Population Growth and Rapid Urbanization

Question: Discuss about the Population Growth and Rapid Urbanization. Answer: Introduction Social Processes refers to a continuous process of interacting with people in different ways (Tilly, 2016). It is a method of interaction and there are various ways of social processes. In the current case two processes are going to be discussed i.e. Urbanisation and Globalisation. Urbanisation refers to the shift of the rural population to the urban areas. Basically it is a process of making urban areas (towns and cities) where people move in search of a better living (Smith, 2012). That is the place where development begins. It is a modernised process where not only people develop but also opportunities for them, their standard of living and they become more professional. It is a replacement phase of urban life from rural life when the whole society is open for change in order to grow and prosper. Globalisation is the process of international interchange of goods, services and people around the world (Beck, 2015). It is the exchange of different cultures and ideas from different pa rts of the world. It has taken pace from past one or two decades as people have decided to trade with each other and the big national firms have expanded to become multinational businesses. It has proved to be a beneficial situation where different economies can exploit the markets of the other parts of the world. This will result in the betterment of the global economy and increase in the international trade. In the current case, the two modernisation processes that are urbanisation and globalisation which are experienced by Tom, my father-in-law who migrated from Italy to Australia fifty years back. Research method helps in searching for the best method of data collection which will be appropriate for conducting the research (Creswell, 2013). It also ensures that the data collected is appropriate, accurate and reliable. Data collection will help in reaching out to the results of the research. It is an important phase to conduct the research. There are two types of data that are primary and secondary data which can be collected through different sources (Phillips Stawarski, 2016). Primary data is the first hand data which is more reliable in comparison to the secondary data. The secondary data can be collected through internal or external sources. Primary data can be further classified into two types i.e. quantitative and qualitative data. Personal interview is further a type of quantitative data collection as it is one of the most reliable methods (Hair, 2015). In the current case, the method followed is the Personal Interview method to draw out the personal experience of my father-in-law Tom as this will be the best suited method for this research (Thyer, 2010). For this research Tom was informed beforehand the objective behind the research and also he was being told that he could withdraw any time during the research. Before, moving further a consent form was signed by him with the current date in which it was mentioned that all the information provided by the interviewee will be used for research purpose only. In which it was clearly included that Tom was not forced to undergo any interview. He was told the reason behind conducting the interview that it was just for knowing more about his early life and his experiences before and after he migrated to Australia from Italy. For the same, I evolved some set of questions which were to be answered by him. There were some questions which I asked him to come closer to the experiences of his lif e. The interview was held at Toms place to make him more comfortable and make it more of an informal conversation. The motive of the questions were to come closer to Toms life his past and present idea of life also, his opinions about his religion. The questions which were asked to the interviewee are as follows: Which childhood memories you remember the most? Who were your inspirations to become the person you are today? What was the reason of migrating? What is his idea of Urbanisation and Globalisation? What is the difference he saw between Italy and Australia? Are there any negative aspects of the two processes? What is the learning from urbanisation? What made him take his company on global platform? Findings Tom was born in a farmers family small village of Italy with a population of 200 people only. He is a catholic by and has a strong belief in his religion. His parents were farmers and the ones who were totally dependent on farming to earn their living. The family was disciplined when it came to going for prayer service at the church. Toms early childhood memories were with his grandparents who were also farmers and loved Tom very much. Tom was the only child of his parents. The best childhood memories of Tom were that he used to accompany his grandfather for the evening walk and listened to the bed time stories from his grandmother as his parents were busy in earning livelihood for the family. These moments are still cherished by him in the memory of his loving grandparents. His family was satisfied in what they had but some months in the year were very tough because of bad weather conditions. After his grandparents death, when he was 21, the family moved to Australia in search of more stable livelihood. Where his father got into an agricultural company with his years of experience in farming and his mother was into agriculture chemical industry. Tom pursued internship for real time experience in the field of IT engineering as his studies were about to wind up. Post experience, Tom opened his own IT software company starting from his personal computer and now he owns a big IT firm which serves customers across the globe. Tom is 71 now, he is a happy and contented man who is satisfied with his decisions, he has no complaints with the new city rather it is as dear as his native is to him. In relation to this, it earned living to him whereas his native has made him the person who he is today. No matter Tom and family moved to city but they used to organise trips to their native place to relive the old days as it was very close their heart. In search of growth and development his family migrated to city which depicts one of the modernisation process i.e. urbanisation (Price Benton, 2008). He is a happy family man and has seen vast