Discussion Questions
- How do identities from the world’s religions lead to conflicts?
- From the perspective of “think globally, act locally,” how could your food choices income disparities?
- What measures, if any, should a developing country employ to reduce fertility rate?
- “Identity politics” refers to political positions taken on the basis of self-identified groups such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other subculture or subgroup. Do identity politics pose a challenge to nation state identity?
- Should developed countries which in their past damaged the environment prohibit developing countries from using those same practices in order to raise their standard of living?
- Is the U.S. on the path to becoming another India with many strong cultures within the dominant culture?
- How can people begin to develop a world identity? Is that something to be desired? Are there dangers to a world identity?