Impact of Globalization on World Society Shanta Sharma, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of Gerontology Certificate Program

particularly by building up their assets, such as land and education (P.2.). 
2. Empowerment: Strengthening the ability of poor people to shape decisions that affect their 
lives and removing discrimination based on gender, race, ethnically and social status (P.2.). 
3. Security: Reducing poor people’s vulnerability to sickness, economic shocks, crop failure 
unemployment, natural disasters and violence and helping them cope when such misfortunes 
occur. Advances in these areas are complementary. Each is important in its own right and each 

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