Chapter 5 Anthropology Cram Cheat Sheet by astrogirl

How does the host see the races of each country?

The host saw the Dominican Republic citizens as primarily black despite the names they call themselves to dissociate their African identities with their Dominican identi­ties.

What is your opinion of the divisions (econo­mic­ally, socially, politi­cally) on this small island shard by these two countries?

The Dominican Republic has the fastest growing economy in Latin America, whereas Haiti is still a very impove­rished nation. I think that this economic disparity exacer­bated the division between the two countries and definitely gives the Dominicans a nation­alistic pride. I also think that the two countries are very different because Haiti embraced their black founders and coloni­zers, whereas the Dominicans whitew­ashed their history. This can even be found during the period of anti-H­aitian politics; politi­cians would present themselves and the country as white as they could in order to distin­guish themselves from their predom­ina­tel­y-black neighbors. Person­ally, I don’t believe the white-­black (super­ior­-in­ferior) power dynamic was the reason for Domini­can’s whitew­ashing, rather it was the yearning to be completely opposite from Haiti that pushed whitew­ashing; however, that isn’t to say the Dominicans felt they were superior to Haitians because of their European lineage. It is intere­sting to observe how both countries, who were from some European descent, go about expressing (or repres­sing) their Africa­nism. The Haitians practiced Vodou while the Dominicans practiced Cathol­icism. With this cultural observ­ation alone, you are able to see how proud the Haitians are of their blackness because vodou is not as accepted, or validated, of a religion as Cathol­icism is. They disregard how other westerners may feel about vodou because they embrace their African culture, and it proves to them to be just as valid as their Catholic counte­rparts. Person­ally, I understand why their would be major divisions simply because they are two drasti­cally different countries. I don’t agree with resorting to violence, massacres, oppressive and discri­min­atory behaviors simply because of nation­alism.

What are the outcomes of global integr­ations?

There is not an equal partic­ipation of intera­ctions that make up global­ization because it requires taking power relati­onships and social inequality seriously.

If the world is not becoming homoge­nized, what is actually happening?

Global­ization is a compli­cated matter that illust­rates how people create and change their cultures through the connec­tions with others.

What techno­logical and cultural factors have contri­buted to global­iza­tion?

The widespread use of social media and normal­ization of handheld devices has greatly contri­buted to a larger unders­tanding of current events across the globe. The lack of access to this kind of technology can be detrim­ental to social progre­ssion because it keeps those people out of the loop. While this is seen promin­ently in developing countries, it can also be observed in impove­rished areas in developed countries as well. Not having access to internet hinders social growth.

Apply anthro­pol­ogical unders­tan­dings of global­ization to identify and assess the winners and losers of global integr­ation.

The winners of global­ization are those who gain unprec­edented prospe­rity. The losers are those who are in the working class whose jobs have been shipped overseas or "­tak­en" by newer immigr­ants.