1.Does contemporary globalisation constitute a change within a pre-existent social order; or is it (part of) a change of that order? Try to answer this question using at least 3 of the following concepts: multiculturalism, regionalism, human rights, gender, dislocation. You must exemplify your discussion with concrete examples (please try to avoid the "11 sept" example) This paper will answer the question above with the help of three concepts; multiculturalism, human rights and gender. In order to answer the question I must begin with defining the chosen concepts. Human rights will be used in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and gender will used as the World Health Organization (n.d.) defines it, thus as the socially constructed roles for men and women that a certain society considers appropriate. Multiculturalism has been defined in various ways, thus to be able to include the term in the discussion of this paper I must start with choosing a definition that will be used throughout the paper. Kenan Malik (2002) discusses how there exists an experienced aspect and an ideology aspect of multicultaralism. The experienced aspect recognizes what becomes more positive of living in a less homogenous society, however due to the narrow focus in this paper I limited the scope of multiculturalism down to the ideology. This aspect recognizes the more negative aspects, such as conflicts between cultures with different values and beliefs. Malik states that in a truly plural society everyone shall be treated as political equals in the public sphere, no matter what their private life looks like, and each citizen has in the private sphere the freedom to exercise what ever practices and values one wishes to. If co... ... middle of paper ... ...vember 16. Accessed December 3, 2013. http://www.kenanmalik.com/lectures/muliticulturalism_if.html Jütting, Johannes, and Indra de Soysa. n.d. ”Informal Institutions and Development: Think Local, Act Global?” Paper for international seminar, OECD. Paris. http://www.oecd.org/dac/governance-development/37790393.pdf Scholte, Jan Aart. 2005. Globalization: A Critical Introduction (2nd ed.). New York: Palgrave macmillan. Kindle edition. Song, Sarah. 2005. ”Majority Norms, Multiculturalism, and Gender Equality.” American Political Science Review 99:473-489. Universal Declaration of Human Rights .1948. ”Universal Declaration of Human Rights”. Human Rights Library. Accessed December 4, 2013. http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/b1udhr.htm World Health Organization. n.d. ”Gender, women and health.” Accessed December 4, 2013. http://www.who.int/gender/whatisgender/en/
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Since the Renaissance of the 15th century, societal views have evolved drastically. One of the largest changes has been the realization of individualism, along with the recognition of inalienable human rights.(UDHR, A.1) This means that all humans are equal, free, and capable of thought; as such, the rights of one individual cannot infringe on another’s at risk of de-humanizing the infringed upon. The fact that humans have a set of natural rights is not contested in society today; the idea of human rights is a societal construction based on normative ethical codes. Human rights are defined from the hegemonic standpoint, using normative ethical values and their application to the interactions of individuals with each other and state bodies. Human rights laws are legislature put in place by the governing body to regulate these interactions.
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On December 10th in 1948, the general assembly adopted a Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This declaration, although not legally binding, created “a common standard of achievement of all people and all nations…to promote respect for those rights and freedoms” (Goodhart, 379). However, many cultures assert that the human rights policies outlined in the declaration undermine cultural beliefs and practices. This assertion makes the search for universal human rights very difficult to achieve. I would like to focus on articles 3, 14 and 25 to address how these articles could be modified to incorporate cultural differences, without completely undermining the search for human rights practices.
The doctrine of human rights were created to protect every single human regardless of race, gender, sex, nationality, sexual orientation and other differences. It is based on human dignity and the belief that no one has the right to take this away from another human being. The doctrine states that every ‘man’ has inalienable rights of equality, but is this true? Are human rights universal? Whether human rights are universal has been debated for decades. There have been individuals and even countries that oppose the idea that human rights are for everybody. This argument shall be investigated in this essay, by: exploring definitions and history on human rights, debating on whether it is universal while providing examples and background information while supporting my hypothesis that human rights should be based on particular cultural values and finally drawing a conclusion.
After the cold war, word ‘globalization’ was commonly used at a time of unprecedented interconnectedness when advanced nations experienced a ruthless development by exploiting energy resources and stressing culture forms in developing countries. To identify the definition of ‘globalization’, it is significant to clarify its appearance as well as implication.
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