SOC SCI H1F Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Corporatism, Murder Of Kitty Genovese, Independent People
7 Feb 2019
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In our society we tend to prioritize the individual. Uniqueness is seen as a good thing, a compliment. Other societies are much more collectivist, focused on us . One of the central tension points in the modern world is western christianity and the. The extent that there is tension, it is a tension between the difference between the individual and the society. Egyptian from us produced video about muhammad, which was eventually talked about in egypt. It led to enormous repercussions because it was viewed as extremely sacrilegious. The video was poorly done, according to prof, that his six year old made a better video. We don"t make fun of jesus, god, etc. , so why, they ask, is it okay to taunt. Has to do with the right of a community"s values. When you insult a faith like that, you insult the whole nation.
