Ch. 13.4 Western Society and Culture

Question 1

globalization

Answer 1

development of increasing global economy and culture

Question 2

gender parity

Answer 2

policies that encourage more women to become part of gov’t

Question 3

cultural imperialism

Answer 3

Western nation controlled other world cultures; many countries feared this

Question 4

Equal Pay Act

Answer 4

1963: required women to be payed same as men for same work

Question 5

Roe v. Wade

Answer 5

1973: U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion

Question 6

Ervin (Magic) Johnson

Answer 6

NBA star; stricken with HIV

Question 7

Elvis Presley

Answer 7

50s and 60s: popular music culture; rock n roll

Question 8

Fest Noz

Answer 8

festivals organized to celebrate the culture of Brittany, western region in France

Question 9

“Bloody Sunday”

Answer 9

Jan 30, 1972: heated conflict between Catholics and Protestants; British troops killed 13 people

Question 10

“graying”

Answer 10

larger percentage of population reaching retirement (happens mostly in developed nations)

Question 11

AIDS

Answer 11

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; discovered 1981; discriminate against homosexual men; more public education

Question 12

Quebec, Canada

Answer 12

want to become independent; different language and culture (French)

Question 13

Basque region

Answer 13

(border of France and Spain) some are violent

Question 14

Northern Ireland

Answer 14

violent extremists; 1921: Ireland was split into Northern Ireland (British control, Protestants) and Irish Republic (Catholics); clashes between Catholic and Protestant in Northern Ireland; signed Good Friday Agreement (April 1996) for peace

Question 15

IRA

Answer 15

Irish Republican Army; employ violence and terror to reunite Ireland; this violence is called the “Troubles”; refuse to unarm