Substantive Reactions to Various Topics

Substantive Reactions to Various Topics

Topics: Race/Ethnicity/Nationality/Citizenship/Globalization

Read all of the following articles and write a substantive reaction paragraph to each. Discuss how they relate to your life. Avoid summary/synopsis.

Interview with Beverly Daniel Tatum: Race – The Power of an Illusion

http://www.pbs.org/race/000_About/002_04-backgroun…

Review by Hamid Yeganeh: The McDonaldization of American Society

http://docshare.tips/the-mcdonaldization-of-society-by-george-ritzer-reviewer-hamid-yeganeh-winona state-university-003_58c45ad5b6d87f616d8b5b96.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Interview with Kalle Lasn by Derrick Jensen: Truth in Advertising: Breaking the Spell of Consumerism

http://www.derrickjensen.org/2001/07/truth-in-advertising-interview-kalle-lasn/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

PART 2:

Choose ONE of the topics identified in the articles above and write a substantive paragraph about the boundaries/expectations/limitations/privileges you personally face in relation to this topic.