SOC 2151 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: George Ritzer, Buzzword, Cosmopolitanism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2151
• Professor: Aline A Coutinho

Document Summary

Could imply the breaking down of nation-states". Has political, economical, social, and cultural aspects. Is the transmission of events and/or phenomenon across borders that were set up by nation-states who no longer possess as much power to make decisions. This may have been radicalized by the use of technology. The commodities that we use in our daily lives go through global production. There are different ways of interpreting and conceptualizing this term. It is so multi- faceted that it is a buzzword with many definitions that often lack analytical specificity". Certain processes are not contained or within limits, but this does not mean that they can do whatever they want; they depend on other elements. These flows are unequal which makes it easier for certain commodities, etc. to flow than others. Metaphor: the use of one term or image to represent a thing or a process.