ð We can do something to reduce this problem!
Human rights: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly The Declaration arose directly from the experience of the Second World War and represents the first global expression of rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled. It consists of 30 articles which have been elaborated in subsequent international treaties, regional human rights instruments, national constitutions and laws.
Globalization: The world is getting smaller, the word can have negative associations - globalization doesn’t always seem to be for the benefit of the different cultures of their differences but for the predominant ones (mono-culture). Statically interaction – dependency between nations on several levels.
Internationalization: The word is connected to the idea of interaction between nations and therefore seems more positive than the word globalization (plural cultures). The idea seems to be based on the idea of learning from and sparring with different other nations/cultures. The concept doesn’t have to be used on a global scale but can be used between two nations/cultures.
Learning by addition.. but what does addition means?
Addition is a mathematical operation that represents combining collections of objects together into a larger collection. It is signified by the plus sign (+). For example, in the picture on the right, there are 3 + 2 apples—meaning three apples and two other apples—which is the same as five apples.
We can also do this with cultures: we make cognitive schemes or knowledge our structures of cultures...
Culture searches up in the dictionary has many meanings:
1. the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
2. that which is excellent in the arts, manners, etc.
3. a particular form or stage of civilization, as that of a certain nation or period: Greek culture.
4.development or improvement of the mind by education or training.
5. the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group: the youth culture; the drug culture.
6. Anthropology . the sum total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings and transmitted from one generation to another.
7. Biology .
a.
the cultivation of microorganisms, as bacteria, or of tissues, for scientific study, medicinal use, etc.
b.
the product or growth resulting from such cultivation.
8. the act or practice of cultivating the soil; tillage.
9. the raising of plants or animals, especially with a view to their improvement.
10. the product or growth resulting from such cultivation.
The word culture has many different meanings. For some it refers to an appreciation of good literature, music, art, and food. For a biologist, it is likely to be a colony of bacteria or other microorganisms growing in a nutrient medium in a laboratory Petri dish. However, for anthropologists and other behavioral scientists, culture is the full range of learned human behavior patterns. The term was first used in this way by the pioneer English Anthropologist Edward B. Tylor in his book, Primitive Culture, published in 1871. Tylor said that culture is "that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society." Of course, it is not limited to men. Women possess and create it as well. Since Tylor's time, the concept of culture has become the central focus of anthropology.
Culture is a powerful human tool for survival, but it is a fragile phenomenon. It is constantly changing and easily lost because it exists only in our minds. Our written languages, governments, buildings, and other man-made things are merely the products of culture. They are not culture in themselves. For this reason, archaeologists can not dig up culture directly in their excavations. The broken pots and other artifacts of ancient people that they uncover are only material remains that reflect cultural patterns--they are things that were made and used through cultural knowledge and skills.
Interesting website about culture:
http://anthro.palomar.edu/culture/culture_1.htm
Anthropology: is the study of humanity. It has origins in the natural sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences. My best friend is studying anthropology in the Netherlands (University of Utrecht) and I talked with her about the texts that we had to read and she knows them all... impressive!
Global: means of or referring to a globe and may also refer to: around the world
Identity:
1. the state or fact of remaining the same one or ones, as under varying aspects or conditions: The identity of the fingerprints on the gun with those on file provided evidence that he was the killer.
2. the condition of being oneself or itself, and not another: He doubted his own identity.
4. the state or fact of being the same one as described.
5. the sense of self, providing sameness and continuity in personality over time and sometimes disturbed in mental illnesses, as schizophrenia.
6. exact likeness in nature or qualities: an identity of interests.
7. an instance or point of sameness or likeness: to mistake resemblances for identities.
ethnic group (or ethnicity) is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture (often including a shared religion) and an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy.[1][2] [3], "...in general it is a highly biologically self-perpetuating group sharing an interest in a homeland connected with a specific geographical area, a common language and traditions, including food preferences, and a common religious faith".Hibridity: Mixture of all kind of things/types, like someone who speaks more languages fluently: multilingual: he or she is hibridity
In challenge 5 in the mind map, there was something about Marxism, I have learned the term in secondary school but I totally forgot what it is so what is Marxism?
Diversity means that there are many different kind of something... could be religion, nature, skin, hair color, habits..... everyone is different in some way.
Multilingualism is the act of using, or promoting the use of, multiple languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers. Multilingual speakers outnumber monolingual speakers in the world's population
A pitfall: an unsuspected difficulty or danger
The anti-bias curriculum is an activist approach which its proponents claim challenges forms of what they deems prejudices, such as racism, sexism, ableism/disablism, ageism, homophobia, and other –isms. Anti-bias curriculum has a strong relationship to multiculturalism curriculum and its implementation; the most notable difference between these two theories and practices is the age of the intended audience.
Read more about anti-bias education
Batiste, D. (1998). A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute Anti-Bias Study Guide. New York, NY: Anti-Defamation League.
Derman-Sparks, L., & A.B.C. Task Force. (1989). Anti-Bias Curriculum: Tools for Empowering Young Children. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Sleeter, C.E., & Grant, C.A. (1987). An Analysis of Multicultural Education in the United States. Harvard Educational Review, 57(4), 421-44.
An inquiry is any process that has the aim of augmenting knowledge, resolving doubt, or solving a problem.
A convention is a set of agreed, stipulated or generally accepted standards, norms, social norms or criteria, often taking the form of a custom.
Discourse: a formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing, as a dissertation, treatise, sermon, …
Developing country: is a term generally used to describe a nation with a low level of material well-being. Since no single definition of the term developed country is recognized internationally, the levels of development may vary widely within so-called developing countries. Some developing countries have high average standards of living
High human developed countries: darkest blue..
Less human developed countries: light blue and sometimes even white.
A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same nation state or republic, or, less commonly, between two countries created from a formerly-united nation state. The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies
A tribal war is like the Hutus en Tutsis in Rwanda.
