demonstrate how there may be ways that globalization is actually aiding and abetting labor abuse and slavery

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This week I must submit my discussion forum for the 10th module

This week I must submit my discussion forum for the 10th module

Question

Dear CedWriter,

This week I must submit my discussion forum for the 10th module of my Introduction to Labor Studies course.

As always, I am first submitting my question to you.

This module, we begin with a new book.

Please provide me with one page answering the questions to the module.

Very best.

The book in reference:

Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy
John Bowe
Randome House, 2008, paperback)
ISBN-10: 9780812971842

Next, a link to a video related to the module:

http://online.fiu.edu/videos/?vivoId=02d4ae0c800a4e449ad6959ca65a85c5

Next, the professors overview of the module:

Professor’s Overview of Module 10

The reading for this lesson begins a new book, and a new topic. Broadly speaking, the topic for the remainder of the book Nobodies is the relationship between labor abuse/slavery and the global economy. What is the connection, if any? At first glance, one might think that globalization would be a strong force to prevent slavery. According to this thinking, as pre-modern societies are brought into contact with modern ones, modern notions of freedom and human equality and human rights would be spread to “primitive” societies that have slavery or near-slavery as a normal condition. Thus, wouldn’t globalization be a primary means to help eradicate slavery?

Author John Bowe fears that it might not be all that simple. He produces many unsettling facts to demonstrate how there may be ways that globalization is actually aiding and abetting labor abuse and slavery. First, globalization seems to be increasing inequality in the world. For example, between 1970 and 2007 the bottom 40% of Americans lost 80% of their net wealth; meanwhile by 2007 the top 1% of Americans had more wealth than the bottom 95% combined. The last time we had inequality that great was in the 1920s, immediately before the “great depression” of the 1930s. Bowe notes the statement of then Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis: “We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.”

Bowe’s point seems to be that when we combine (a) enormous inequality with (b) those at the bottom mostly being far away, a different nationality, different racially, immigrants from elsewhere, etc., the tendency to not see, or ignore, abusive conditions and even slavery becomes much more likely and easier to do. Globalization thus may be aiding slavery in some respects, rather than erasing it.

This is especially true because the type of slavery we currently have in the U.S. is often hard to recognize.Usually, in the U.S., slavery involved “trafficking” individuals, using some form of coercion, and is often temporary. This looks nothing like our traditional conception of slavery, which involves guns, chains, stationary people being owned by others. Sometimes the type of “force” used in modern day slavery is also difficult to recognize.

The first example, from the reading for this lesson, is the agricultural industry in South Florida. South Florida has been dubbed “ground zero for modern day slavery” in the U.S., primarily on the basis of cases of forced labor in agriculture. Bowe explains the oppressive conditions faced by immigrant laborers in Immokalee, FL and nearby areas. Everything from outright murder, the difficulty of prosecuting cases of labor abuse/slavery and why that is, the historical roots of agricultural labor abuse in the sharecropping and “debt peonage” system and the Bracero program, the legal restrictions on workers’ rights in this industry (no right to unionize, no 1 1/2 time pay for overtime work), the shift to agriculture as “big business,” U.S. government collusion with growers, etc., is covered in the reading. Please read it carefully, noting all the factors that surround the existence of slavery and labor abuse in this industry.

A good portion of the reading concerns the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), an organization of tomato pickers in the area of Immokalee, FL that has waged a struggle for better treatment and better compensation for tomato pickers. The CIW has waged a number of surprisingly successful campaigns to get the “end-users”, or final customers, of tomatoes to pay a “penny a pound” more for the product so that the workers can make a living less deeply stuck in poverty.

As part of this lesson, you will be viewing two videos, one featuring David Brancaccio about the CIW and its first major victory, over Taco Bell. A second one updates the situation, to the summer of 2015, after the CIW has won similalr agreements from a very large number of fast food restaurants and also some grocery stores. View that second video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6s4YAOISns (copy and paste this websitde address into your web browser, or else “Google” “CBS Sunday Morning: Fair Food Program – You Tube” to bring you to the same place). As you view these videos, try to mentally tabulate the critical issues that are involved in arguments about whether chain fast food outlets and grocery stores are responsible for the treatment of those who produce the food they sell. The CIW has continuing battles to improve farmworkers’ conditions, as we will note next lesson.

Next, the questions in place for the module:

Discussion Forum

1) In the introduction to his book, John Bowe argues that we all should be concerned about issues like slavery, even if they don’t negatively impact us personally, because the ideal of universal human rights requires it, and “the abandonment of that ideal is something we cannot afford. Because a world where everybody is a somebody is a radically different place from a world divided into somebodies and nobodies.” (p. xxii)

What exactly is he saying here? Should we care if the world is divided into “somebodies” and “nobodies?” What are the consequences if that does happen? Discuss the difference between the two types of world he is talking about here, and what is your own personal stake (if any) in either one of those worlds. Is it worth it for you personally to engage (and fight for) a world in which everybody is a somebody, or is it not? Why or why not?

