpts on pg 299, what are these newspaper clips highlighting? Child Refugees – Look at the stats at the top of pg. 301, how were children involved in warfare? How were they impacted? What is a Refugee? Consider Figure 18-4 on pg. 301 Read “Children as Refugees and IDP’s” on pg. 302

4. Employment of Children and Youth How many of you have jobs? How many of you wanted a job when you were 5 years old? How many of you would work for barely $1/day? Consider Figure 18.7 on pg. 303 Consider Figure 18-8 on pg. 304

6. What about Women and Girls? Are women’s basic rights different than men's? How are women and girls viewed/treated in different cultures? How is globalization challenging/helping gender roles of women? How are women involved in politics? (pg. 307)

7. Women in the Workforce Consider Figure 18-10 on pg. 308 and Figure 18-11 on pg. 309. What opportunities are arising due to women’s involvement globally in the workforce? When did women get involved in the workforce in the West? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiYbNViJFl0

8. What Organizations are supporting Women and Children? http://www.unicef.ca/ UNICEF

9. Free the Children http://www.freethechildren.com/

10. Amnesty http://www.amnesty.ca/

11. CIDA http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/acdi-cida/acdi-cida.nsf/eng/NIC-5493749-HZK

12. Any other Organizations?