Instructions

3. Activity: Textbook Work Read and complete 

MODERNISATION

1. Read pages 166-169 

2. Complete activities on page 169

3. Activity: Textbook Work Read and complete 

WESTERNISATION

1. Read pages 169-170

2. Complete activities on page 170

5. Activity:  Complete activities on page 171

Activity: 

Research and identify examples of modernisation and westernisation:

Identifying whether a country has undergone the process of modernization and Westernization involves looking at various aspects across different domains. Here are some examples:

Modernization:

• Economic Development:

  • Growth of industries, using advanced technology in production, and a shift from farming-based economies to industrial and service-based economies.

  • More infrastructure development, like modern transport systems, advanced communication networks, and building up cities.

• Education and Literacy:

  • Higher rates of people who can read and write, and better access to education at different levels.

  • Focus on technical and scientific education, leading to skilled workers in different fields.

• Social Changes:

  • Changes in what's normal or important in society, like changes in how men and women are expected to act, in families, and in city living.

  • More emphasis on individual rights, fairness, and values like having a say in how things are run.

• Technological Advancements:

  • Using new technologies in areas like healthcare, information technology, and farming.

  • Having the internet, mobile phones, and online services that help people connect and share information.

• Political Systems:

  • Moving towards democratic ways of running things, with governments that represent people's views and have rules everyone has to follow.

  • Giving importance to human rights, political freedoms, and the rights of citizens.

Westernization:

• Cultural Influence:

  • Taking on Western languages, fashion, music, movies, and other cultural stuff in daily life.

  • Changes in traditional ways of doing things because of Western ideas and values.

• Consumerism and Lifestyle:

  • People buying more things in ways that are like what happens in Western countries, like choosing Western brands, fast food, and goods.

  • Living in houses and cities that look more like what you'd see in the West.

• Legal and Judicial Systems:

  • Using legal systems and laws that are like the ones in the West.

  • Including ideas from Western laws into the country's laws and systems.

• Political Ideologies and Institutions:

  • Following ideas from the West about how politics should work and how decisions should be made.

  • Using Western ideas in how the country's run and how laws are made.

• Media and Communication:

  • Western media, entertainment, and information being really important in the country.

  • Using Western platforms, social media, and ways of talking to each other as the main sources of news and info.

7. Activity:  With the person next to you.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• ARE THERE TOO MANY PEOPLE ON EARTH? OR NOT ENOUGH? 

• WHAT INFLUENCE DOES POPULATION HAVE UPON CULTURE, MODERNISATION, GLOBALISATION, WESTERNISATION?

READ:

Population growth refers to change in the size of a population—which can be either positive or negative—over time, depending on the balance of births and deaths. If there are many deaths, the world's population will grow very slowly or can even decline. The world population has grown tremendously over the two past centuries, but before this situation was not the same. 

 Evolution of World's population

Until about 1750 population grew very slowly because there was a counterbalance between high mortality and high fertility. At the dawn of the first millennium world's population was around 300 million people due to a long period of stationary growth. In the next years population grew slowly and we have estimated it was around 800 millon in 1750. World's population was kept in check by high death rates due to the combined effects of plagues, famines, unsanitary living conditions, and general poverty. For example, we could mention that european population even fell in the 1300s -killed by the Black Death.

By the mid 18th century living conditions changed in western Europe due to the Industrial Revolution, and population began to grow substantialy: by 1950 it had tripled to around 2.5 billion people. The use of antibiotics and other public health advances worldwide allowed a more dramatical increase: by 1985, the human population was 5 billion. By 2000 global population was 6 billion ant is projected to be 9 billion in 2050.

THEORIES OF FUTURE TRENDS