1. Economic globalization
   1. Global economy evident after collapse of communism
      
   2. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
      
      
   3. Global corporations symbols of the new economy
      
2. Economic growth in Asia
   1. Japan's "economic miracle"
      
      
   2. The Little Tigers: Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan
      
      
   3. The rise of China since the death of Mao Zedong
      
      
   4. Perils of the new economy: vulnerable to global forces
      
      
3. Trading blocs
   1. The European Union
      
      
   2. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
      
      
   3. Regional trade associations formed to establish free-trade zones for member states
      
      
   4. Critics of globalization
      
      

1. Global Barbie
   
   
2. Consumption and cultural interaction
   1. Global culture of consumption
      
      
   2. Pan-American culture competes with United States
      
      
3. The age of access
   
   

1. Population pressures and environmental degradation
   1. Dramatic population increases in twentieth century
      
      
      
   2. The planet's carrying capacity: how many people can the earth support?
      
      
      
   3. Environmental impact
      
      
   4. Population control: a highly politicized issue
      
      
2. Economic inequities and labor servitude
   1. Causes of poverty
      
      
   2. Labor servitude increasing
      
      
   3. Trafficking of persons across international boundaries widespread
      
      
      
3. Global diseases
   1. Many epidemics now under control
      
   2. HIV/AIDS identified in 1981 in San Francisco
      
      
4. Global terrorism
   1. Define
      
      
   2. 11 September 2001 focused international attention on terrorism
      
      
   3. Islamic State of Afghanistan was established 1996 by Taliban
      
      
      
5. Coping with global problems: international organizations
   1. Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
      
      
   2. The United Nations, founded 1945 "to maintain international peace and security"
      
      
   3. Human rights: an ancient concept, gaining wider acceptance
      
      

1. Women's traditions and feminist challenges
   1. Feminism and equal rights
      
      
   2. Gender equality in China
      
   3. Domesticity and abuse restricting rights of women in developing world
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   4. Women leaders in south Asia
      
      
      
2. Migration
   1. Internal migration: tremendous flow from rural to urban settings
      
      
   2. External migration: fleeing war, persecution, seeking opportunities
      
      
   3. Migrant communities within host societies
      
      
      
3. Cross-cultural travelers
   1. Mass tourism possible with more leisure and faster travel
      
      
      
      
   2. Effects of mass tourism
      
      
      

Chapter Summary