Chapter 8 Learning Objectives

In this chapter, students should learn to do the following:

1. Understand what globalization is and its six underlying processes.
2. Understand the role of globalization in Wallerstein’s world systems theory and be able to explain world systems theory.
3. Understand the five sociological ways of looking at globalization: structural functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism, feminism, and social constructionism.
4. Distinguish between a war, terrorism, political protest, revolution, and rebellion.
5. Define genocide and give historical examples of when it has occurred.
6. Understand how the five theoretical perspectives (structural functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism, feminist theory, and social constructionism) can be used to understand war and terrorism.
7. Understand the impact of war on society, both in terms of the economy and the population.
8. Understand solutions to global inequality, war, and terrorism.