Understanding the Capitalist World System and Globality

What are the three tiers of the Capitalist World System?

Core, Semi-periphery, Periphery

What defines Core nations?

Industrialized, high-tech, export goods

What defines Semi-periphery nations?

Industrializing, mid-standard of living

What defines Periphery nations?

Low industrialization, raw exports

What makes the system dynamic?

Nations move tiers over time

Example of upward movement in tiers?

South Korea to Core

Example of downward movement in tiers?

Spain and Portugal to Semi-periphery

What is globality?

Worldwide interlinkages in all areas

Is globality new?

No, it's historical

What challenges unilinear evolution?

Interconnected global histories

How is identity shaped in globality?

Through imaginaries and imagination

What causes backlash to globality?

Threats to nation, race, religion

Key capitalist feature?

Wealth reinvested for profit

Why must capitalism grow?

To reinvest profits

What contradicts capitalism in the US?

Public goods via government

How do Trobrianders use wealth?

Redistribution and prestige

What is meant by 'development'?

Intervention philosophy post-colonialism

What do intervention philosophies do?

Justify aid and control

What is capitalist discipline?

Training bodies for productivity

What are docile bodies?

Controlled, regulated laborers

What is Taylorism?

Timed, efficient labor management

What is 'fractured day'?

Disrupted daily rhythm

Kampung view of time?

'Time is passed, not spent'

Factory time?

Clock-regulated and fragmented

What is FTZ?

Free Trade Zone

Why hire young women in FTZ?

Cheap, docile, trainable

Who are janda?

Widowed/divorced women

Why are janda feared?

Not under male authority

Stages of woman's spiritual life?

Virgin, Married, Janda, Elder

When are women most threatening?

Sexual maturity

When are women least threatening?

Elderly age

Who had authority in families?

Father (Adat + Islam)

Who decides income now?

Mothers and daughters

What changed with daughters working?

New leverage and independence

What did sons aim for?

Gov't jobs

What did daughters do before factories?

Marry and raise families

Who studied possession in Malaysia?

Aihwa Ong

What is spirit possession?

Resistance to factory discipline

Why possession on shop floor?

Stress, authority clash

What did colonialism use for labor?

Slavery, conscription

How did disease help imperialism?

Depopulated, weakened resistance

What was the Indian Removal Act?

1830 law for Native relocation

What happened in the Herero Revolt?

Genocide by Germans

What is 'the frontier'?

Colonial spatial concept enabling genocide

What is commodification?

Turning things into tradable goods

Alienable vs inalienable?

Transferable vs sacred/permanent

What was the Mahele?

Privatization of Hawaiian land

What is 'Totalizing' in global discourse?

Assumes one-size-fits-all solutions

What is 'Capitalism on the Periphery'?

Applied to low-wage, labor-intensive zones

What is Proletarianization?

people move from being either an employer, unemployed or self-employed, to being employed as wage labor by an employer

What are Free Trade Zones (FTZ)?

Areas with relaxed labor/trade rules

What is 'Capitalist Discipline'?

Training labor for efficiency/productivity

What are 'Anthropological Perspectives on the Political'?

Focus on everyday power dynamics

What is the 2020 Plan in Malaysia?

Gov’t modernization and industrialization goal

What is a Kampung?

A Malay village community

What is Adat?

Customary law and cultural norms

What is Hantu?

Spirit beings in Malay belief

What does 'Tyranny of the Clock' refer to?

Factory time dominates life structure

What is 'Biological Determinism'?

Belief biology defines social roles

What is 'Bebas'?

Freedom/rebellion against norms

Hegemony

Dominance through consent

What is 'Discourse' in anthropology?

Language shaping power and knowledge

What is 'Applied Anthropology'?

Use of anthro to solve real problems

What is 'Cultural Imperialism'?

Imposing dominant culture over others

Indigenizing Popular Culture

Blending global forms with local meanings

What is 'Diaspora'?

Dispersion of people from homeland

What is 'Postmodernism in Anthropology'?

Critique of objectivity and grand narratives