1. When it comes to defining “globalization'” compare and contrast Steger’s (contested concept) and Ritzer’s (“globalization” in terms of flows) approaches. How would you conceptualize globalization?

2. Having read Ritzer’s and Steger’s chapter two, is globalization a relatively new phenomenon? (Justify your answer.)

3. How are imperialism, Americanization and globalization similar? How are they different?