Unit 1 Review Flashcards
Define ethnocentrism.
To view another’s culture with your own bias/agenda/prejudices (in a negative way)
Types of issues?
Political, Environmental, Social, Economic
What do political issues look at?
How is power controlled or distributed within a country, or region?
ex. government? multinational?
What do environmental issues look at?
What type of impact does this issue have on the natural environment? Is the issue global in scope?
Who is affected?
What do social issues look at?
Matters (e.g. customs, values, religion) which directly or indirectly affect person or many members in a society
What do economic issues look at?
What are the financial costs? Who is affected? How is wealth distributed?