SOC102H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Ernest Gellner, Joseph Schumpeter, Cultural Imperialism
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Today, we will discuss several aspects of social inequality linked to colonization. Regions mainly geographical, economic, and ecological units often share common ecology and common lifestyle and culture. Nations mainly political units, and often coincide with sometimes within a society, nation is separate from state, e. g. quebec as french-speaking state nation within canada. Collections of dominated states and regions use a range of approaches to managing colonies e. g. , military, economic, and ideological (religion and culture) The historic role of colonialism (in canada and elsewhere) However, they may not have a national identity and unity. Nations often require nationalism to achieve national unity nationalism -- an emphasis on the nation state above all else. Implies strong feelings of connection with the nation. Nationalism stresses the superiority of the nation-state over other forms of rule the importance of national loyalty in legitimating political power and citizenship. Ethnic nationalism is based on the idea of a birthplace as a motherland or.
