Introduction Chapter Vocabulary
Global Citizenship: Every person belongs to a larger system, family, community, & country |
Global Issues: Issues that require cooperation from all nations to resolve the problem. EX) Climate change |
Globalization: the flow and exchange of financial resources, people, and information to other countries |
Global Economy: EX) The World Bank. Shared economies |
Culture: "The shared ideals, values, and beliefs that people use to interpret, experience, and generate behavior." |
Cultural Imperialism: promoting one nation's values, beliefs, and behavior over all others |
Modernization: non traditional values and beliefs. Less use of religion. More importance on law and rational views. Leaving behind the traditional way of living. |
Cultural Relativism: acknowledge that the way "others" see the world is as valid as the way you see the world. |
Human Rights: "Reasonable demands for personal security and basic well being." Varies depending on culture. |
Conflict: in terms of cultural, ethnic, economic, political, and so on. |
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Chapter 4: Population Growth
Introduction: Exponential population growth stops/slows down when poverty disappears. There is a need for safe, effective birth control methods and extending political power to women. |
Over population/environment collapse is a Western idea that people think is cultural imperialism. |
Over population and over consumption is the cause for the depletion of the world's resources. |
Climate change is a global issue. |
Population pressures that are environmental pressures as well: Deforestation, water shortages, contamination of air, land, and water, loss of biodiversity. |
Earth has a carrying capacity that we are reaching. Mass starvation and population collapse is possible. |
The ability to feed the population depends on: available arable land, accessible water, and pop. pressures. |
There is a need for a balance btwn. human numbers and consumption and the planet's capacity to support life. |
Education is key. Women aren't educated in developing nations. These countries are still traditional societies. |
An educated girl is your best contraception. |
The use of force or coercive practices to control pop. growth is culturally imperialistic. |
Developing countries need economic security and alternatives to large families. |
Developed countries need consumption practices. |
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Chapter 4: Definitions
Body politics: women's reproductive rights |
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