December 20th 2011 Hypermodernity and Paradoxical Individualism 1. Some writers like to say that the eyes are the mirrors of the soul. They are wrong: fashion is… at least in our 21st century society. Foucault has greatly contributed to shape our understanding of the consequences of disciplinary power on us through time. Modernity was the time during which things such as the rise of bureaucracy; institutions and other psychologically enslaving features were beginning to be openly talked
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In American culture‚ the concept of stratification can be seen in many areas of one’s life even if they are not aware of it. For example within the general culture of America‚ people are stratified based on many different factors such as race‚ gender‚ economic status‚ occupation‚ and ethnicity. This can be seen within historical examples such as how race often would limit one’s standing in American society by the virtue that it affected what they were legally allowed to do as long as well as how
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Our society is set up and divided into a hierarchy that reflects income and the family you were born in to. When a culture distinguishes between a group‚ there will always be an overarching system that places some lower on the system than others. The idea of dividing a people based on factors such as these‚ supports Bourdieu’s claims and theories circling around the concept that‚ “power is culturally and symbolically created and constantly refined.” When there is a hierarchy‚ it leads to competition
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Throughout American history we can observe the vast difference that men and women have had in politics. The engagement that women have had in this realm is very little in comparison to men. Such gender gaps begin to manifest from a very early age in their lives‚ girls and boys are taught differently in regards to how they should see politics and what they should strive to be once they grow up. The gender gap is also apparent for political knowledge as men demonstrate to be more informed about politics
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French governmental rejection of popular American music‚ as well as other components of American culture‚ in the second half of the twentieth century‚ derived from France’s foreign policy with the USA‚ and it~ culture. What was interesting were the steps that the French took to protect their culture from what they saw‚ and continue to see‚ as the imminent destruction at the hands of popular American culture. Why does the French government reject popular American music during the second half of the Twentieth
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be seen as the main cause of the Arab-Israeli conflict between 1909 and 2009? Over the last hundred years the Middle East has been one of the most troubled regions in the world. The Arab-Israeli conflict is a modern day struggle‚ which has lasted over a century. Israel lies in the heart of the Middle East and is an area both Jews and Muslims feel they have a God-given right to. Since the creation of the state of Israel‚ a recurring struggle between the Arabs and Israelis has taken place‚ often
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Spain is a very well-known country‚ and one of its aspects that makes it different from other countries is that it contains a rich presence of Arab influences on Spanish culture and tradition. The Arab influences in Spain can be dated back to a time before it was one country and under the name of Spain. From 711 to 1492‚ the Moors‚ or the Arab Muslims from northern Africa‚ occupied an area in southern Spain called Al-Andalus‚ now known as Andalucía. The 800-year period that they occupied this land
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Although we are all human we have distinct differences that set us apart. These difference consist of race and culture. There should never be a time in which one substitutes for the other. These differences should not be used to discourage one another but instead to embrace‚ accept‚ and appreciate the differences that set us all apart. Race is something that we have created that is based upon an individual’s skin color. As Goodman states‚ “there is no clear marker to designate where one ‘race’ begins
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centuries‚ Arab regimes have expropriated‚ abused and taken advantage of power and wealth from their people; it was only a matter of time before things turned around. The year 2010 will be remembered in history as the year that witnessed the uprising of the Arab Spring‚ the term "Arab Spring" denotes the Revolutions of 1848; a series of political turmoil swept through Europe in 1848. Moreover‚ in the aftermath of the Iraq War the term ‘Arab Spring’ was used by analysts who foresaw a major Arab movement
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The Impacts of the Arab Revolution: The 2011 Arab revolutions are best described as uprisings for democracy and dignity. They are democratic in the sense that they are driven by a deep-rooted hunger for political empowerment on a mass level‚ specifically the replacement of elite rule with popular sovereignty. They are also about dignity in that the protesters are rejecting the humiliation and degradation that has accompanied decades of authoritarian rule. The indignity brought on by massive corruption
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