Anthropology Test 4 Ch 13

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Imperialism

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refers to a policy of extending rule of a nation or empire over foreign nations and of taking and holding foreign colonies.

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Colonialism

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refers to the political, social, economic, and cultural domination of a territory and its people by a foreign power for an extended period of time.

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Development of the Global Economy: Post WWII

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The collapse of European colonial empires, New technologies, Development of information and communications technology.

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Globalization

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the ongoing spread of goods, people, information, and capital around the world.

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Positive consequences of Globalization

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increase in life expectancy and literacy, less warfare in some areas because they have been pacified, and an increase in the middle class.

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Negative consequences of Globalization

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include many societies losing their culture and way of life.

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Malaysian Factory Women:

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To combat rural poverty, the Malaysian government encouraged large international companies to set up labor-intensive manufacturing operations in rural areas.

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Global Demographic Changes

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Medical advances have resulted in lowered infant mortality rates, eradicated deadly diseases, and lengthened life expectancy.In last 50 years, world population has jumped from 2.5 billion to 6 billion.
Most of the population growth is in Third World countries.

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Ethnicity

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is based on cultural similarities and differences (which may be claimed, perceived, assumed, or actual) in a nation or region.

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Ethnic group

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refers to a particularly defined group.

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Origin myths

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the collective history of an ethnic group that defines which subgroups are part of it and its relationship to other ethnic groups.

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Ethnic boundary markers

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any overt characteristics that can be used to indicate ethnic group membership (clothing, food, language, etc.).

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nationality

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is an ethnic group with a separate political identity.

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subnationality

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has only a social identity (e.g. Irish Americans, Mexican Americans).

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Homeland

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the geographical area, defined by history, which in their beliefs collectively and exclusively belongs to the members of that nationality.

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Ethnic cleansing

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is the deliberate and systematic attempt by the dominant ethnic group to eliminate a rival ethnic group or groups within a geographical region.

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The three main types of ethnic cleansing are:

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Sociocide, Genocide, Relocation

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Sociocide

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Destroying the ethnic identity of a people for the purpose of assimilating the group into the dominant society (e.g. Native American boarding schools).

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Genocide

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The deliberate and systematic attempt to physically destroy the unwanted ethnic population (e.g. Nazis, Bosnia).

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Relocation

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The forced resettlement of an unwanted ethnic group in a new geographical location (e.g. Native American removal).

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All peoples of the world

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are depending on others for their economic well-being.