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International Development Projects and Unintended Consequences
Evaluate case studies where top-down international aid failed due to ignorance of local cultural practices.
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Anthropology of Globalization and Global Systems
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Analyze the cultural, economic, and social dynamics of globalization, transnational migration, international development, and global-local interactions.
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Learning standards covered
SS.Anth.5.9-12Illinois Social Studies Standards · All agesApply anthropological concepts and anthropological knowledge to a variety of everyday, real-world situations.
SS.Anth.6.9-12Illinois Social Studies Standards · All agesExplain how local actions can have global consequences, and how global patterns and processes can affect seemingly unrelated local actions.