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SOC 189 Globalization Study Guide

The study guide for SOC 189 focuses on globalization and development through various materials, including documentaries and articles. Key topics include the Rwandan tragedy, the concepts of 'McWorld' and 'Jihad', the clash of civilizations, and the impact of economic globalization on different nations. It encourages critical reflection on the similarities among nation-states, the role of corporations like Nike, and the cultural dynamics of global brands such as McDonald's.

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SOC 189 Globalization Study Guide

The study guide for SOC 189 focuses on globalization and development through various materials, including documentaries and articles. Key topics include the Rwandan tragedy, the concepts of 'McWorld' and 'Jihad', the clash of civilizations, and the impact of economic globalization on different nations. It encourages critical reflection on the similarities among nation-states, the role of corporations like Nike, and the cultural dynamics of global brands such as McDonald's.

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Study Guide for SOC 189 (Globalization and Development)

Those questions in bold require substantive answers, while others are mainly for reflections.

Ghosts of Rwanda (documentary film)

• What happened? Who were responsible for this tragedy?

• From a global perspective, what lessons should we learn from this tragedy?

“Jihad vs. McWorld” (Benjamin R. Barber)

• According to Barber, what is “McWorld”? What are the key features of


“McWorld”?

• According to Barber, what is “Jihad”? What are the key features of “Jihad”?

• What is wrong with “McWorld”? What is wrong with “Jihad”?

“The Clash of Civilizations?” (Samuel P. Huntington, 4)

• What are the main arguments of Huntington?


• According to Huntington, why will civilizations clash?
• Can you find an example on the clash of civilizations?

• Do you think civilizations will clash (or even are clashing) with each other?
• How may the clash of civilizations be avoided?

“World Society and the Nation-State” (John W. Meyer, John Boli, George M. Thomas, and
Francisco O. Ramirez, 9)

• According to Meyer and his colleagues (1997), for a newly discovered island society,
what would it tend to look like after a little while (e.g., 10 years)?

• What surprising similarities among nation-states are noted by Meyer and his
colleagues (1997)?

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• How do they account for such similarities? In other words, what processes in world
society construct and shape nation states to produce such isomorphism?

Manufactured Landscapes (documentary film) & “China Makes, the World


Takes” (James Fallows, 20)

• What have your learned after reading “China Makes, the World Takes” and
watching “Manufactured Landscape”?

• What are the differences in jobs between the U.S. and China?
• What does “development” mean to a developing country and the U.S.?
• How does economic globalization affect people’s life in a developing country?
• How does economic globalization affect American’s life?
• How can we build a better world?

“Commodity Chains and Marketing Strategies: Nike and the Global Athletic Footwear Industry”
(Miguel Korzeniewicz, 21)

• According to Miguel Korzeniewicz, how did Nike Corporation establish and


consolidate its competitive advantage in the global commodity chain during the
1960s-1980s?
• How did Nike Corporation take advantage of the social and cultural trend to attract
consumers?

“McDonald’s in Hong Kong” (James L. Watson, 13)

• How does the experience of McDonald’s customers in Hong Kong resemble and
differ from that of customers in the West?
• How does Watson use his case study to argue that “the transnational is the local”?
• How do the transnational culture and the local culture transform each other? Please
use examples in this chapter and your own examples to support your argument.

• In your view, what are the most interesting findings of Watson’s “McDonald’s in Hong
Kong”? What are the broad implications of those findings?

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