Globalization, as one of the important social concepts and terms, brings tremendous change in the domain of politics, economy and culture, which seems to be stealing identities from many countries and people as they become increasingly interconnected. ... It is a multifaceted social phenomenon rather than a singular condition. ... The creation of IGOS and INGOS, the changing structure of the form, scope and subject of international law, the emergence of regional organization and institutions all illuminate a shift from a purely state centric politics to a new and more complex, form of multilay...

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In Asia, these various forms of spirituality and faith help Asian Americans to deal with the upheavals of immigration, adapting to a new country, and other difficult personal and social transformations by providing a safe and comfortable environment in which immigrants can socialize, share information, and assist each other. History shows that numerous churches and religious organizations played very important roles in helping immigrants from China, Japan, the Philippines, South Asia, and Korea adjust to life in the U.S. ...

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With the end of European world dominance after WWII, the rise of new powers such as the US, China and Japan and the expansion of geographical scope in international relations with the independence of former colonies and the proliferation of international organizations, diplomacy could no longer be confined to Europe. ... While new diplomacy saw parliamentary diplomacy being practiced in international organizations. ... However, new diplomacy is characterized by the democratization of their selection; family and social class are less important. ... New diplomacy, on the other hand, recogni...

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The first thing of western people doing business in China not easy is because China has been undergoing rapid political, economic, and social change since the result that today Chinese businesses employ with foreigners hard, win-lose bargaining tactics motivated by nationalistic emotions. ... As a Swedish businessman once observed: Business in China is not about doing business between organizations, but about doing business between people. . . . ... For example, emissaries of a foreign company engaged by their Chinese hosts in extensive social activities in an effort to establish a warm relat...

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Around the world, unemployment or the threat of it remains one of the main challenges to long-term social sustainability. Indeed, the experience of recent years has underscored social sustainability as key to longer-term competitiveness, and thus to sustainable growth. ... More recently, in order to better place the discussion of competitiveness in the societal and environmental context, the World Economic Forum has begun exploring the complex relationship between competitiveness and sustainability as measured by its social and environmental dimension. ... It influences investment decisions an...

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