With the development of society, world becomes smaller and smaller and gradually y becomes a big family. Every people try their best to blend in this big family. The purpose of cosmopolitanism is more likely for people now to achieve. Kwame Anthony Appiah, the author of “Making Conversation and the Primacy of Practice”, not only asserts that cosmopolitanism is the name of challenge but also suggests that there are two strands that intertwine in the notions of cosmopolitanism. While on the other hand, Steve Olson, the author of “The End of Race: Hawaii and the Mixing of Peoples” provides real examples of the racial harmonious mixing and cultural appreciation among the different ethnic groups in Hawaii and he also argues that there is actually …show more content…
When people start to build larger societies, they need to know about other ethnic groups’ ways of life and culture in today’s global society. With the development of society, now world becomes smaller. Many small tribes gather together to become a big society. It is more likely that people become cosmopolitanism. However, cosmopolitanism also brings people some problems. They are no longer familiar with all people in the society with the expansion of society. “By then, they had already worked out how to live cheek by jowl in societies where most of those who spoke your language and shared your laws and grew the food on your table were people you would never know.” (Appiah P68) It is really impossible for a citizen to integrate multicultural society with different ethnic groups at the beginning. It is a responsibility for people to get to know more about different cultures. For human beings are social animals, they can make adjustment in order to adapt this kind of society. Although most of people they meet in their social lives are strangers, they gradually make friends with each other and build their social networks in order to blend into the new society. While it takes time, it is really
There has been many discussions about how people try to fit in society, whether it is for music, interests in subjects, or even trying to fit in a specific culture. Groups and individuals seems to have a distinction among each other when it comes down to fitting in society and how they differ and have tensions among each other to conform to social norms. In “Making Conversation” and “The Primacy of Practice” by Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses how all cultures have similarities and differences but sometimes those differences are so different that they can not connect to another nation. Manuel Munoz in “Leave Your Name at the Border” argues how immigrants in a city are forced to act more societal and how it typically affects the diversity in
The 19th century set the stage for different policies that lead to the extending of America’s power, which is defined as imperialism. Imperialism started for different reasons like the Americans wanting the U.S. to expand or explore the unknown land, or even some feared existing resources in U.S. might eventually dry up. The reason imperialism started doesn’t really matter, but more of what it caused. Imperialism lead to Cuban assistance, the addition of Hawaii and Alaska to America, and Yellow Journalism.
As I have shown, throughout his essays, Gordon establishes a narrative of the past in the Diaspora which is distinctly negative, drawing on images of the Jewish people as passive and parasitic, alienated from nature and labor and accordingly without a living culture. Through his ideology, Gordon establishes an idea of the perfect relationship between people, nature and labor; a relationship that must be withheld in order for a people to be a living, creative culture. Gordon asserts that the Jewish people have been kept apart from the natural sphere in their own land in which they developed as a people, and have been severed from direct contact with nature in the countries where they are living in Diaspora, thus creating a strictly negative identity for the Diasporic Jews. The Diaspora experience is presented by Gordon as an identity defining experience that is presupposed as part of the Jewish self-understanding. The ideology of Gordon indicates that the Diaspora was a degrading and negative experience for all Jews:
The 1800's were a renowned era in European history. With the rise of imperialism came the ruthless desire to seek new land through the use of authoritative implications. Whether it be the discovery of the Americas, where Christopher Columbus discovered various islands, which were clustered with indigenous people that were eventually completely wiped out for the pure desire of Spaniard power. This craving to "assimilate" indigenous people and to convert them to Christianity was an element, which rooted 19th century Europe. Although the actual question to whether these actions were good or evil are up for debate. Imperialism has been viewed as an expansion that serves only ones "object" and that it has no purpose beyond the benefit of the "self". This paper will explain Imperialism through a sociological perspective, while blending in notions of capitalism and modern day Imperialism that may now be viewed as Globalism.
Imperialism and the hegemonic stability theory are used in different period of time which helps the countries to expand themselves. Firstly, let’s look at the neo-Marxist theories of imperialism. It refers to imperial government that is ruled by an emperor to earn and hold colonies and dependencies by extending the rules or authority of a nation over foreign countries. The key representatives of the theories of neo-Marxist on imperialism are Sweezy, Paul Baran, Andre Gunder Frank and Amin. Sweezy states that imperialism is a stage in the development of world economy. (Baran, Paul, and Paul Sweezy, 1968)He pointed out that there are several reasons such as the dominant form of capital is the monopoly capital and the rivalry in the world market had led to cutthroat competition and international monopoly combines. For Baran, he thinks that there is a clear connection between monopoly capitalism and imperialism. (Baran, Paul, and Paul Sweezy, 1968) Imperialism is an integral portion of the political and economic order of capitalism, it is unavoidable characteristic of a system of international domination and global capitalism. The control of imperialist powers over undeveloped nations means that there is a lack of industrialization and the stagnation of the economies of the undeveloped countries which is leaded by the advanced capitalist countries.
