American Ideology Berkeley College Organization

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American Ideology Berkeley College Organization

1. Marketing:What are the key drivers that today’s marketer has to understand in planning for the international marketplace?

Reference: Czinkota & Ronkainen, M. R. (2012). International marketing (10th edition).

2.Trade:What institutional constraints bear on the formation of economic policies?

Reference: Carbaugh, R. (2016). International Economics.

3.Gender, Race & Class:After reading 323-326, and watch the short video. Do you think that we still need affirmative action programs in higher education (colleges, universities) and in the workplace? Why or why not?

https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000005337045/d…

4.Gender, Race & Class:Throughout this course we have been looking at social inequality when it comes to gender, race, ethnicity, and social class. According to Noam Chomsky, the inequality between the super wealthy and the poor is so extreme today that it is corrosive to our democracy. Our book tells that the “acceptance of inequality is not a recent occurrence; indeed, it is as old as human societies.”

So, how it is legitimate? Why do the majority of people (who have no wealth, a lack of power, and political influence) accept this inequality? Why is not questioned or challenged enough?

1) From the readings, explain how the wealthy and powerful create legitimacy through ideology.

2) Be sure to define ideology in your response and explain what is the “American Ideology” using one of the following value patterns individualism, equality of opportunity, meritocracy, the work ethic, or liberal capitalism. Support your claims with examples from the readings.

Reference: Merger, Martin. Social Inequality: Patterns and Processes. McGraw-Hill,2014.

5.Ethics:Read the following article, and consider whether you think it is ethical for science to pursue the further development of “minibrains”. Make sure you take into consideration issues of Ethics and Science

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/minibrain-human-brain-cells-science-ethical-research-university-pennsylvania-a8521091.html

Write me three paragraphs (additional paragraphs will be evaluated based on their structural necessity and conceptual merit):

1. Defend one of the following teleological positions:

  • We should continue to pursue the development of “minibrains”, because there are many clear positive consequences and the negative consequences are unknown.
  • We should not continue to pursue the development of “minibrains”, because the possible long-range negative consequences are worse and more important than the short-range benefits.

2. Defend one of the following deontological positions:

  • We should continue to pursue the development of “minibrains”, because we have a duty to learn about the world and understand how it works.
  • We should not continue to pursue the development of “minibrains”, because we have a duty to respect the uniqueness and dignity of human life.

3. Now think about how Rusty Gage, president of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, shifts the conversation: “On the other hand, I’ve been in this long enough to know it’s not just the facts, it’s the perception of it and how the public sees it.” This makes the question about virtue and character. Should scientists be concerned about the character of science and about whether scientists are perceived as virtuous or as monstrous?

Reference:Ethics: Theory and Contemporary Issues, 9th Edition

By: Barbara MacKinnon; Andrew Fiala