changes over the period of time with respect to people, their behaviour, idea of life, views towards religion etc. Tom has seen urbanisation when he came to Australia from Italy and after coming to Australia he saw the country growing along with its people as the whole world is on with the idea of Globalisation. This process has helped people trade with everyone and everywhere around the world. Globalisation has emerged a lot in the past two decades and has encouraged people to go global and become part of the global family (Michie, 2011). The interview has explained that how Tom has been the part of the two modernisation processes and the events of his life depicts the true picture. Discussion Analysis The change in Toms life from his village life to his city life and that of an intern to the owner of a company has explained the two processes very well that are urbanisation and globalisation. The study has shown the impact of such processes on an individuals life. This can be analysed from the answers given by Tom to the questions. The study found out that Tom moved from the rural village of Italy to the city of Australia with his family in search of new opportunities, stability and betterment of the family. Movement from the rural area to urban area is known as urbanisation basically people like Tom who are migrating witness such process (Benna, et al., 2016). All the years that Tom has spent in Australia have a long story about his journey. The two processes are important parts of his journey which have led him here. The difference between the lives in village in comparison to the lives in the city is basically peace. Most of the times, Tom manage sometime to get back to his olde r days to his native place in search of peace and relaxation. Once Tom has settled down in Australia he has witnessed that urbanisation is one of the reason to take people away from their near and dear ones who are left back. In order to break this stereotype he usually goes back to his relatives and friends to maintain that relationship with them and their environment. Tom not only gives priority to his career and money but also the people who have supported and encouraged him to pursue his dreams. His parents always gave him encouragement to pursue his career and never forced him to come into agriculture or farming. This is the reason why he thinks that growth is important but not at the stake of personal relationship. He found himself blessed to be around such people who have backed him always whether they were his grandparents or his parents. They were source of inspiration to him. He believes that the decision of migrating and residing in a city from village has not only resulted in his personal prosperity and growth but also that of his familys. The opportunities in urban area have not only given a lot to him but the same to his children. The biggest learning what they learnt is how to earn themselves a living of their own. An extension to urbanisation was found by him to be globalisation where migration of people and goods and services in terms of trade, commerce, industry and expansion took place. He quoted that globalisation can be referred to as the growth and development of urbanisation which makes the whole world a common village (Price Benton, 2008). In this respect, people can serve to and demand from anywhere in the word. Similarly, Tom is also doing the same as a global IT firm which provides IT solutions to customers and businesses. The meaning of growth what Tom wanted me to understand was not only his career or financial growth but his personal growth which has come to him because of the experience and hard work. The phase of moving from a very dear place where you have were born and brought up to a totally strange place has compelled him to introspect his dreams, beliefs, idea to grow basically his oneself. Tom is a person who is very concerned about his workplace and his country therefore; he has carries operations from his country only. Further what has been analysed from the discussion is that Tom is an individual who is concerned for work, family and society. He wants value for money being an entrepreneur and always wants to give best to his family. Value for him is not only in expensive things but also in inexpensive things which can give value to him. He is of the category of visible achievers. They are confident and successful people and they have settled in their respective fields. He also accepts the negative aspect of the two processes. Firstly, he said that urbanisation keeps away an individual from his native place in order to earn a living. Secondly, globalisation keeps away an individual from serving people of the other parts of the world other than the people of his own country. Both the processes have made him the man he is today as he has lived in two different places and has experienced two modernisation social processes. Conclusion From the above study it can be concluded that every day is new and dynamic because people are different from one generation to another. How Tom was during his childhood or adolescent his children cannot be the same because with each step there are cultural and social changes which can be referred to as modernisation. Both the processes had a great impact on Toms life. He was all in all a happy person even after so many ups and downs. The interview has given me the opportunity to know him more personally and also my older family. The informal idea of interview has made it more interesting and has helped in generating more reliable information and also made both of us even more comfortable with each other. The outcome of the interview are his experiences and their effects on his life most of which are depicted to be positive and less of negative. Although, in between there were talks which were not related to the topic but I kept with the centre idea to know the influence of the two pr ocesses on Toms life. Hence, it was a great experience to interview one of the family member especially the one who has a lot to talk upon. References Beck, U. (2015). What Is Globalization?. John Wiley Sons. Benna, Umar G, Garba Shaibu, B. (2016). Population Growth and Rapid Urbanization in the Developing World. IGI Global. USA. Creswell, J. W. (2013). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. 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