POL 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Westernization, Clash Of Civilizations
4 Oct 2014
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Religion & culture: what we mean by religion. Also spirituality: gods or spirits or forces separate/larger than/above humans: religion is: Often the basis of a culture (but not necessarily so: religion is political. Religion binds people into a community (of faith) by creating relationships among them. It defines shared values (among other things) for its members. Why culture matters: morality, behavior & the good life : values & perception of issues (points of disagreement) Family structure & the raising & status of children. Sexuality, reproduction, birth, life, death: socialization & social behavior, a basis for judgment. Culture writ large: civilizations: shared cultural traits across state borders, fluid boundaries & mutual borrowings, one civilization or several, civilization & to be civilized . Identity & belonging require difference: what is identity & belonging, the encounter with difference. The argument: the history of war according to huntington. Civilizations: western imperialism & humiliation of others, modernization spreads, but not westernization, cultural assertiveness.
