Ch. 24 (Strayer, pp. 747-755) Response

This section of the book focuses on issue of the world’s environment and the globalization of environmentalism. Environmental issues have spiked recently as we have become more aware of how we can alter the natural order of things. Some important factors of this include our huge rise in population, our use of energy resources, and economic growth. I agree to a degree, I can’t say our economy is doing all that well in terms of growth at the moment, but I do see how it has grown since modern technologies and science had risen. Global warming is huge issue to be concerned with in terms of environmentalism and it is shocking to think that there are people out there who still say that global warming is a myth. Environmentalism is still fairly new to the world, and though there is still a lot of conflict and issues even between people who are environmentalists, it is a movement that is already seen as being a common goal for the majority of the world. 

Bourgeois and Proletarians Response

This section of reading focuses on the bourgeois and the proletarians, otherwise known as the oppressor and the oppressed. The reading itself is somewhat difficult for me to comprehend, but from my understanding it seems that the bourgeois class brought about the industrial revolution. The proletarians seem to be the working class that were dependent on the wages given to them by the bourgeois as they competed with the machinery constantly being upgraded by the bourgeois. This of course is asking for a disaster to strike, as the oppressed can only stay oppressed for so long.

There may always be a case of people being oppressors and people being oppressed, but with that comes the rise of the oppressed as they fight for their rights. I am curious to see what a society with neither would look like, as even now in America we have the rich being the ones in control, for the most part at least.

Ch. 24 (Strayer, pp. 740-747)

This section of the chapter is about religion and global modernity. It was interesting to read that there are people that really thought religion would die out because of the rise of scientific vulture, especially with religion being such an important aspect of life all throughout so much of our history.

Fundamentalism is also discussed in this section of the chapter and is something I have trouble grasping.  With the rise of scientific culture I can understand people being stubborn, but it makes more sense to me that there were churches that adjusted to the change rather than going to the extremes that fundamentalists did trying to control politics. Maybe it’s the liberal in me but I largely believe church and state should be separate and we already struggle with that. I would not want to live in the places where fundamentalism took over or continues to attempt to take over.

It’s also always nice to read about the good that churches do in times of need and change, such as “agitating for debt relief for poor countries”, having many churches join up to explore ways to confront many of the worlds issues, and much more that I can appreciate.  

Ch. 24 (Strayer, pp. 734-739) Response

This section of chapter 24 focuses on the globalization of liberation by comparing different feminist movements from the west, the global south, and internationally. All forms of feminist movements are important, and it is very unfortunate that there are still so many places that treat women so horribly and still see them as being less than men, which is completely wrong. The feminist movement is something I feel attached to, not just because I am a woman. My aunt, whom I am very close to, took part in the feminist movement, still does in fact, and has made sure to let me know how important it is that women be treated equally and how important it is that women be aware of their ability to be independent. It’s interesting to read that women from different area, though they were part of the same movement, they did not have the same views. It’s unfortunate to read that there were so many difficulties between feminist groups and that we could not be more united in our thoughts. I wonder if there is still so many divisions between feminist groups. It’s also incredibly sickening to think that some one would actually call feminism a “disease”.