2. Assignment on 4-10

3. Western World ?

4. The West
The Globe
The East

5. 500 years ago…

6. Today, “western” does not refer to a direction.
Rather “western” refers to a culture, life style, or values.

7. Western World Today Just One View
Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations

8. Where is the West? or What is the West?

9. What is Western Culture? How does the Mainstream Live?
If a visitor from outer space came to the US, what would they observe?

10. What would the visitor from Outer Space observe?
People live with immediate families.
People get around in motor vehicles.
Kids and youth go to school most of the year.
Most adults leave home to work.
Most adults work during the day.
People watch TV at night.
Most young and old people carry cell phones.
People shop a lot in large stores and malls.
Entertainment is popular….sports, movies, games, music, etc.
Sexual morality is very lax. ?

12. How about Western “Values”
Can your group think of 25 values that are pretty important in western culture?

14. China Pushes Back Against Western Culture
Make a list of “Western” things that China is said to be concerned about.
Formally Off-Limits
Universal Values
Human Rights
Civil Rights
Civil Society
Freedom of the Press
Independent Judiciary
Government Transparency

15. Westernization meets Globalization

16. Hiring Other Folks To Make Our Stuff

17. Global Commerce

18. Global Commerce

19. Global Commerce

20. Global Commerce

21. Commerce

22. World Organizations United Nations World Court World Bank
International Monetary Fund
World Trade Organization

23. World Conference on Women
Global Projects
World Conference on Women
Beijing, 2005
Global Environmental Agreements
World AIDS Conference
International Olympics

24. Transportation

25. Global Telecommunications Mobile Phone Subscribers

26. Global Telecommunications Internet Users

27. Global Telecommunications

28. Pop Culture Distribution

29. The Processes of Globalization &Westernization
Military conquest, colonization, imperialism, regime change
Global Organizations
Exchanging Worldviews & Problem-solving
Commerce
Transportation
Telecommunications