Thursday, May 01, 2008

Review for Final Quiz

As I announced, we'll meet Monday morning (May 5th) at 8AM in the lecture room (B&E458) to have the final quiz.

This is the final set of terms/concepts for the semester. As usual, be aware of the links between the various terms. I realize this looks like a lot, but there really isn't much here. If you have any questions, let me know.

Diversity
Culture
Holism
Internal Change
External Change
Ethnic Groups/Cultural Identification
Ethnocentrism
Cultural Relativity
Social Darwinism
Nanavut/Inuit
Globalism
--Assimilation
--Acculturation
--Subjugation
--Paternalism
State Primacy
--Patriotism/Nationalism
Cultural Pluralism
--Tolerance
International Criminal Court
--Nuremberg
--Genocide, War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity
--History of Court and Modern Issues
--Narrow versus Broad treaty negotiations
--Pros & Cons of ICC; US position
--South Africa "Truth & Reconciliation", Pinochet & Chile
Child Labor
Paths to Globalism/Cultural Imperialism:
--Davos Culture, Faculty Club International, McWorld
Are universal human rights a Western Invention?
Fukuyama: "The End of History"
"Americanization"/Cultural Imperialism Good/Bad
--Rothkopf
--Benefits and costs
Democracy
--Democratic Peace
--Potential Problems with Policy of Democratization
Environment Basic Terms
--Link environment to diversity/morality
--Ecosystem
--Carrying Capacity
--“Tragedy of the Commons”
--Foraging/Pastoralism/Agriculturalism/Industrialism
Air
--Ozone Depletion/Ozone Treaty
--Global Warming
--Air Pollution
Ocean
--Fresh Water overuse/pollution
--Oceanic pollution/overuse
Land Erosion
Plant and Animal Extinction
Effects of Globalization (Invasive Species: Kudzu, etc.)

Note: If you are interested in the article-length version of Francis Fukuyama's "End of History," there is an version here, or here (pdf format).