SO 355

Weekly Study Guide - September 15

For this week you need to know the following concepts:

For a definition and example, click on a concept and a link will open. The best way to learn this information is to use 3"x5" index cards, writing the concept on one side of the card and the definition and example on the other side.

The following questions will guide your reading for this week and will serve as a basis for class discussion. Please prepare an answer to the question that corresponds with your assigned number in your small group. You may also use one or more of these questions as a starting point for your second essay.
1. Use specific information from Moberg’s article to explain why Aaron Kemp (who is quoted in the first paragraph) cannot have his simple wish.
2. According to Moberg, why is Knox County in Illinois on the state’s youth poverty warning list? What has caused this problem and what do you think might be long-range consequences?
3. What is the point of the diagram on page 86? What is the most important piece of information that you learned from it?
4. What are all the reasons given by Ferus-Comelo to explain why migrant women are the main workers in electronics production all over the world?
5. According to Ferus-Comelo, what specific problems does work in electronics production create for women workers?

For a printable version of this week's discussion questions, click here.