SOC 360 Lecture Notes - Risk Society, Information Age, Globalism

• School: U of S
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 360
• Professor: Darrell Mc Laughlin

Document Summary

Often when we talk about multiculturalism the principles of colonialism creep in. Multiculturalism: the process whereby a variety of groups within existing states increasingly assert their separate cultural identities and demand political recognition: we can see this within canada; in many political and social struggles going on, examples. Economy/internet feedback loop in the information age. The nature of risk in globalization: becoming more and more incalculable. Need, desert and equality in a multicultural global society: Competition to reward the best providers based on talent and effort but not structural advantaged. Principles of distributive social justice in global reality. Watson: global capitalism and immiseration of the working class. Most go and ngo have accepted the idea that there is no alternative to global capitalism; Labour can exists without capitalists but capitalists cannot exists without labour; Globalization from below with a worker planned and organized society with people needs and interest at the centre; Principles of distributive social justice global reality (cont. )