Sociology 344Global Society

Dr. Stephen Sillssjsills@uncg.edu

344-01 Global Society (3:3)GE Marker: GL Instructor: Stephen J. Sills Office: GRAM 320Office Hours: M W 1000-1200Email: sjsills@uncg.edu Location: GRAM 302Class Times: T R 1100 - 1215

Required Texts: Steger, Manfred. (2003) Globalization: A Very Short Introduction

Oxford University Press, USA.Eitzen, D. Stanley and Baca Zinn, Maxine

(2006) Globalization: the transformation of Social Worlds Thomson/Wadsworth, USA.

Much of this course addresses the topic of “globalization” and falls under the sub-heading of “global sociology.” This course will introduce you to some of the main issues and debates on the topic. There are two required texts that introduce the theoretical and historical background of globalization. The readings focus on the process of globalization and how it shapes our emerging global society. Articles are drawn from scholarly as well as popular sources and will be supplemented by online materials.

Catalog Course Description: Pr. 101 and two additional sociology courses or permission of instructor Examines the interdependent development of formal organizations, communities, and societies as large scale social systems. Special attention is given to inter-societal relationships and the world system. Application to contemporary social issues is stressed.

Course Goals: In this course the students will -

recount the history of globalization explain the dimensions of globalization explain the dominant theories of globalization critically evaluate the core-periphery relations in global sphere discuss the anti/alter-globalization movement develop writing and speaking skills

Evaluation:There are 1000 pts available. Grades are will be calculated as the sum of the following assignments:

1. Homework - Reaction Papers 20% (200 pts)2. Online Quizzes 50% (500 pts) 3. Research Paper 20% (200 pts)4. Presentation 5% (50 pts)5. Attendance and Participation 5% (50 pts)

Reading Questions:As indicated on the course schedule, students will be expected to write ten reaction papers for course readings (minimum 300 words - and I do count). The paper should recount and synthesize the major themes and key terms from the readings. Prompts will be provided on Blackboard. You will submit your reaction papers prior to class on the day they are due. Assignments received after the class will be considered late and penalized 10% each day. For example a 20 pts assignment turned in 3 days late would be worth a maximum of 14 pts. AFTER TEN DAYS NO CREDIT WILL BE POSSIBLE.

Quizzes:There will be seven timed online quizzes. Five quizzes are worth 60 pts and two quizzes are worth 75 pts for a total of 450 pts. You will have ninety minutes in which to complete the quiz. You may not log off and on. Quizzes must be completed in one sitting. If you have inconsistent internet connections, I suggest going to a lab on campus. You will not be allowed to collaborate, though you may use the text and online resources. However, plagiarism will not be tolerated. Students will be required to acknowledge the UNCG Honor Code before beginning the quiz. You may see the UNCG Academic Integrity Policy at http://academicintegrity.uncg.edu/complete/ for details.

Quizzes will cover the information from readings, lectures, discussions, and in-class assignments. The format includes multiple choice, short answer, and 2-3 essay questions. A study-guide will NOT be

provided (don’t ask). Your reaction papers should serve as very effective guide to the texts and your notes will cover what we discuss in class.

There is no excuse for missing a quiz as they are offered online and with a 48 hour window.

Research Paper:A central component of this course is to develop expertise in a particular area of globalization. Thus, there will be one assigned research paper due at the end of the semester. You will have a chance to choose a topic from the major areas covered in the course (history of globalization; theories of globalization; economic globalization; political globalization; cultural globalization; the anti-globalization movement; terrorism and globalization; global social movements; and global environmentalism).

Papers are required to be between 2000-3000 words (not including citations), typed, double-spaced, 12 pt., Times New Roman font. Please pay careful attention to grammar and structure of your paper. Be sure to begin with an introduction, with a clear thesis statement, move through a body section with logical support for your argument, and finally conclude with a restatement of the thesis and an explanation of how it was proven in the paper.

At least five scholarly sources are required, these may included journal articles, conference papers, scholarly books, and textbooks (beyond those used in class). Sources beyond the five required may also include magazine and newpaper articles (from well-know, respected sources only). Please use the ASA Format (see ASA Style Guide at http://www.calstatela.edu/library/bi/rsalina/asa.styleguide.html) when citing materials. Elements of the paper will be due throughout the course:

1. Topic selection (10 pts) 2. Subtopic selection (10 pts)3. Bibliography of initial five sources (formatted in ASA style) (25 pts)4. Thesis statement (5 pts)5. Rough draft of paper (50 pts)6. Final paper (100 pts)

Presentations:During the last week of class you will present a brief summary of your research paper using no more than 3 Power Point slides. The class will be involved in scoring your presentation. This assignment is worth a total of 50 points (5% of final grade). Scoring will be based on the following criteria:

Content Knowledge 25 pts

Thoroughness15 pts

Visuals5 pts

Oral presentation5 pts

Student demonstrates full knowledge of topics with explanations and elaboration.

