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Assignment on 4-07

Westernization
The Spread of
Worldview and Culture
Where is the “West”?
The Globe Focus
Map of Western Europe
“Western Civilization”
West East
Latin = “Occidens” Latin = Oriens

Occidental Oriental

Land of the Setting Sun Land of the Rising Sun

US THEM
When a country takes control of land, resources, and
people beyond its borders to exploit them for the
country’s own benefit,
The Globe
Western Europe and Global Impirialism
Westernizing
the Americas
(1492 to the present)
The Globe
Westernizing
Africa
( 19th & 20th Centuries
to the present)
The Globe
After WWI
Western Powers divvy up Ottoman Empire
Western Powers Created
State of Israel
1948 after WWII
Wars
1948
1956
1967
1973
1982
2006
2014
The Globe
The Globe
Western Colonization in the Pacific
Areas of the Globe Controlled by Western Nations
Western World Today
World Civilizations Today
Just One View

Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations


Some Elements
that Bind Civilizations
 Shared historical experiences
 Shared religious traditions
 Interconnected language families
 Shared artistic traditions
 Similar economic and governmental institutions
 Common levels of industrial-technological-
educational development
 Common levels of wealth and poverty
World Civilizations Today
Just One View

Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations


Now, let’s explore the

Western Worldview
• What are the predominant
ontological-epistemological perspectives?
• What are some dominant values?

• What are some defining cultural


practices?
Global Commerce
Global Commerce
Global Commerce
Global Commerce
Commerce
World Organizations

• United Nations
• World Court
• World Bank
• International
Monetary Fund
• World Trade
Organization
Global Projects

World Conference on Women


Global Beijing, 2005
Environmental
Agreements

World AIDS Conference

International Olympics
Transportation
Global Telecommunications
Mobile Phone Subscribers
Global Telecommunications
Internet Users
Global Telecommunications
Pop Culture Distribution
The Processes of

Globalization &Westernization
• Military conquest, colonization, imperialism,
regime change
• Global Organizations
• Exchanging Worldviews & Problem-solving
• Commerce
• Transportation
• Communications
Exploring ‘Worldviews’
 Differences between Western and Eastern Worldviews

 Western vs Deep Ecology Worldviews

 East vs West: The Myths that Mystify


West and East

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