1. Changing Patterns of Life

2. Focus How are new ways of life replacing the old ways?
How has modernization affected the lives of women?
What are the benefits and limits of modern science and technology?
What forces have shaped a new global culture?

3. Old Ways and New Urbanization Developing world
Moving to cities to find jobs
Half of the worlds population lives in urban area
Major sports teams are located here
Slums – constant threat of crime and drugs
Urban children are becoming educated and rejecting their parents and their values – settling for material wealth
Westernization
“modernization without westernization”
Welcome modern technology, but they still want their older tradition and religious practices.
Reject western emphasis on material success and individual

4. Village life
Still exists today
Most villagers are farmers
Workday starts at sunrise – women do house works- kids work in the fields
Most technology is good, but some is bad because it weakens traditional culture
Religious influences
Fundamentalist – stress the fundamental, or basic, values of their faiths
Many of them wanted political power at one point and now reject change claiming it undermines their beliefs
Liberation theology – urged the church to take a more active role in opposing social conditions that contributed to poverty

5. New Rights and Roles for Women
Women won the right to vote in – European countries, Japan, China, Brazil, etc.
Won elected offices
UN says “they perform 2/3 of all working hours and receive only 1/10 of the world’s income, and own less than one percent of the world property.”
IN THE WEST
Feminist movement – want women to have more jobs, equal pay for equal work, and to end sexual harassment on the job
Women are starting to get higher level jobs – some people blame this on the rising divorce rate
While others say two incomes are necessary to raise a family

6. IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD
Women had equality – on paper at least
Women in the middle class and upper class entered the work force
Women still do the work at home
Farm work and other household tasks
In SE Asia women work to help pay for their brothers to go to school

7. Science and Technology
Computer Revolution?
E-Commerce?
Vaccines?
Surgeons?
Sputnik?
Green Revolution?

8. New Global Culture