Recounts topic area, gives clear examples of major issues, draws meaningful conclusions about the issues. Shows evidence of thorough research.

Student used visuals to reinforce presentation. Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors. Presentation is visually appealing

Student used a clear voice and correct, precise pronunciation of terms, shows confidence and polish. Was engaging and made eye-contact with audience.

Attendance:

Attendance is required. Attendance is vitally important for the understanding of the material and participation in the class discussions. Attendance will be taken on five random occasions throughout the semester 10 pts each for a total of 50 pts (5% of the final grade). If you are out for official reasons, sick, or absent for any other prearranged reasons, you will be given an attendance make-up assignment worth 10 pts. It is your responsibility to contact the instructor regarding make-up. This must be completed within one week of the absence. If you are absent for any other reason, you will not receive credit for that day and no make-up will be provided. Official absences are those, which occur when you are involved in an official activity of the college, i.e., field trips, tournaments, athletic events, and present an official absence excuse. If you must miss a class for an official reason, present the written excuse to me before the absence. Other official absences include jury duty and subpoenas. Appropriate documentation will be required. If prior arrangements have been made, you will not be penalized.

Religious/Cultural Holidays:You have the right to observe major religious/cultural holidays without penalty. At least one week before the holiday, you should submit a written statement that includes both the date of the holiday and the reason why class attendance is impossible. Prior arrangements must be made. If prior arrangements have been made, you will not be penalized.

Illness:If you are absent due to personal illness, or illness of a dependent, you must provide written documentation to that effect. Acceptable documentation includes doctor’s note (on office letterhead), hospital record, or records from a recognized medical/healthcare agency.

Extra Credit:You will be given the option of up to five 10 pts extra credit assignments (50 pts total or +5% to final grade). Throughout the semester there will be the possibility of writing 2-3 page (typed) reaction papers for outside lectures and presentations, special TV programs, and other events that will be announced in class. ALL EXTRA CREDIT IS DUE BY THE LAST DAY OF CLASS.

Special Needs and Considerations:Please let me know at the beginning of the semester if you have a physical or learning disability that may need accommodations. The college will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities. Students should also notify Student Services of any special needs.

COURSE SCHEDULECourse content may be adapted from this outline to meet the needs of this particular class. All dates are tentative; we may need to make adjustments to the schedule as the course progresses. Additional information about topics/assignments will be available in class and from the course Blackboard website.

Date Lecture Topic ReadingsReaction

PaperOther Assignments

Module 1: Globalization - The new world order

8/26 Introduction and Overview1. Sills "Overview of Globalization"

http://www.uncg.edu/~sjsills/Globalization_edited_11-25-2006_Sills.pdf

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8/28Globaloney: Does globalization really exist?

2. Steger Ch 1 3. Eitzen & Baca Zinn Ch1

Topic selection for paper

9/2 Dimensions of Globalization 4. Giddens “Gloablisation” (watch the lecture) http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/video/events99/reith_lectures/globevi.ram (requires Real Media Player)

1 EC Opportunity 3-Sep Apaga y Vamonos (Switch Off )

5. Eitzen & Baca Zinn Ch 26. Steger Ch 2

9/4 Globalization for whom? 7. Eitzen & Baca Zinn Ch 3 Complete Quiz #1 Online between 9/5 and 9/8

Module 2: Theories of Globalization

9/9 Ideologies of Globalization 8. Steger Ch 6EC Opportunity 10-Sep Aimee and Jaguar

9/11 World Systems Theory9. The Modern World-System as a

Capitalist World-Economy (Immanuel Wallerstein) [Blackboard]

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9/16 NeoImperialism

10. Parenti “Imperialism 101” http://www.michaelparenti.org/Imperialism101.html

11. Howe “American Empire: The History and Future of an Idea” http://www.globalpolicy.org/empire/history/2003/0612idea.htm

12. Newman “History of Oil” http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5267640865741878159

EC Opportunity 17-Sep Beyond the Border

EC Opportunity Write a reaction to the video “History of Oil”

9/18Rationalization and McDonaldization

13. McDonaldization http://www.mcdonaldization.com/whatisit.shtml

14. Rationalization and McDonaldization http://www.pineforge.com/upm-data/16567_Chapter_2.pdf

15. Does globalization diminish cultural diversity? http://www.sociology.emory.edu/globalization/issues05.html

3 Subtopic selection for paper

Complete Quiz #2 Online between 9/19 and 9/22

Module 3: Globalized Economy

9/23 Economic Globalization16. Eitzen & Baca Zinn Ch 417. Steger - Ch 3

EC Opportunity 24-Sep OffSide

9/25 Global Labor - Global Supply

18. Blanding “Coke: The New Nike” http://www.thenation.com/doc/20050411/blanding

19. Columbia: The Coca-Cola Controversy. Watch Video Segments Chapters 1-5: http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/fellows/colombia0106/

EC Opportunity Reaction PaperNo Sweat “The Case For Solidarity” http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4437068924602860186

9/30Women and work: the feminization of transnational work

20. Eitzen & Baca Zinn Ch 721. Sills “Philippine Labor Migration

to Taiwan: Social, Political, Demographic, and Economic Dimensions.” http://www.migrationletters.com/200701/20070101_sills.pdf Women and Migration: Incorporating Gender into International Migration Theory http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=106

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Complete Quiz #3 Online between 9/31 and 10/1

Module 4: Global Governance & Political Globalization

10/2 Who’s in charge?23. Steger - Ch 4 24. Eitzen & Baca Zinn Ch 5

5EC Opportunity 1-Oct Black Girl

10/7 Are countries doomed?

