SO 355

Weekly Study Guide - September 22

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 or third essay.
1. According to Barker and Mander, what has created the illusion that the whole world wants to become like the United States? Use evidence from the reading that shows that this is not true.
2. Explain the point of view of the people whom Steger calls “pessimistic hyperglobalizers.” Do you agree or disagree with their position? Explain why.
3. According to Fink, how did the community values of the Mayan migrants in North Carolina help them in labor organizing?
4. Is there really freedom of the press under corporate globalization? Explain why or why not, with reference to the article by Ainger.
5. What does Ainger mean by “media guerrillas”? What kinds of changes might this people help to bring about?

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