Analysis of Globalization and Colonialism in Terms of Sociological Theory

This essay describes the sociological theory and analysis of globalization and colonialism. The essay will highlight the theory, impact of globalization and colonialism on modern history, criticism encountered, challenges to the theoretical convention, and foundation developed by classical sociological theorists. The early display of colonialism started from the 16th century through the 20th century were the European Union had established colonies in Africa, Latin America, and North America.

Globalization is the result of development which is internal to social theory. Globalization is the spread of worldwide practice conciseness and organization of social life. The major theory of Gidden emphasizes the nation's role particularly of the United States in globalization and links fundamentalism as problematic. The theory of Beck and hidden points that people are not rooted in each cosmos but are rooted in different cities, nations, and religions highlights the human aspect of globalization. The impact of globalization is on culture is seen by creating a hybrid culture. The cultural theories as paradigms in cultural difference, convergence, and hybridization highlight the difference between culture, cultural difference, and conflict between western and Islamic states.

Marx’s theories are relevant to globalization and provide an analysis of capitalism. The discoveries of Marx's theory on sociology have opened fresh perspectives on globalization. Marx focused on the distribution of wealth in society. Hardt and Negri criticized globalization as the perception that rich nation is growing and poor are growing poorer, resulting in worldwide disparity. The cultural theory highlights the contend that globalization is leading to homogeneity or heterogeneity Beck argues: 'cosmopolitanism orientation that involves meta game who's the outcome is completely open-ended”. Building on modernity Beck saw the world in more multidimensional terms and relates the dimension of ecology, culture, politics. Weber and Marx recognized the transition from earlier societies and the advantages of racialization but were a critic of alienation and exploitation. Sociology authors agree globalization is producing new areas in the postmodern world. The presence of globalization will diminish the power of local and social structures to make difference. Similarly, McWorld has led to the growth of a single political orientation.

Theories of globalization have played an important role in sociological theory development with an impact on the political, economic, and cultural aspects. Globalization invites the accelerated movement of people across borders. Simmel described flux, flow, and social diversity. The trend towards cultural imperialism emphasizes the role played in American culture. The theories highlight the spread of neoliberalism, capitalism across regions. Beck views the world as capitalist works with a more multi-dimensional aspect. Globalization has led to increasing in multiculturalism in western countries and between the minority and the majority population. Thus, cosmopolitanism is related to globalization and leads to flourishing global humanity featured by unique individuality

The concept of Neoliberalism highlights providing support to the business. The economic aspects of globalization relate to Marxian theory with the dominance of capitalist globalization the emphasis relates capitalism from the international system to becoming a globalized system. According to see the manifestation of globalization and acknowledge the potential for universal freedom and equality.

Colonialism refers to the political control of society and people by a foreign ruling state. Colonialism is described as a historical process in European nations that dominate overseas nations. Colonialism refers to the political control of society and people by a foreign ruling state. However, the critical treatment of slaves and the indigenous population is a critique of colonialism. Modern racism emerged with racism, leading to legitimate racial violence, and domination is closely linked with colonialism. Indigenous North Americans were subjected to tremendous physical and cultural violence due to the dispossession of land and the removal of children. Colonialism denied Indigenous people recognition and it laid out legacies of colonialism for creating a new reality. Due to the lack of restoration and resurgence, the western government maintains a settler-colonial system of domination. Gradually the power structure remained intact create and less modified form in creating sustain racialized difference. This has led to colonial powers legitimizing the violence.

Fanon expressed the plight of the colonial subjects and how they observed negative self-perception. Fanon through his study found that colonialism is intertwined with capitalism. He emphasized religion to distracted colonialized people from revolution the colonial sorties are divided into racial lines and Fanon believed in a free and self-determined post-colonial world for the revolutionary movement. Fanon encouraged revolutionary violence as a positive purpose. Colonialism is related to capitalism and race. Marx described the role of colonies in the accumulation of capital. Fanon in his study stated, “role of violent revolution plays in developing nation consciousness and overcoming colonial domination”. The development of various theories has led to the emergence of colonialism. Fanon in his book stated cultural and psychological domination have links to race. In his book, he pointed to colonial racism and how black people particularly we are in denial of the recognition. These theories of colonialism have emerged from Marx's theory of movement in which Marx s view that capitalism is an exploitative economic system. Fanon describes capitalism as the expansionist regarded the source of raw material which once processed could be molded in the European market. Fanon s view on culture is similar to Marx's description of ideology and highlighted how religion mystifies people suffering. Fanon does not agree with Marx and believed that socialism is better for the system or a decolonized system.

Conclusion

The aspects of globalization highlighted by contemporary theorists draw from theories build by classical theorists and touch on the facets of globalization and colonialism drawing a parallel from Marx s theory on capitalism and economic theory. The nice global formation influenced by political, the culture will integrate elements ay lead to power dominance and alienation. Similarly, colonial was observed to be linked with racism linked with social dominance and violence.

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