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Weekly
Study Guide - September 29
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.
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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 third essay.
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1.
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According to Marable, what
is the globalized form of racism that is characteristic of
the twenty-first century? How is this related to the
global economy?
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2.
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What is the link that
Marable draws between specific features of the global
economy and the following problems faced by people of
color in the
United States
: mass unemployment, mass
incarceration, and mass disenfranchisement? (Please note:
You need to read beyond page 318 in order to give an
adequate answer to this question.)
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3.
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According to Robinson, how
does the global economy drive people to leave their homes
to work in another country, even without legal status?
What is the specific function for the
U.S.
economy of allowing
millions of people to cross our borders but labeling them
as “illegal”? How is this further facilitated by
racism?
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4.
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What are the specific
characteristics that Connell attributes to what he calls
“transnational business masculinity”? How is each of
these characteristics related to the global economy?
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5.
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What
connections does Connell draw between transnational
business masculinity and both sexism and racism?
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For a printable version of this week's discussion
questions, click here.
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