Why do we other and is there an ethical way to live with the other in an increasingly diverse world? In Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers, Kwame Anthony Appiah considers otherness as coming from two interconnected concepts: first, the other are those who are not local or related to us; second, we perceive the other to have a conflicting set of values to our own. However, Appiah contends that the values between a group and an other are not significantly different. As for an ethical means of living together with the other, Appiah puts forth the concept of cosmopolitanism, which has two fundamental ideas: that we have an obligation of concern for others; and a respect for what he refers to as “legitimate difference” (Appiah: xv).
Isolationism is “a policy of abstaining from economic and political relations with other countries” (Smith). An isolationist is “a politician who thinks the Republic ought to pursue a policy of political isolation” (McDougall 40). After its founding on July 4, 1776, the United States of America practiced this policy in order to keep itself out of foreign affairs. But it was not called this until the late Save for its trading with other countries, the United States followed the ideas that isolationism promoted. However, it was clear that in the 1900s that the U.S. was starting to turn away from the policy of isolationism. The presidents could no longer be isolationists according to the true definition. They became involved World War I after
Adapting a multicultural perspective includes maintaining a unique understanding of one’s own cultural background and biases, and continuously striving to work through them. In the article, “White Professors teaching About Racism: Challenges and Rewards,” Smith and colleagues sought to address the challenges that white educators face when instructing multicultural courses, and to provide them with useful techniques to incorporate into their educational pedagogies. These challenges stem from their racial class orientation and can be summarized as fitting into one of three categories: (a) multiculturalism perfectionism, (b) multicultural impostor syndrome, and (c) multicultural projections (Smith, Kashubeck-West, Payton1, & Adams, 2017). Together
During the 19th century, European countries were implementing a new form of imperialism on many areas. Through this process these European countries gained a lot of power. Some of the areas that were affected from imperialism form the European countries was Asia especially was China and Japan. Asia was a huge area for imperialism, but both China and Asia were very appealing areas to colonize. Both countries reacted differently towards western imperialism, which would change their fates regarding foreign relations and the future of their nation. Japan accepted imperialism and it led them to become a world power and China was against the Western ways and therefore being used by Europe. In this paper I will discuss why China and Japan experienced different fates in the age of imperialism.
While finding cosmopolitanism and patriotism in the same country is rare, it’s entirely possible. The two aren’t mutually exclusive and can in fact compliment each other. The best example of this is Sweden. Sweden is cosmopolitan in its efforts to support and aid other drastically different groups. While it doesn’t boast America’s version of patriotism, it still lends itself to the definition as Swedes very much enjoy and support their country. Sweden also encourages other communities’ national identities by supporting decolonization efforts and local movements for more rights, thereby combining cosmopolitanism and patriotism in its actions.
Multiculturalism has become a way for nations to implement foreigners into their lives; however, Malik believes that countries are taking
Cultural Appropriation versus Multiculturalism In today's society, there are many different cultures that individuals identify with. Culture is very important to many people and is something that helps define who we are. When different cultures are respected and appreciated, it is a beautiful thing, it can bring individuals in society closer to one another. Ideally, this understanding of one another’s cultures can lead to multiculturalism.
Globalization affects this world and the people of this world in many ways. It is the idea of making the entire world like a single country.
The experience of the Diaspora is the perceived historical background for Gordon’s essays; everything he writes about the future in Palestine, he writes in the perspective of the past in the Diaspora. In the following I shall present Gordon’s view on how the Diaspora experience affected the Jewish people, to show how he creates a negative identity for the Jews of the past. As the following quote show, Gordon’s view of the Jewish existence in the Diaspora and what it had done to the Jews as a people was exceedingly negative:
Why is it harmony in diversity needed to be nurture and cherished? It is vital for each individual to embrace and celebrate the uniqueness of various ethnic groups because many of the social, economic, environmental and global issues can be solved. Conflicts that arise can be easily resolved if people unite as one entity because there is effective communication between different races even in a bad situation. When people of a country develop a sense of unity among themselves, the government of that country can focus on economic development, and security of the nation.