SOC 300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Manitoulin Island, Fertile Crescent, Beringia
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Reading 1:pre-contact by john roberts, darion boyington et al. Majority of canadians were people of western european origin well into the 20th c. Sometimes it"s hard for people to notice it when they are part of this. But usually easily visible for people who is not part of it to notice. Foundations include stories of creation, 17th-century philosophy, structures of governance, and capitalist assumptions about land and property. Deeply influenced by christian religion and its bible. God is among the world"s creatures because we have a spirit and we were made in the image of. God: shapes the mainstream culture"s view of humanity"s relationship with the nature world. Concepts of justice is rooted in religion. Christian faith is a proselytizing religion (converting one"s faith) Darwin"s impact on mainstream culture"s world view is that only the strong survive : this way of thinking shapes that life is a competition for resources and survival.
