Read The Coming Race War Won’t Be About Race
Option 1: Read The Coming Race War Won’t Be About Race
and Social Darwinism Isn’t Dead: Rich People Think They Really Are Different From You and Me
. This article notes that “The U.S. Census Report finds that 50 million Americans are poor. Fifty million voters is a powerful block if they ever organized in an effort to pursue their common economic goals. So, it’s crucial that those in the wealthiest One Percent keep the poor fractured by distracting them with emotional issues like immigration, abortion and gun control so they never stop to wonder how they got so screwed over for so long” (Abdul-Jabbar, 2014).
What kind of class divides do you see in the US today?
How are race, gender, ethnicity, and other variables that we have covered in the class related to class?
How do different economic classes view each other, according to the two articles you read for this discussion? Do you agree with the authors of these articles? Support your position with information from credible sources.
Option 2: Prior to listening to the following story, reflect on the following:
What are your thoughts on reality TV?
Did you ever notice that it could have the power to change the way people think about the world or have a positive impact on people’s lives?
Next, listen to The Other Real World
podcast and address the following:
Has your view of reality TV changed?
How do you feel about “foreign powers using popular media to influence the emotional climate and therefore the politics of another country?”
Have you noticed any other instances of governments using the media to influence outcomes in another country?
What positive impact could this kind of norms engineering have?
What negative impacts could it have?
Do you think that future conflicts will be fought more often via media rather than via active combat?
Discussion 2: Must be 150 words or more
Prior to beginning work on this discussion, review this week’s readings, guidance, and announcements. Reflect on what you found interesting, surprising, or confusing.
This discussion forum is an opportunity for you to explore topics that interest you, share critical insights and questions that you are working with, share your struggles and triumphs, and discuss difficulties that may have arisen this week. Your initial post should describe your experiences in the course this past week, prompting further discussion. Address at least two of the following questions:
Was there anything that caused you to view the world around you differently or examine a topic from a different perspective?
What struck you in particular as you explored the course materials this week?
Do you have questions that your classmates might be able to help you with? (If you have a question for the instructor, be sure to contact your instructor via email).
In Week 1, you watched two videos, Corporate Anthropology: Michael Henderson at TEDxAuckland
and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The Danger of a Single Story
. Thinking back over those videos and what we have talked about in the last five weeks, what have you learned about your own culture? How can anthropology be relevant to your life or to your major?
Part of having the growth mindset, which we talked about in the Post Your Introduction forum, is to learn from the feedback and critiques you get from your instructor and classmates. Review your feedback on the Week 3 Worksheet and the Week 4 Self-Reflexive Journal.
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