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How Does Globalization Affect the Potential for a Modern Plague

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How does globalization affect the potential for a modern plague? Note some recent events that suggest this potential threat is a possibility. Discuss at least one measure that we could employ to stop a plague if it were to present itself.


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Enlightenment

The period in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europe characterized by faith in the ability of human reason to solve society’s problems.

Functionalist Sociologists

Scholars who analyze society in terms of its structures and their functions, focusing on how each part contributes to societal stability and cohesion.

Independent Parts

Components or elements within a system that function separately but cooperatively to achieve a common purpose.

NAACP

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, an organization founded in 1909 to fight for the civil rights of African Americans.

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