The Ipod A Product Of Globalization - 2089 Words

Nov 24th, 2014 Andrea Rivero INR 3011 The 32 GB iPod video as a product of globalization The iPod, an mp3 player created by Apple Inc, is a product that exemplifies the impact and consequences of globalization in the economic and social aspect. The economy globalization, seen as the â€Å"intensification and stretching of economic connections across the world†, has shaped markets and political relations between countries (Snarr 37). On the other hand, cultural globalization has connected societies to the point where it cannot be said that a society is completely isolated and has uninfluenced from others (Steger 2012). In this paper, the iPod’s creation and development will be explained, its relation to integration of markets, the demographics and pay difference of manpower between countries, and the impact of the iPod in the integration of societies. Apple is a multinational company that currently exemplifies the power and development of globalization in the 21st century. 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