1st semester vocab

ubiquity

appearing everywhere or of being very common

epiphanic

moment/event characterized by a sudden and profound understanding/revelation.

cultural colonization

wealth, media power and violence to implement the system of cultural hegemony that legitimizes imperialism

hegemony

leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others

Ej: "it is difficult to challenge the state's hegemony"

imperialism

extending a country's power and influence through colonization/military force

neoliberalism

political and economic philosophy; laisse faire economics, capitalism, liberalism, economic growth, and allocation of resources to sustain human development

laisse faire

to leave alone

laisse faire economics

free market, no taxes, no regulations

satellite states

independent country controlled by another

homophily

law of sameness-similar individuals will move towards each other and act in a similar manner

bourgeois freedom

economic inequality has to exist as a necessary consequence of freedom

determinism

all events transpire out of ones control

unanimity

complete consensus, agreement

social construction

all meaning is socially created

expurgate

to cleanse of something morally harmful or offensive

absolutism

single ruler who has compete authority

sedation

speech or conduct enticing a rebellion against authority

pluralist

diverse political philosophy where ideals and interests coexist

equivocal

ambiguous

cultural hybridity

a new culture develops from a set of two more cultural traits

consonance

compatibility between opinions or actions

Ej: “The decision was consonant with the company's usual practice”

hybridization

process by which a cultural element blends into another culture OR a mixing of different species

arbitrary

based on chance rather than being planned or based on reason

arbitrator

independent person or body officially appointed to settle a dispute

orator

a public speaker, especially one who is eloquent or skilled

emperical

based on observation/experience rather than pure logic