GEOG 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Sub-Saharan Africa, Area Studies, Hijab
26 Aug 2016
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Class 16: announcements, where dr. van riemsdijk was last thursday a. i. Presenting research on area studies scandinavia a. iii. Several women getting ready to run for office e. ii. Ambiguity will they be allowed to run? e. iii. Women weren"t allowed to run for office or vote e. iii. 1. Reason: hormones, that time of month, nature of [a woman"s] body and psyche e. iii. 2. Some women agree with this like protection from the husband: religious police authority, clerics vs. royal family, main source of income = oil h. i. Lots of money coming in elevated wealth and lifestyles h. iii. Division between modern economy but not modern cultural development: sub-saharan africa, 48 countries, approximately 850 million people, population growth rate 2. 5% per year population will double in 28 years c. i. Large young population - high birth rates a. ii. Non-stable governments (corruption), war and political conflict (sudan, Rwanda), child soldiers (ishmael beah"s a long way home) a. iii. Diversity in culture lots of languages, tribes, many ethnicities a. iv.
