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40 Cards in this Set
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What are the seven functions of culture? Describe.
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1. Perception: cultures of nostalgia idealize the past, cultures of profit have urgency of now.
2. Motivation: how cultures reward and punish 3. Judgement: what we think is beautiful, right/wrong 4. Stratification: what deserves more respect, social classes 5. Communication: ethnic, regional, transnational, world languages 6. Identity: who we are and who they are 7. Production and Consumption: help shape each other |
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What are some impacts of the colonization/de-colonization of Algeria for France?
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-Hostility toward light skinned Algerians
-The French fiercely defend their culture -Feel a threat to their Christian Culture |
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How do the East and West differ?
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On ideological grounds
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How do the North and South differ?
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On technological grounds and inequalities
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What were the impacts of WWII?
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When Germany was defeated it gave Russia a second empire, countries liberated by Russia under satellite control. Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria.
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Another impact of WWII?
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Surge for Zionist movement: the Jewish state was permitted to be in original Israel, decline of American and European anti Semitism. Results in militarization of ME. Jews have had huge impacts on foreign policy, afraid to go against Israel.
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Eugenics
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The belief that intermarriage between the ruling races would create the most intelligent offspring. This was rejected after the Holocaust.
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Which conflicts were divided by major conflict during the Cold War?
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Korea, Vietnam, Germany
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Which countries defeated the advanced nations militaristically?
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Vietnam defeated both France and U.S
Also Afghanistan defeated SU |
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What were the effects of the loss of Nigeria?
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The Nigerian War of Independence last from 1954-62. This shook the French republic, they saw Nigeria as a badge of honor. De Gaulle came back but instituted a new constitution and dictated the fifth republic.
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How did the World get America to pay for abuse of power abroad? Or influence it in their favor?
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Economically: Saudi Arabia placed an oil embargo in 1973.
-Used people of their origin in the US to influence policy: Jews and Cuban Americans |
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What are some issues with US democracy?
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Too few people vote, too many campaigns.
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What are ethnic religions?
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Traditional religions, usually didn't try to convert each other. Such as Sikhism (India)
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What are regional religions?
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Religions that spread to more than one country but not continuous countries. Hinduism in SA
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What are the requirements of World religion?
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Must have about 5oo million followers scattered in at least a dozen countries and over two/three continents. Examples: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism
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Describe traditional Africa religion
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Tradition of kingdom beyond grave, surrounded by many gods
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What is the triple heritage?
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Ethnic, traditional religion, and the inherited Islam and Christianity
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Describe Africa in regards to language
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Africa invented language, has 200: genderized, tonal, and click.
-Has Semitic Languages-spoken by people who crossed the Red Sea. |
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Where are the most native speakers of Arabic?
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In Africa, specifically Egypt. It influenced kiSwahili
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What are some partitions in 20th century?
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Pakistan: East P broke off to become Bangladesh. The E and W were linguistically and culturally different although the same religion
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Ancestral Tradition
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A high degree of ancestor reverence, the living dead.
-Patriarchy, strong oral tradition - Not a big difference between the sacred and secular: consensus in the clan, the family, certain forms of dissent, assume same ancestry - they don't have our liberal greed |
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What are some inspirations for nationalism?
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Quest for unity: Hitler chosen to unite the people: an expansionist nationalism/rationalism
- Israel went by the law of return -Irish Catholic |
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Describe the differences of the Glorious Revolution, French Revolution, and American revolution
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The Glorious: was bloodless, then in 17th c. Cromwell executed King Charles, Henry 8th broke from Catholicism and made Church of England. Introduced accountability
- French: Very bloody, marginalization of Church and confiscated property. Gradual weakening of institutions that aren't democratic. - American: Disowned a king, abolished hereditary privilege just not servitude. |
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Separation of Church and State
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-French made secular
-English isn't secular: many formalities in monarchies, gays were illegal in 50s |
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Separation of powers
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A method of achieving limited government and reducing risk of tyranny
-GB doesn't really have this |
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Conceptual
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whether civilizations are actually displacing the states
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Factual
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Were states really in decline or stronger than ever
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Temporal
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Now that the cold war is over, future clashes will occur between civilizations.
-But this has been happening for sometime |
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Benevolent Sexism
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Discrimination of the otherwise disadvantaged gender, male chivalry. Instinctive factor of society to save women before men.
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Benign Sexism
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Dress codes such as Islamic fundamentalist, the difference between male and female nudity. Homosexuality: cultural, biological, situational.
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Malignant Sexism
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Forms of cultural injustice, economic marginalization, political disempowerment, differential rights in marriage, accepted domestic violence, Extreme is the Taliban
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Hegemonic phase
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Having dominance over another country. It includes economic globalization, westernization
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Conceptual
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whether civilizations were really displacing the states
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Factual Fantasy
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Were states really in decline or stronger than ever
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temporal
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Now that the cold war is over future clashes will occur between civilizations. (hasn't this been going on for some time?)
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Social Capital
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An instantiated set of values or norms among members of a group which permits them to cooperate.
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Positive Externalities
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Bonds of trust outside their own membership
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Kenyatta
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The first president of Kenya, got Kenya inducted into the UN, didn't like speaking in English to his people and was anti colonialism
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American Imperium
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Control indirectly through puppet governments
- Claim to spread democracy -don't take responsibility for the countries they invade through force -cultural aggression -proliferation of nuclear weapons |
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European Imperium
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Direct control, spread language by colonizing
-Emphasis on spreading christianity and civilization -Euro countries hold other Euro countries responsible for colonies -Eurocentric bias |
