How we feel about globalization

Increasing need to construct our identities

Significant shifts in work and family life

Ubiquity of Western—especially American—popular culture

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Knowledge and

Understanding

>  Social justice and

equity

>  Diversity

> Globalisation and

interdependence

>  Sustainable

development

>  Peace and conflict

Skills

>  Critical thinking

>  Ability to argue effectively

> Ability to challenge injustice

and inequalities

>  Respect for people and

things

>  Cooperation and conflict

resolution

Values and attitudes

> Sense of identity an self-

esteem 

>  Empathy

> Commitment to social justice

and equity

>  Concern for the

environment and commitment

to sustainable development

>  Belief that people can make

a difference

Key elements for responsible Global Citizenship

Global Citizenship is > Asking questions, developing

critical thinking> Equipping people with skills,

values and knowledge to participate

> Acknowledging complexity of issues

> Revealing the global as part of the local

> Understanding how we relate to environment and other humans

Global Citizenship isn’t

> Too difficult for you> Mostly about other places and

people> Telling people what to do and

think> Providing simple answers to

complex problems> An extra subject to cram into a

crowded curriculum> Raising money for charity

The definition of culture has long been a controversy and the term is used in a variety of ways. One commonly used definition is: 

"[Culture] is that complex whole which includes knowledge, beliefs, arts, morals, laws, customs, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by [a human] as a member of society." 

The term sub-culture is used to refer to minority cultures within a larger dominant culture. 

Identity and Cultural Identity

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/social-and-human-sciences/themes/international-migration/glossary/cultural-diversity/

Selected Social Identities

Racial Identity – a socially constructed idea that still persists in the United States

Ethnic Identity – derived from a sense of shared heritage, history, traditions, values, area of origin, and sometimes language

Gender Identity (different than sexual identity) – how a particular culture differentiates masculine and feminine social roles

National Identity – the nation/country one was born into ( or a sense of place)

Gender refers to how a particular culture differentiates masculine and feminine social roles.

Culture influences on what constitutes gender beauty and how it is displayed.

What is expected of women What is expected of menhttps://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISZOsSJFPms

Gender Identity

In small groups, discuss and make notes on the following questions below:

What does cultural identity mean to you? What elements contribute to a persons cultural identity? How would you identify your culture? What elements could be considered when comparing and contrasting

cultures?

Which of these elements would you consider to be the most significant?

Stereotypes- categorization that mentally organizes your experience with, and guides your behaviour toward, a particular group of people.

Prejudices – are deeply held negative feelings associates with a particular group (anger, fear, aversion, anxiety).

Racism – an extension of stereotyping and prejudice. The belief that one race is inherently superior to another; “genetic endowment.”

Ethnocentrism – one’s own culture is superior to any other.

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/social-and-human-sciences/themes/international-migration/glossary/cultural-diversity/

The dark side of identity

Dress

Gender roles

Social activities

Meeting and Greeting

Gestures

Dining Etiquette

Food

Language

Personal space

Volume of voice

‘Bossiness’ Overbearingness’ High-handedness

‘Manners’

Task find out about the culture in your destination thinking about: