SOSC 1009 Study Guide - Final Guide: Luddite, Liberal Feminism, Sociology Of The Family

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1009
• Professor: Terry Conlin

Document Summary

Part a six of them will appear on the exam. In pre-confederation times, the british and the indigenous peoples of north america engaged in a trade system to benefit both parties. As discussed in lecture, the natives would trade various types of furs, predominantly beaver; and the british traded european manufactured goods and tools such as guns. It is significant because it relates to the theme of progress since this trade was essential to the industrial growth of france and england while giving the perception that it was essential to the growth of the inuit. It was also significant because it relates to the theme of ideology when drawing back on holmberg"s mistake this fur trade was governed by a. Eurocentric ideology that the inuit were primitive and lazy and needed to be civilized by the. Lastly, it is also important to the theme of modernity.