SS310 Unit 3 Seminar The Camelot Years Creation of a National Culture Exploring the 1960s: An Interdisciplinary Approach Prof. Erica Arnold-Wyche

Seminar Agenda Seminar Ground Rules Questions from Unit 2? Unit 3 Key Terms/Concepts Ideology Culture Field Trip: “The American Way of Life” Debate Unit 3 Discussion Unit 3 Assignments Q & A

Seminar Ground Rules Focus on Topic Arrival time Respect Question: “//” Participate

Unit 2

Unit 3 Key Concepts Ideology: An integrated system of ideas or beliefs that rationalizes and justifies the exercise of power, influencing how power is exercised

Unit 3 Key Concepts What are some of the key Functions of Ideology?

Unit 3 Key Concepts Functions of Ideology: Describe human characteristics and society Rationalize & justifies a way of life Provides standards of right and wrong Motivates people to social and political action

Culture: Unit 3 Key Terms The language, beliefs, values, norms, behaviors, and even material objects that are passed from one generation to the next

Unit 3 Key Terms Material culture: the material objects that distinguish a group of people, such as their art, buildings, weapons, utensils, machines, hairstyles, clothing and jewelry. Example? VS Non-material culture” (also called symbolic culture) a group’s way of thinking (including its beliefs, values, and other assumptions about the world and doing (its common patterns of behavior, including language and other forms of interaction) Example?

Unit 3 Key Terms Cultural leveling: the process by which cultures become similar to one another; refers especially to the process by which U.S. culture is being exported and diffused into other nations. To what extent do you think this is happening? Example?

Unit 3 Key Terms Ethnocentrism – the use of one’s own culture as a yardstick for judging the ways of other individuals or societies, generally leading to a negative evaluation of their values, norms, and behaviors.

Unit 3 Key Terms Globalization – the growing interconnections among nations due to the expansion of capitalism. Since the 60s, the western way of life has rapidly spread across the globe. There is not a city in the world now where you cannot find a McDonalds, Pizza Hut, KFC, and, of course, blue jeans. //Is globalization is synonymous with Americanization?”

Unit 3 Field Trip: debate Should the American way of life be embraced or rejected? Instructions: Go to http://debatepedia.idebate.org/en/index.php/Debate:_Rejection_of_the_American_way_of_life Select three areas and read through both sides of the debate. Decide on which side of the debate you land for each of the 3 areas you selected. Be prepared to explain why you feel this way. Model principles Economic consequences Unhealthy Diplomatic feel Culture International diversity NOTE: We will reconvene in 5 minutes. Please do not post your assessment until I give ahead go ahead to do so. This way we can have a groups discussion without the screen scrolling too fast. Thanks!

Field tip debrief //Model principles: Does the American way of life lack the model principles that should be emulated? Why to Why not?

Field trip debrief //Economics: Does adopting the American way of life have economic consequences? Why or Why not?

Field trip debrief //Unhealthy: Is the American way of life unhealthy?

Field trip debrief //Diplomatic feel: Does the American way of life encourage uncooperative, undiplomatic mentalities?

Field trip debrief //Culture: Is the American "culture" inferior to others internationally? Why or Why not?

Field trip debrief //Culture: Is the American "culture" inferior to others internationally? Why or Why not?

Field trip debrief // International diversity: Would the adoption of the American way of life mean the decay of unique international cultures? Why or Why not?

Field trip debrief //Overall, which side of the debate did you come out on? Embrace or reject “Americanized globalization?”

Unit 3 Discussion Let’s discuss the impact of the global spread of capitalism and the American way of life. …. //Are we (the USA) indeed becoming a “global village” with western beliefs, values, norms? EXAMPLES?

Unit 3 Discussion //Will other nations’ beliefs, customs and traditions eventually become extinct?

Unit 3 Discussion //What place is there for other nations’ beliefs, customs, traditions, etc? Example:Hijab, Niqab, Burqa

Unit 3 Discussion What is one example that you can think of where it appears traditions, customs, and beliefs that go directly against American values in this new global village?

Unit 3 Discussion Is there a place for such traditions, customs, and beliefs that go directly against American values in this new global village?

Unit 3 Assignments Readings Web Resources Discussion Board Seminar Activity: There is an interesting PowerPoint with audio presentation on the topics of capitalism and socialism.

Unit 3 Key Concepts ECOMONIC SYSTEMS* Capitalism Laissez-faire capitalism Socialism Democratic socialism Convergence Theory Multinational corporations *Economy - a system of producing and distributing goods and services

Unit 3 Key Concepts Capitalism – An economic system characterized by the private ownership of the means of production, market competition, and the pursuit of profits. VS. Laissez-faire capitalism - unrestrained manufacture and trade (literally “hands off” capitalism)

Unit 3 Key Concepts Socialism – an economic system characterized by the public ownership of the means of production, central planning, and the distribution of goods without a profit motive VS Democratic socialism – a hybrid economic system in which capitalism is mixed with state ownership

Unit 3 Key Concepts TIP: There is an interesting PowerPoint with audio presentation on the topics of capitalism and socialism via the Unit 3 Activities Link.

Unit 3 Key Concepts Convergence Theory – the view that as capitalist and socialist economic systems each adopt features of the other, a hybrid (or mixed) economic system will emerge

Unit 3 Key Concepts Multinational corporations – companies that operate across national boundaries; also called transnational corporations

Q&A?

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