Global Clusters Case Study

Global Clusters Case Study Economic System: Capitalism or socialism? Legal System: Formal or informal? Education system: Formal or informal? Family System: Nuclear or kinship? Religious System: Mystic or rational? Artistic system: Fluid or clear? Anglo Cluster USA Capitalism Formal Blended Kinship Blended Clear In your own words, explain how you see each system in your home cluster. · Economic/Capitalism- The USA’s economic system is a capitalist system. Most businesses are not government owned, and the businesses themselves decide what to sell. All of the biggest corporations (e.g Apple, Google) are privately owned. · Legal/Formal- The USA’s Legal System is formal. An example of this can be found in our laws. The laws provide a rule-based government that follows the constitution. All of the laws are executed and written down. · Education/Blended- The USA’s education system is blended. Although there is a large amount of formal education, there still is a growing number of informal schoolings in the past few years. · Family/Kinship- The USA’s family system is Kinship. Studies have shown that only 1 in 5 families are nuclear families. · Religious/ Blended- The USA’s religious system is blended. There are many people who don’t have any beliefs (Atheism), and some who harbor more mystical beliefs (witchcraft, manifestation, etc.). However, Christianity is still the dominating religion in the USA, and Christianity itself is blended. · Artistic/ Clear- The USA’s religious system is clear. An example of this can be found in our everyday lives. Using an example from class, our roads are a clear artistic system, and our buildings and neighborhoods have a clear artistic system. Latin Europe France Blended Formal Formal Nuclear Blended Fluid In your own words, explain how you see each system in cluster 2. · Economic System : France has very identifiable socialist and capitalist aspects and can only be identified as mixed. France has socialist aspects such as, universal health care and unemployment benefits, but their capitalist aspects are their Freedom of Incorporation and Privatization Programs. · Legal System: France is reliant on civil law, which regulates the relations between community members and focuses less on the military and criminal aspect. However, there is still a formal law which is enforced and written. · Education System : France has a formal education system which is regulated by the Ministry of Education. Formal Education begins at the age of three, and there are three main parts of education: Primary, Secondary,

and Higher education. · Family System : Most families in France are nuclear. Around 68% of family in France are nuclear, consisting of two parents and at least biological children. · Religious System : Over half of the population of France is Catholic making France a blended religious system. In France 60% of the population is Catholic and 20% is Muslim, Buddhist, or Jewish. · Artistic System: France has a fluid artistic system which is expressed through their art and mechanics. Southern Asia India Mixed Formal Blended Kinship Blended Fluid In your own words, explain how you see each system in cluster 3. · Economic/ Blended- India’s economic system is a blended system, meaning that India allows market forces to decide the price of things but also the government interferes and helps to decide the price of things. · Legal/Formal- India has a formal legal system which consists of a constitution and laws. · Education/Blended- India is a blended education system because they offer normal class structure as well as various online and homeschooling options for their diverse culture. · Family/Kinship- India has a kinship family system. India’s culture has a strong family focus based off of traditional beliefs and believe in support within the family. · Religious/ Blended- India is a blended religion system due to its cultural diversity which has many religions. · Artistic/Fluid- India has a Fluid artistic system because of their constant-evolution of artistic ideas and cultural diversity. Liberty University Campus Culture Capitalism Formal Formal Blended Blended Blended In your own words, explain how you see each system at Liberty University · Economic/capitalism – Liberty culture is socialist culture. An example of this is because each student must pay for their own classes and meal plan. Each student also is the one who must take care of themselves. · Legal/I Formal – Liberty culture is both informal and formal. There is a written “Liberty way” that students must follow which makes it formal. There are consequences if the Liberty way is broken. · Education/Formal - Liberty is a formal education system. · Family/Nuclear and Kindship – Liberty has a blended family system. Liberty can be nuclear because roommates are considered “the norm” at Liberty. However, it is also kinship because of the leadership roles on the hall. RA’s, RSs, and CGL’s all act as “older” generation family members. · Religious/ Rational and Mystical – Liberty is a blended religious system. As a Christian university we follow the words of the Bible. The Bible and the stories have foundational evidence making it rational. However, on campus prayer is something emphasized and practiced, this concept is more mystical. · Artistic/ Clear and Fluid – Liberty is a blended artistic system. If you look at the streets and the paths of