POL201Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: The Grocer, Industrial Revolution, Spritsail
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Inspired by global uprising against colonial control in india. Economic growth: after wwii economic growth took off (western world, changes on the ground (increase in urbanization, education and other social changes/development, passing of traditional society to a more modern society. Sell small portion of what they produce. Lack of social and political mobility: lack of information (not a lot of different information or opinions reaching the population, chief interprets the information and then relays the information to the people, the chief. Controls aspects of interviews with the population. When interviewed the chief does not answer most questions (says has no opinion on particular matter) (chief mind set is traditional and limited only. Modernization able to think and talk about own experiences) (traditional mind set lacks the ability to imagine outside own knowledge lack of empathy) Themes chief hold are courage loyalty obedience: lack of toleration of difference or other opinions.