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Culture
The body of customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms that constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people.
Stereotype
A generalized belief about a group of people
Bias
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
Subculture
cultural patterns that set apart some segment of a society's population
Ethnocentrism
evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.
Taboos
behaviors heavily discouraged by a culture
Patriarchy
A form of social organization in which males dominate females
Racism
Belief that one race is superior to another
Ethnicity
A social division based on national origin, religion, language, and often race.
discriminations
unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group and its members
generalizations
a general statement or concept obtained by inference from specific cases.
prejudice
preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
TCK
third culture kids - people who were raised in a culture other than their parents' or the culture of their country of nationality
evidence
proof
matriarchy
a form of social organization in which females dominate males
ethnography
the method by which researchers attempt to understand a group or culture by observing it from the inside, without imposing any preconceived notions they might have
trade
Exchange of goods and services
Technology
The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
global interdependence
a world wide mutual dependence between countries
cultural relativism
the practice of judging a culture by its own standards
5 Themes of geography
Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region
Economic systems
organized way a society provides for the wants and needs of its people
Nuclear and extended families
wife, husband, and children vs. several generations living together
Functionalism
A school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish.
Materialism
promotes the idea that infrastructure and demographic factors mold the other aspects of culture
Idealism
the practice of forming or pursuing ideals, especially unrealistically.
Cultural Diffusion
the spread of cultural elements from one society to another
family and culture
The beliefs and traditions of a family
elements of culture
symbols, language, values, norms
The Social Sciences
related disciplines that study various aspects of human social behavior - Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, Geography, History, Law, Linguistics, Politics, Psychology and Sociology.
Migration/Immigration
Migration is the movement of people from one place to another (like moving from New York to California).
Immigration is the movement of people across national borders.
Monotheism/polytheism
Monotheism is the belief in one god and polytheism is the belief in many gods.
forms of government
democracy, republic, monarchy, aristocracy, dictatorship, democratic republic
Socio-Cultural anthropology
the study of human culture, social organization, and behavior
Values
the ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is important that help guide the way you live
Norms
rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members
Beliefs
specific ideas that people hold to be true
Symbols
something that represents something else
Artifacts
objects created by and used by humans that gives information of their culture
Society
A community of people who share a common culture
Religion
the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
UDHR (30 Articles)
a milestone document in the history of human rights
Equality
the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.
Civil Rights
these rights exist to protect individuals from actions by the government, organizations, or other persons
Political Rights
these rights allow individuals to participate freely in the political system. This includes voting and holding public office.
state sovereignty
the concept that states have the right to govern themselves independent of the federal government
Universality
The ability to be applied to everyone in every situation
Non-discrimination
a principle that a country cannot discriminate among its trading partners
Access to Services
How easy or difficult it is to use a particular service or access a particular product
Amnesty International
An influential non-governmental organization that operates globally to monitor and try to rectify glaring abuses of political (not economic or social) human rights.
Democracy
government by the people
Citizenship
the way you conduct yourself as a member of the community
Development of the concept of human rights
began after the UN formed a committee in 1945 and wrote a Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Social Rights
the rights guaranteeing a citizen's protection by the state
Economic Rights
rights essential to citizens that allow them to earn a living, to acquire and transfer property, and to produce, buy, and sell goods and services in open and free markets
Cultural rights
rights vested in religious and ethnic minorities and indigenous societies
Violations
acts that show disrespect or break the rules
Judaism
the monotheistic religion of the Jews.
Zionism
A movement to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine
Anti-Semitism
Prejudice against Jews
1948 War
War in which Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria invaded Israel immediately after it became independent. Israelis took most of the Palestinian land.
1956 Suez Crisis
this crisis unfolded when Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Canal, provoking a joint intervention of British, French, and Israeli forces.
1967 Six Day War
This attack, prompted by Egypt and other Arab nations, resulted in massive territorial gains for Israel including the Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights.
1973 6th Oct War
when the Arab coalition jointly launched a surprise attack against Israel on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, afterward the Egyptian army restored the Sinai Peninsula.
Refugees
People who are forced to migrate from their home country and cannot return for fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion.
Right of Return
the United Nations' guaranteed right of a refugee to return to his or her home country to live
UNRWA
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near Middle East
Mutual Recognition
when two or more countries or other institutions recognize one another's decisions or policies
"Land for Peace"
a solution proposed by the UN Resolution 242 saying Israel should withdraw from their land, Arab recognition of Israel and end of state war against Israel.
Palestinian Authority (PA)
The Palestinian government created as a result of the Oslo I Accord
Nationalism
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
Mandate System
The plan to allow Britain and France to administer former Ottoman territories, put into place after the end of the First World War.
UN Partition Plan
1947, divided up Palestine into Jewish and Arab territories
Resolution 242
The UN resolution that granted the Jews their own homeland in 1967
1st Intifada
1987 - a sustained series of Palestinian protests and violent riots in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and within Israel.
Seeds of Conflict
Zionism, Arab/British nationalism, British foreign policy
Resolution 181
1947 - the resolution partitioned Palestine into a part Israel, Part Palestine territory
Sykes-Picot Agreement
1916 - An agreement between the British and the french. France gets Syria and Lebanon, and Britain gets Iraq, Palestine, and Transjordan.
Yitzhak Rabin
The Israeli prime minister who agreed to grant the Palestinians their own land. In 1995 he was killed by Jewish extremists
Shimon Peres
President of Israel
Benjamin Netenyahu
Prime Minister of Israel
Ehud Barak
Israeli Defense Minister
Ottoman Empire
A Muslim empire based in Turkey that lasted from the 1300's to 1922.
Jerusalem
A city in the Holy Land, regarded as sacred by Christians, Muslims, and Jews. Capitol of Israel, Palestinians also wanted it to be theirs.
West Bank
an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river
Gaza Strip
A narrow territory along the Mediterranean Sea
2nd Intifada
Starting in 2000, Palestinian youth were joined by Palestinian security forces with guns - Hamas sent suicide bombers into Israel to attack civilians - Israelis countered by sending troops, tanks, fighter jets, and helicopter gun ships into cities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
Conquest of Land
taking over land
Conquest of Labor
concept for making one work for another in order to gain power over them
Hussein-McMahon
a series of letters that were exchanged during World War I in which the Government of the United Kingdom agreed to recognize Arab independence in a large region after the war in exchange for the Sharif of Mecca launching the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire.
correspondence
Document. England promised land to Arabs in return for a revolt against the Turks
Yassir Arafat
The PLO leader who called for the destruction of Israel
Camp David Accords of 1979
Egypt signed a peace treaty with Israel and was expelled from the Arab League.
Siege of Gaza
Israel captured it after the 1967 war along with the Sinai Peninsula, the Golan Heights, and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
Barrier War
built by Israel following a wave of Palestinian political violence and incidents of terrorism inside Israel during the Second Intifada
PLO
a political movement uniting Palestinian Arabs in an effort to create an independent state of Palestine
Occupied Territories
Land taken by Israel 6 days War 1967 Golan Heights (Syria) West bank Jordan Sinai Peninsula and Gaza Strip Egypt
Balfour Declaration
British document that promised land in Palestine as homeland for Jews in exchange for Jews help in WWI
Ariel Sharon
former Israeli Prime Minister (mainly responsible, in 2004, for the unilateral withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip and the evacuation of Jewish settlements there.
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