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Mainstream- a dominant force or trend in clothing, opinion, arts, etc. People in society are often motivated to involve themselves with what is mainstream so they can fit in and thrive.
Majority group- an ethnic/racial group that has the largest population and usually the greatest economic and political power in a society.
Marcel Mauss- introduced the qualities of gift giving, author of The Gift. Mauss was also a French sociologist, his work often bounced between sociology and anthropology.
Marxism- the political and economic theories of Karl Marx, later developed by their followers to form the basis for the theory and practice of communism.
Masculinity- qualities that are typically associated with men. Masculinity can be used as a negative term towards women. If a woman enjoys an activity that is generally correlated with men, such as playing football, then they are called masculine.
Mediascape- another term defined by Arjun Appadurai, mediascape refers to the electronic and print media in "global cultural flows".
Migration- specifically speaking about human migration, it is defined as the movement by people from one place to another and settling in a new location.
Minority group- an ethnic/racial group that has a smaller population than the controlling majority group in a society. Minority groups may also be based on shared gender, age, disabilities, political views, etc.
Monotheism- a belief that there is only one god. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are usually
Marxism (1895–1900) is the economic and political theory and practice originated by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that holds that actions and human institutions are economically determined, that the class struggle is the basic agency of historical change, and that capitalism will ultimately be superseded by communism. They include the notion of economic determinism that political and social structures are determined by the economic conditions of people. Marxism calls for a classless society where all means of production are commonly owned, a system to be reached as an inevitable result
Marxism is a theory based on “a materialist interpretation of historical development and a dialectical view of social transformation” (Wikipedia, 2017) by philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Marxism focuses on social contradictions and the struggle between socioeconomic classes, which are proletariat, who are the poor people and the working class; and bourgeoisie, the rich people that control the means of production. Marxist theory states that the only way to eliminate the differences between both classes is a violent revolution that will lead to a communist society.
Definition: A “minority” is anyone who is not like or does not agree with the majority. It does not have to mean an ethnic or racial minority.
Race may be defined as a group of people who have been identified as having real or alleged physical characteristics.
Annexation: Most in control/most common power generally holds down and stops the language and culture of the minority. Which the native to group is included/combined into another community of people/all good people in the world. (Schaefer, R. 2014, Page 18)
Masculinity is defined as “having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength and boldness.” (Dictionary) In current society gender roles and gender equality is changing. The Huffington Post asked a group of men what their version of masculinity is or what they wish that it was. To the men that were asked what masculinity was they described it as “Masculinity is what it means to be a man -- which I think is not such a simple thing.
In this essay, I will be arguing for the rights and privileges of minority groups. I believe that ‘special’ privileges do not give minorities excessive benefits, and that these privileges also do not infringe upon the rights or lifestyles of the majority. I will prove this through the examination of several aspects of society and nation, including equality, nation-building, and identity. These three characteristics of multiculturalism and society will help evidence the justification of minority rights in the face of opposing liberal majority interests. To establish the need for minority rights, the concept of multiculturalism must first be understood. Kymlicka describes multiculturalism as “an umbrella term for the claims of these ethnocultural
In simple words, migration is the movement of people from one place to another. Migration can be permanent, temporary, voluntary or forced. It can be external (to other country) or internal (inside country).
Polytheism is the ideology in worshipping more than one God. This idea usually states the many Deities are convened into a pantheon of gods and goddesses, along with their own beliefs and rituals. An example of polytheism would be the ancient Greeks. They had a number of assorted gods and goddesses. For example Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Apollo and Dionysus are the Greek Gods. Hestia, Hera, Demeter, Athena, Artemis, and Aphrodite are the Greek Goddesses. The ancient Greek believers made sacrifices and believed in these gods and goddesses. They believed in more than one god, thus making them a polytheistic religion. Polytheistic religions still exist today. Examples would be Hinduism and Buddhism.
Marxism is a political idea that was presented by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in 1848 in their book, Communist Manifesto. This book influenced the communist movement that many Russians agreed with.
What is popular (low) culture? "Popular culture is a symbolic expression allegedly aligned with the questionable tastes of the "masses," who enjoy commercial "junk" circulated by the mass media, such as soap operas, rock music, talk radio, comic books, and monster truck pulls" (Campbell, 18). When looking at the high-low hierarchy it often determines the way people view culture as a whole today, saying high culture is good taste and low culture is questionable taste. Many audiences take for granted the world of high culture and fine art causing many young people to not know where a library or museum is located, which promotes people to overlook important information for a paper or research project on a certain topics. Now many tend to
Monotheism cropped up against polytheism. It is a belief in one individual god. When it comes down to the monotheistic religion, it stresses on the existence and genuineness of one personal god that brings together the universe. Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Zoroastrianism are the most famous religions that promote oneness
Creating groups based off of ethnicity was easy and comfortable, breezily sharing stories between each other with things we have encountered and experienced; as well as finding common themes and situations each person within a group could relate to.
Before I begin, I am going to discuss race. What is race? According to John H. Relethford, author of The Fundamentals of Biological Anthropology, race “is a group of populations that share some biological characteristics.These populations differ from other groups of populations according to these characteristics.” Skin colour is the major trait used to place people in different racial groups. This can be somewhat problematic because some people have the same shade of skin colour compared to another even though they are from different races. For example, someone that is Asian may have the same skin colour or skin shade to someone that is European. There are some other features that are used to classify people into races such as, hair texture and facial features. Race is a modern idea . Ancient societies divided people according to religion, class, status and language, not by physical differences. Race is socially constructed as society assigns people to different racial groups. A minority group is any distinct group in society that shares common group characteristics and is forced to occupy low status in society because of prejudice and discrimination . A minority group
I have decided to take my definition of migration from the oxford English dictionary as it gives a precise, simple definition that can be easily interpreted; “The movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions.”