identity was not based on ethnic or racial diversity. One especially prominent voice for this viewpoint is Harvard Political Scientist Samuel Huntington. Huntington argues that the American identity is based on an “Anglo-Protestant culture that combines English language‚ religious commitment‚ individualism‚ a strong work ethic‚ and sense of obligation to
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The Open University of Sri Lanka BA Degree in Social Sciences – Level iv (2007) Tutor Marked Assignment ii Applied Sociology – SSU 2207 Registration No: 60531951 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last Date of Submission 30th April 2007 01. Do you think that political violence in Sri Lanka is a result of the power struggle? Discuss with example. The recorded history of the world clearly points out the major political
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that‚ quite aside from creating any cultural homogeneity‚ globalization is leading to a resurgence of interest in local traditions. In “The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order‚” for example‚ Harvard Professor Samuel P. Huntington argued that modernization promotes confidence in the local social order‚ but at the same time faith in traditional practices (Simon & Schuster‚ 1997). The cultural anthropologist Keith Hart noted a similar polarizing effect in response to economic change
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Ethnic Group Conflict From the late 1940’s repeated fighting in the Middle East has brought with it challenges to several family organization‚ learning‚ and human rights (Huntington‚ Fronk & Chadwick‚ 2001). In 1967 employment of Palestinian lands by Israel‚ the Palestinian intifada uprising of the 1980’s and the immigrant standings of some Palestinian citizens only acted to intensify the community‚ cultural‚ and profitable situation in the Middle East. The fundamental clarification following
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THE DANGERS OF REVOLUTION: EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF THE 2011 MIDDLE EAST UPRISINGS ON REGIONAL STABILITY Joseph W. Mulcahy NSEC 613 Current and Emerging Threats to National Security American Public University Summer 2011 1 Introduction In the waning weeks of 2010‚ a twenty-six year old Tunisian street vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi “opted not to pay off yet another official—and instead set himself on fire at the governor’s office in Sidi Bouzid.”1 The fatal act of civil disobedience
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St. Petersburg from Moscow‚ which really marked the beginning of Russia’s modernization. Peter converted Russia’s army from a mass of uneducated volunteers to an organized‚ professional army. Peter also made all men in Russia cut off their beards‚ because the people of Europe didn’t have beards. There was some uneasiness over this‚ since many men treasured their facial hair‚ but ultimately‚ this did help in the westernization. Also men‚ especially nobles started wearing more European clothing. Catherine
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English is one of the most widely used languages in today’s world and has a great impact on a successful career. Due to rapid modernization and westernization‚ the popularity of the English language has increased. It is internationally used and globally accepted. “English is being recreated every minute of every day‚ in billions of conversations in every country on earth; in countless books‚ films‚ television and radio programs‚ on the internet—recreated organically: that is‚ in ways that grow out
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Emergence of Capitalism in China: An Historical Perspective and Its Impact on the Political System.” Social Research. 2006. Vol‚ 73: No 1. Ebsco Jan 2007. Hughes‚ Neil. “Smashing the Iron Rice Bowl.” Foreign Affairs. August 1998. Ebsco Feb. 2007. Huntington‚ Samuel. The Third Wave. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. 1991. Khan‚ Joseph. “China Back Property Law‚ Buoying Middle Class.” The New York Times. March‚ 2007. Khan‚ Joseph. “Rivals Seek to Expand Freedoms in China.” The New York Times. Feb. 2007
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obtain permission to use this article beyond the scope of your HeinOnline license‚ please use: https://www.copyright.com/ccc/basicSearch.do? &operation=go&searchType=0 &lastSearch=simple&all=on&titleOrStdNo=0015-7120 The Lonely Superpower Samuel P. Huntington THE NEW DIMENSION OF POWER T H E past decade global politics has changed fundamentally in two ways. First‚ it has been substantially reconfigured along cultural and civilizational lines‚ as I have highlighted in the pages of this journal
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A Culturally Endangered Youth. Introduction The combined forces of colonialism‚ westernization‚ and modernization have perfectly combined to drive Igbo culture to the margins of existence. What is dominant among the Igbo now is the payment of lip service to culture‚ especially by way of tourism and so-called inculturation. The people most affected are the young ones‚ mainly because the usual framework of learning by participation is no longer available to a greater percentage of them. Since the
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