@article{Knowles_2015, place={Washington DC: American Sociological Association.}, title={Globalization and World Systems Theory: An Introduction}, url={https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/globalization-and-world-systems-theory-an}, abstractNote={Understanding the social world from a global perspective is becoming increasingly important for sociologists. World Systems Theory is a useful framework for explaining some of the macro level dynamics occurring around the globe. However, undergraduate sociology students are not usually introduced to World Systems Theory until they take upper division level classes. This PowerPoint and lecture notes presentation is designed to be a concise and easy to understand introduction to some of the major concepts in World Systems analysis. It is primarily designed to be used for introductory sociology classes. This resource has a dual focus on the economic aspects of globalization and World Systems Theory, as well the ecological effects of global economic processes. With both aspects in mind, the resource is designed to introduce one of the approaches sociologists use to frame global economic developments, relationships between countries, and the relationship between society and nature.}, journal={TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology}, author={Knowles, Anthony}, year={2015}, month={Dec.} }