Effective Democracy and Human Rights Education in Elementary Schools. Cross-cultural reflections from two selected schools in Turkey and in the U.S.A

Similarly, its customs, from Thanksgiving Day to Halloween, often have a global resonance. • American values — be it individualism, democracy, human rights, neo-liberalism, neo-conservatism, the market, freedom or the frontier mentality — often enjoy a preponderant global influence. • American supremacy has been associated with the global dominance of the white race and, by implication, the subordination and subjugation of other races in an informal global hierarchy of race. Figure 41. Responses to the question, вЂDo you think that it is more likely that someday China’s economy will grow to be as large as the US economy or that the US economy will always stay larger than China’s?’ Figure 42. Responses to the question, вЂIf China’s economy were to grow to be as large as the US economy, do you think that would be mostly positive, mostly negative, or equally positive and negative?’ Table 7. Personal optimism (Nov 2005). Figure 43. Projected size of major economies, 2006–2050 (GDP at market exchange rates) ...»