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The contemporary world / Allegro C. Acero, Celeste C. Marquez, and Ernesto Thaddeus M. Solmerano.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Manila : Fastbooks Educational Supply, Inc., 2023Edition: First editionDescription: xviii, 225 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9786218070493
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.2 Ac35c
LOC classification:
  • JZ1318 .A2476 2023
Contents:
Defining and confronting globalization -- History and theories of globalization -- Global economy and international trade -- Economic/market integration -- Global governance -- Global divides and global stratification -- Asian regionalism -- Global media culture -- The globalization of religion -- Global terrorism -- Global demography and migration -- Global Demography and migration -- Global food security -- Sustainable development -- Global city and global citizenship.
Summary: "The contemporary world is one of the core courses in the new General Education Curriculum (GEC) that all Philippine colleges and universities must offer. The course will look at current global conditions from both local and global perspectives. The objective of the course is to engage students in current global issues and problems that all of humanity confronts. The eventual aim is to instill in students the values, attitudes, and behaviors that support responsible global citizenship: creativity, innovation, inclusivity, respect for diversity, and a commitment to the environment, peace, human rights, and sustainable development. This course book aims to assist students in developing an understanding of today's contemporary world, an understanding that will grow and change as the world changes around us." -- Back cover
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Books Books Main Library Filipiniana Section FIL 306.2 Ac35c 2023 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1-1 Available 030729

"General education core course."

Includes bibliographical references.

Defining and confronting globalization -- History and theories of globalization -- Global economy and international trade -- Economic/market integration -- Global governance -- Global divides and global stratification -- Asian regionalism -- Global media culture -- The globalization of religion -- Global terrorism -- Global demography and migration -- Global Demography and migration -- Global food security -- Sustainable development -- Global city and global citizenship.

"The contemporary world is one of the core courses in the new General Education Curriculum (GEC) that all Philippine colleges and universities must offer. The course will look at current global conditions from both local and global perspectives. The objective of the course is to engage students in current global issues and problems that all of humanity confronts. The eventual aim is to instill in students the values, attitudes, and behaviors that support responsible global citizenship: creativity, innovation, inclusivity, respect for diversity, and a commitment to the environment, peace, human rights, and sustainable development. This course book aims to assist students in developing an understanding of today's contemporary world, an understanding that will grow and change as the world changes around us." -- Back cover

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