TEACHSOC: Re: Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism

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You are right. I have also used it to illustrate consumerism and its consequences. There is a good book with the same title. The videio Merchants of Cool is also good . Barbara Chasin Robert Greene wrote: I seem to recall the video Affluenza is a good video to show the absurdity of American consumer culture. Can anyone confirm that or am I thinking of something else? "John Glass" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 06/30/06 6:14 PM >>> hi, Sandra something i found very effective were the Danish cartoons that satirized Muslims -- they were effective fodder for a nice discussion. i'm sure if you did an internet search you could still find them. i am finding that using something like this instead of a video can be as effective if not more. usually when i show a video i stop it numerous times to make points; i know that the students dislike this, but i also don't want them zoning out like they are conditioned to do at home or with their playstations! john John E. Glass, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology Treasurer, CCCC Faculty Association Division of Social & Behavioral Sciences Colin County Community College Preston Ridge Campus 9700 Wade Boulevard Frisco, TX 75035 +1-972-377-1622 http://iws.ccccd.edu/jglass/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] "We are more concerned about the discovery of knowledge than with its dissemination" B. F. Skinner --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Teaching Sociology" group. To post to this group, send email to teachsoc@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/teachsoc -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---