Chapter 1 Think Globally

Question B: The fact that China has the longest continuous civilization proves its superiority.

Class A

Class B

1.Strongly agree 2.Somewhat agree 3.Have no opinion 4.Somewhat disagree 5.Strongly disagree

43% 32% 6% 17% 2%

41% 33% 3% 15% 6%

Question C: Foreigners going to live in a new country should give up their foreign ways and adapt to the new country as quickly as possible.

Class A

Class B

1.Strongly agree 2.Somewhat agree 3.Have no opinion 4.Somewhat disagree 5.Strongly disagree

8% 23% 6% 43% 21%

6% 30% 2% 30% 28%

Question E: Much of the worlds population does not take enough initiative to develop themselves, therefore they remain underdeveloped.

Class A

Class B

1.Strongly agree 2.Somewhat agree 3.Have no opinion 4.Somewhat disagree 5.Strongly disagree

11% 31% 8% 32% 19%

9% 22% 13% 39% 17%

Question G: The

sooner the people of the world learn to do things the right way, the sooner we will all understand each other better.

Class A

Class B

1.Strongly agree 2.Somewhat agree 3.Have no opinion 4.Somewhat disagree 5.Strongly disagree

70% 23% 4% 2% 2%

41% 31% 6% 17% 6%

Question I: The stress some societies place

on individual freedom and rights contributes to the neglect of the well being of society as a whole.

Class A

Class B

1.Strongly agree 2.Somewhat agree 3.Have no opinion 4.Somewhat disagree 5.Strongly disagree

17% 30% 17% 21% 9%

9% 50% 20% 11% 9%

Question K: People of every culture are entitled to the full use of their own language as an essential part of their culture.

Class A

Class B

1.Strongly agree 2.Somewhat agree 3.Have no opinion 4.Somewhat disagree 5.Strongly disagree

43% 42% 4% 9% 2%

56% 20% 9% 13% 2%

Question N: The cultures of primitive or native hunter and gathering peoples are inferior to the cultures of agricultural and industrial societies.

Class A

Class B

1.Strongly agree 2.Somewhat agree 3.Have no opinion 4.Somewhat disagree 5.Strongly disagree

6% 28% 15% 25% 26%

11% 24% 15% 26% 24%

Chapter 1
Thinking Globally

Global what?

S The Global village the world seems smaller and we are more interdependent than in the past S Globalizationinternational economics and business S Global culture pop culture and sports are now international

The Global Village

S Internet
S Skype S FB & QQ

S Cell phones
S airplanes

Globalization

The Global Culture

Are we ready for the global village?

The Global Village

S The earth is NOT shrinking, but time and living spaces

are.
S Nations are like families, continents like

neighborhoods
S Our actions affect other nations (i.e: rivers and winds)

S Cooperation is important
S Suspicions remain from past experiences

DIFFERENT

S Different isgood or bad or? S Competing cultures S Competing countries S Cultural contact > competition > conflict

CONFLICT in the NEWS

S China & Japan S North Korea & South Korea S USA & Muslim world S Syria: government vs. rebels S Israel vs. Iran

Uneasiness with Global Village

S The east fears dominance by the west S The west fears the rise of the east S Distrust based on ethnic, religious, economic, and political

differences

DIFFERENT

S Different isgood or bad or? S Cooperating cultures S Cooperating countries S Cultural contact > learning > cooperation

Uneasiness with Global Village

S In a global village, everyone must S Learn to understand our differences in order

to trust S Communicate in order to cooperate S Adapt: think, feel, and behave in new ways S Develop broader worldview and cultural skills

2 problems

1. Cultural differences within a country 2. Cultural differences between countries

Theories of Difference in North America

S Melting pot or Mosaic?

Is China a melting pot or a mosaic?

China:

S Descendants

of the Dragon S Does not exist in nature S Powerful S Energetic

S The Middle Kingdom

China: the middle kingdom

Africa / Europe

North/South America

Does the world have a center?

S

 = Middle Kingdom
S As China rises to leadership in the Global

Village

can it avoid the mistakes made by other middle kingdoms through history?

Worldviews
S Pages 14-16 in the textbook

Sir Isaac Newton

What is a worldview?
S A basic belief system S An ideology S Things we consider to be true without questioning them

S The invisible lens we use to interpret our life experiences

S Everyone is raised with a worldview though most people

do not know they have one, it is just assumed to be true.

S We will study these more later in the course
Sir Isaac Newton

5 Worldview options for the Global Village

S Religious Worldviews S Christian S Islamic

S Modern worldviews
S Western secular S Marxist S Green worldview
Sir Isaac Newton

5 Worldview options for the Global Village

S Religious Worldviews: Social morality through development

of individual character: better people > better society

S Christian: following Jesus S Islamic: following Mohammed

S Modern worldviews: secular views, seek progress the

new world order.

S Western secular: Social progress through science & technology S Marxist: Social progress through revolution & socialism

S Green Social survival through the rejection of progress

and a restoration of an ecological balance

Competing Worldviews
S Religious Worldviews

S Confidence in God to care for human needs

Sir Isaac Newton

Competing Worldviews
S Secular Worldviews S Confidence in science &

technology S Time is seen as progress S History is seen as a struggle out of ignorance and oppression

Competing Worldviews
S Green Worldview S Reject modern progress as a

dangerous myth
S Distrust Science S Distrust global economy

S Confidence in the ecological

systems built into nature S Restore the ecological balance in order to save the planet and for society to survive

Handling Worldview Conflicts

S Worldview conflicts are harder to resolve than

territory or resources conflicts S These belief systems claim to be true for everyone
S Two choices (Walter Anderson):
S Take all stories lightly-change and discard them

when they are not working S Choose one and deny the others

Avoiding Conflict

Understanding and Cooperation

Homework
morning classes (for week 2) Read pages 18-28

afternoon classes (for week 3) Read Chapter 3