Global Conflict World systems theory - economic and political domination of the resources of other nations by dominant nations Ethnonational conflict—inter-factionalism and conflict between ethnic groups religious groups linguistic groups social categories
Figure 16-2 Intergroup Relations Continuum
Mexico The Mexican Indian people and the Color Gradient Color gradient - Criollos or whites the upper class, Mestizo or middle class and full blooded Mexican Indians and Blacks at the bottom of the hierarchy Indigenismo - government policy of national integration. Subordination of women
Canada The First Nation Aboriginal minorities largely consists of four groups 1. Status Indians members of 604 tribes officially recognized by the government. 2. Inuit living in Northern Canada 3. Métis of mixed ancestry 4. Non-status Indians
Canada Canadian Federal Constitution of 1982 and aboriginal rights Relocation of the Inuit’s and violation of rights Defeat of the Charlottetown Agreement of 1992 Urban Aboriginal peoples
The Québécois Inter ethnic and linguistic conflict between the Anglophones and Francophones. Quebec assimilation cultural pluralism secession
Immigration and Race Canadian immigration policy has alternated between being open and restrictive Growth in Asian Black West Indian immigrants
Northern Ireland British domination of Ireland Anglo-Irish war of and independence and the creation of the Republic of Ireland Partition of Northern and Southern Ireland Continued conflict Protestant migration to Northern Ireland from Britain
Partition and the Civil Rights Movement Evolution of political districts diminishing catholic representation Catholic rate of poverty, lack of suitable housing and poor working conditions Residential and educational segregation of Catholics March on Londonderry in 1969 and the birth of the civil rights movement
Partition and the Civil Rights Movement —formation of the Irish Republican Army and guerrilla movement 1994 — Militant Unionist and IRA forces declared a cease fire Northern Ireland Accord and continued conflict and violence
Israel and the Palestinians Diaspora and the exile of Jews from Palestine over 2,000 years ago British colonialism during World War I and the Middle East British endorsement of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine Spirit of Zionism
Israel and the Palestinians From Arab perspective Zionism meant the subjugation and elimination of Palestinians Arab-Israeli conflicts Creation of Israel Expansion of Israel settlements - and the six day War of 1967 Occupation of the Gaza strip and West Bank
Israel and the Palestinians Yom Kippur War or Ramadan War of 1973, attack on Israel by Egypt and Syria Carter’s mediation and Egypt’s recognition of Israel’s right to exist Intifada -1987—Palestinian uprising against Israel The Oslo Accords in 1993 Solutions
The Search for Solutions Amid Violence The status of Jerusalem The future of Jewish settlements The future of Palestinians and other Arabs with Israeli citizenship Palestinian state Future of Palestinian refugees
Republic of South Africa Legacy of Colonialism Settlement of South Africa by Europeans began in 1652 Dutch East Indian Company colony in Cape Town Dutch slave owners and trek inwards Acquisition of parts of South Africa by Britain in 1814
Republic of South Africa British and Indian immigration British and Boer wars British colonial rule until 1948 Independence from Britain Apartheid Laws and the emergence of Apartheid
Apartheid Afrikaners and the development of Apartheid policies and the subjugation of non-whites Struggle for equality De Klerk and Black leaders signed a National Peace Accord Freeing of Mandela
The Era of Reconciliation and Moving On Issues facing Mandela government and South Africans 1. Affirmative action 2. School immigration 3. Medical care 4. Crime 5. Desperate poverty