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

24. The End of the Nation State (Kenichi Ohmae) [Blackboard]

EC Opportunity 8-Oct View from a Grain of Sand

10/9 A complex system

25. Realism and Complex Interdependence (Robert O. Keohane and Joseph S. Nye) [Blackboard]

26. Globalization’s Achilles’ Heel http://www.newsweek.com/id/145864/output/print

6 Bibliography of initial five sources (formatted in ASA style)

Complete Quiz #4 Online between 10/10 and 10/13

Module 5: Globalized Culture

10/14Global Culture - Cultural Homogeneity, Hybridization

27. Steger - Ch 528. Eitzen & Baca Zinn Ch 629. Watch Ghana: Baseball Dreams

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/rough/2007/07/ghana_baseball.html

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EC Opportunity 10/14 Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner & A Thousand Splendid Sons. War Memorial Auditorium, 7 PM

10/21 NO CLASS - FALL BREAK

10/23 The Westernization of China

30. Fowler “Converting the Masses: Starbucks in China” http://www.globalpolicy.org/globaliz/cultural/2003/0710starbucks.htm

31. Young and Restless in China http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/youngchina/view/main.html

EC Opportunity 23-Oct Ezra

10/28 Reversing the Flow

39. Bollywood versus Hollywood: Battle of the Dream Factories (Heather Tyrrell)

27. Doshi "Reversing Flows: Pop Culture, East to West" http://www.sameerdoshi.com/AsianPopcult.htm

8EC Opportunity 28-Oct Blood Diamond

Complete Quiz #5 Online between 10/28 and 10/30

Module 6: Reactions Against Western - Globalization

10/30 The Rise of the Rest

23. The Rise of the Rest http://www.newsweek.com/id/135380/output/print

24. Fareed Zakaria Video: http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1511792808/bclid1540999423/bctid1541038678

25. The Post American World (Mp3 lecture) http://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecturesAndEvents/20080630_1830_thePostAmericanWorld.mp3

11/4 Anti-Globalization and other Social Movements

22. Steger - Ch 723. The Port Huron Statement: An

Agenda For A Generation

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http://www.tomhayden.com/porthuron.htm

24. Meyer “How Social Movements Matter” http://proquest.umi.com/pqdlink?did=546092131&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=15109&RQT=309&VName=PQD

11/6 NO CLASS THESIS STATEMENT DUE

11/11

Globalization of Terror 25. Eitzen & Baca Zinn Ch 826. Maisami “Islam and

Globalization” http://www.fountainmagazine.com/print.php?SIN=040923981c&k=33&1916678321&show=part1

27. Jihad vs. McWorld (Benjamin Barber) [Blackboard]

28. Al-Qaida at 20 http://www.slate.com/id/2196904/

EC Opportunity Reaction PaperParenti “Terrorism, Globalism, and Conspiracy”http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6573660441809242121

EC Opportunity 12-Nov Closer to the Truth

Complete Quiz #6 Online between 11/11and 11/13

Module 8: What’s in store for the future?

11/13 The Future of Globalization

29. Steger - Ch 830. "The Future of Globalization"Prof.

Jeffrey Sachs http://www.youtube.com/v/_5UTm0zRZ7E

11/18 Global Call for Action

31. Global Call for Action http://www.globalcalltoaction.org/

32. UN Millennium Development Goals http://www.undp.org/mdg/basics.shtml

33. A Better World is Possible: International Forum on Globalization. [Blackboard]

34. Future Shifts: The Voice of the Next Generation http://www.youtube.com/v/LbEu3KFsUkk

10EC Opportunity 19-Nov S-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine

11/20Human Rights and Being Better People

35. Peterson Wunder and Mueller Epilogue Reimagining the Future [Blackboard]

36. Donnelly Cultural Relativism and Universal Human Rights [Blackboard]

37. Universal Declaration of Human Rights http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html

Complete Quiz #7 Online between 11/21 and 11/2411/25 NO CLASS WORK DAY ROUGH DRAFT DUE11/27 NO CLASS - THANKSGIVING BREAK

12/2 Student PresentationsEC Opportunity 3-Dec China Blue

12/4 Student Presentations12/9 NO CLASS - READING DAY - FINAL PAPER DUE

All Films EC Films 6 PM in McIver Room 28 as part of the Second Annual International Human Rights Film Festival