Sociology 2140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Ecofeminism, Peace Action, Social Disorganization Theory
26 Apr 2017
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Sociology 2140 in class notes march 27th. Video - garbage: the revolution starts at home. Peace a highly desirable state: difficult to attain. Is an institution: brings pain, physical injury, and psychological challenges. Collective violence: example: war, canadians have no first-hand experience, we just see it in the media, two world wars transformed our military. Persistence: after wwii canada became a middle power, we assumed the role of peace keeper, negotiator, moral superpower, and soft power, 55 of 100,000 united nations peace keepers were canadian in 2006. Consequences (of war) loss of life and psychological challenges of survivors: nuclear warfare, nuclear warheads are 4000 times more powerful. In 2014, nations with nuclear weapons included: us, uk, russia, china, pakistan, israel, North korea and india) together they possess more than 17,000 nuclear war heads. Military technology (weapons system) and war: comprised of a weapons platform (ships, tankers, missiles etc. ) Important because it determines the outcome of the war (winner vs. loser)
