SOC 100A Lecture 18: April 20th Notes
19 Jul 2016
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Contemporary resurgence of ethnic conflict and political violence: world divided in to different areas, north america & western europe. & australia, south america, china, japan, and africa: some areas more modern, some against modernization. Clash of civilizations: samuel huntingdon (1996, reproduce essentialization about religions and cultures, ignores novelty of current reconstruction of traditions , ignores contemporary politics and historical events, premodernity. Charlie hebdo- very satirical journalist (cartoon) publishing in paris, early january, 2 brothers of. Hebdo and killed the editor and 11 other people, then went to a jewish deli and killed 4 ppl there and a police officer. Anders breivik: ignores w/in groups among protestants, catholics, suni, shiite, Terrorism: dates from the french revolution, not initially a term of opprobrium, association w/ religion dates to the 1980s o. Culture and olitical outcome of contemporary conditions: intertwining of parochial issues w/ wider national, religions, class, ethnic forces.
