ANTH 1170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Global Issue, Ethnocentrism, Conflict Avoidance
23 Oct 2018
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Inequality as an inherent fault of the hierarchical nature of the socio-political nation state; historically, socially, and politically produced. Think the ethnocentric, consumerist, and nationalist cadillac commercial from the 2014. Manufactured ideals of straight white males" normalcy at the expense of others. Also implies fault and shame if you can"t afford or maintain this lifestyle ( victim shaming) Embodies the american dream - work hard, make your own luck, work harder. The american dream as a lie; socio-cultural norms as an inherent limit. Wealth disparity as a global issue that impacts the us. 1% of the us population holds 40% of the us wealth; 1% of the global population holds 43% of the global wealth. 1% as the historically controlling class; creates laws and norms to ensure perseverance of status quo. Wealth gap as continuous due to practices of tax avoidance, cycles of debt, and unbalanced trade laws. Colonialism as the origin of this disparity; exacerbated by globalization.
