SOC 120 University of California Los Angeles Sociology of Globalization Essay

Format: 12pt font, Times New Roman, 2 pages Single Spaced

NOT DOUBLE SPACED

Hello, I need help with my weekly reflection for Sociology. The reflection is not an essay with an intro, body, and conclusion, but rather just shows the understanding of this weeks material and develop an analytical perspective on it. It is encouraged to use quotes from both the readings and Powerpoint. This weeks material consist of (1) Powerpoint, (2) ·Robinson, Into the Tempest, chapters 1, 3 and 4 (https://www.google.com/books/edition/Into_the_Temp…), & (3) some videos that I will link at the end (BUT this week talking about the videos are Optional).

Down below I will attach the syllabus instructions for the weekly and the “Orientating Question” that was emailed to us after the lecture to help guide our reflection. THANK YOU.

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MUST ANSWER THE QUESTION IN REFLECTIONS

Dear students,

Here is your orienting question for the brief due Thursday at midnight. Remember that this is just a suggested jumping off point should you find you need one. Also remember that your briefs should be driven by analysis, not description.

What sociological concepts, terms, and theoretical perspectives did Ness draw on and employ in his book? How does this study of the global workers movement enrich our understanding of “globalization and resistance”? Can you discuss the book in relation to what we have already learned about capitalist globalization and the global economy? You may want to also discuss the Robinson reading in relation to Ness and to what we discussed for the first 45 minutes of tonight’s class meeting.

There is NO documentary you need to view on your own for this week’s reflection.

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General formatting guidelines for reflections:

Please include in-text citations and a reference list at the end. We’re pretty flexible with formatting styles. As long as it’s clear what you’re referencing, you don’t need to be concerned about following the exact formatting guidelines provided by APA, MLA, etc., but you do need to include in-text citations and a reference list. Try to keep direct quotations to a bare minimum as the reflections are relatively short and it’s better not to have quotations taking up valuable space; paraphrasing in your own words is usually best.

Read these guidelines carefully. Each week, on 8 occasions, you will prepare a reflection essay of approximately 2-3 pages (single-spaced). You are of course free to write more than the minimum required. These are not academic papers in which you need an introduction, hypothesis, conclusion, etc. They are reflections and you may use a more informal style, even stream of consciousness prose. Please note: there are two criteria we will use in grading these assignments:

Does your reflection demonstrate that you have participated in and paid attention to the lecture/powerpoint, done the readings, and engaged with the documentary?

Have you developed analytical discussion, including bringing in the terms, concepts, and theories that we discuss in the lecture and are in the readings? Have you shown how the three (lectures, readings, documentaries) are related to one another, and have you identified and discussed the underlying theme(s) that run through all three?

In addition, I will generally send out an email shortly after class with several orienting questions that you should respond to in the context of your reflection. We will be looking very carefully to see how you respond to these orienting questions, especially with regard to the readings.

Note that these reflections should not be a summary of the lecture, readings, and documentary, and nor should they be a question and answer format. Avoid mere description. The purpose is three-fold: 1) that you demonstrate you have attended the lectures done the readings, watched the documentaries, and given thought to them; 2) to identify what you did not understand and what you think is important to discuss in class, in relation to the course, and; 3) this is crucial, that you are able to synthesize the three (lecture, readings, documentary) to develop a meaningful analytical discussion on the topic of the week.

As you write these reflections, you should use the sociological concepts and terms you have acquired in the course and through the readings. We will be looking for this as we grade.

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OPTIONAL VIDEO:

5 min trailer = https://vimeo.com/ondemand/9808 Mardi Gras : Shows how beads are used in the US for celebration in New Orleans and traces back the beads that were used for celebration back to China were it was made using cruel inhumane practices to produce these beads, from underpaid overworked Chinese workers.