Topic 11. Globalization

This weekā€™s agenda

Required Reading

Textbook

  • Openstax.Ā Global stratification and classification.Ā InĀ Introduction to Sociology 2e.Ā OpenStax CNX. Dec 18, 2019 https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-sociology-2e.
  • Openstax.Ā Global wealth and poverty.Ā InĀ Introduction to Sociology 2e.Ā OpenStax CNX. Dec 18, 2019 https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-sociology-2e.
  • Section 9.3.Ā Explaining global stratification.Ā In:Ā Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World.Ā Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401.

Supplementary reading

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Economic Globalization

Cultural globalization

COVID-19 and Globalization

  • Videos
    • Corona’s consequences ā€“ how the pandemic is changing globalization | DW Documentary
      Consequences

    • Will the coronavirus crisis reshape globalisation and the economic system?

    • Coronavirus: impact on Global Economy – BBC News

Behind Globalization

Globalization & Border Crisis

  • The Crossroads: Inside US – Mexico Trade

  • Between Borders: American Migrant Crisis by The New York Times

Fashion Industry & Globalization

  • Videos
    • “The true cost of fast fashion” in The Economist

    • Fast Fashion: Sweatshops

  • Rana Plaza Collapse Documentary: The Deadly Cost of Fashion in The New York Times

  • How fast fashion choices in the the UK are causing an environmental catastrophe in Ghana | ITV News

  • How fast fashion adds to the world’s clothing waste problem (Marketplace)

  • Why donating your clothes isnā€™t as helpful as you think

The anti-globalization movement

The 1999 Seattle WTO protests

  • Videos
    • WTO Seattle Riots

Note: Click “Watch on YouTube.”

Occupy Wall Street

  • 99% v 1%: the data behind the Occupy movement

  • Occupy Wall Street: the story behind seven months of protest

Occupy Wall Street Vs. The iPhone Line