2) There are different ways to try to address the labor abuses of Florida farmworkers. One way would be to try to change the law, or to enforce the law more forcefully or more effectively. Another is activist groups organized to “empower” workers such as the CIW. A third is to expect (or rely on) the “free market” to correct abusive conditions. Discuss the relative merits of each of these approaches. Which should be relied upon, and why do you think so?

3) In the video and in the reading, the analysis leads to the conclusion that only the big corporate entities that buy tomatoes in bulk have the power to change the condition of Florida tomato pickers. Yet, they often deny any responsibility for worker treatment in the fields, arguing that the workers are not their employees and thus are not their responsibility. What is your “take” on this? What is the responsibility of Taco Bell, or McDonalds, etc., for the conditions of those who harvest and produce the food they sell? When you discuss this, consider the opposing viewpoint, and why you think it is incorrect.

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Research current software engineering technology trends.

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explore your attitudes and understanding of business ethics and corporate social responsibility.

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The topic for this paper is ethics and business.
This essay is intended to allow you to explore your attitudes and understanding of business ethics and corporate social responsibility. Because of this, there are no “right” or “wrong” answers: essays will be evaluated on the depth of understanding and thought demonstrated and on the logic and rationality of the written analysis.

Word count: Minimum 2,000 words – excluding cover page.
Papers must be word processed and must be formatted using a readable 12-point font (Comic Sans and similar fonts are not acceptable); 1.5 line spacing; 0 points before and 6 points after each paragraph, and maximum 1” margins all around.

use university-level English, i.e., grammar, spelling, sentence structure, punctuation.
display university-level analytical skills: understanding, application and evaluation of subject matter and concepts.
be well organised and adhere to the formatting and style specified in this course outline, and have 1) a clear and concise sentence structure; 2) a logical and an easy to follow introduction, structure, and conclusion.
use correct APA Referencing format. References will be assessed based on their appropriateness, number, and cross-referencing of in-text citations to the bibliography.

 

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Describe an ethical decision this company has made in the past or is considering making now. Why did they make this decision or why do they plan to?

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Back story on a major business
Paper details:
Please choose a major business or organization to write about for this project. Some examples are Disney Apple Southwest Airlines and Google. Please choose an organization you are interested in learning more about. You will conduct research on this organization which you will use to complete the project requirements. Sources may include the Internet (company website for example) newspapers books the textbook and journals. You will need to use at least three sources.
Your paper will include the following elements:
Title page including the title of your project your name instructor name course name and number and the date you are submitting the paper (2.5 points).
Name description of products or services they provide and mission statement of the company (10 points).
One or two paragraphs summarizing the history of the company to current times. Include some of the major events which have affected the company (10 points).
Describe an ethical decision this company has made in the past or is considering making now. Why did they make this decision or why do they plan to? In your opinion was (is) this a good or poor ethical decision? Be sure to share the reasons for your opinion (10 points).
Describe the organizations strengths and weaknesses using examples to support your ideas (10 points).
Describe some of the opportunities you see for this organization. What are some potential threats? Include examples (10 points).
7. What aspect of this organization to you find especially intriguing? Some possible areas for discussion include the marketing and distributing strategies; the corporate culture; managing information; production and operations processes; or management/leadership; You are not limited to these but please choose ONE topic we have learned about in class (10 points).
8. Write about the positive or negative effects the current state of the economy has had on the company in recent years. Provide relevant examples. Explain what you were able to learn from the financial statements (10 points).
9. Conclusion (5 points).
10. Bibliography (MLA) or reference page (APA) which identifies the sources you used for your work (2.5 points).
11. Spelling grammar punctuation resource requirement page requirement use of headings overall writing skills and appearance of your project (20 points).

 

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. Describe your vision of a model economic system

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Social Instiutions 250 words: Instruction pick :
Please choose one of the following questions:
1. In which forms of government do average citizens have the least and most political power? What options might they have for exerting political power under this type of government? In your response, also discuss voter participation in the U.S. Explain how a voter’s social class and other social factors can affect his or her voting practices. Besides voting, how can U.S. citizens influence political processes and outcomes? Have you personally used any of these strategies?
2. Describe your vision of a model economic system – is it capitalist, socialist, or somewhere in between? In your answer be sure to compare and contrast the two major economic systems (capitalism and socialism). How do you think the United States economy will change as we move closer to a technology-driven service economy?
3. What factors contribute to the disparities in health among racial, ethnic, and gender groups in the United States? How is this a sociological issue as well as a medical one? What diseases are the most stigmatized in the U.S.? Which are the least? Is this different in different cultures or social classes?
The Week 7 Forum meets the following course objectives:

Apply a sociological perspective to the social world.
Analyze contemporary social issues using the sociological imagination and use sociological theories and concepts to analyze everyday life.
Interpret the United States economy and politics.
Discuss the sociological study of health and medicine in society.

Social Change 250 words required pick the following to discuss:

Please choose one of the following questions:
1. The reading discusses the efforts to revitalize city areas that have historically been less affluent, the process of gentrification. What are the potential effects of gentrification on the economy and current residents of the neighborhood? NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) protests occur when concerned citizens band together to speak up against something that will impact them negatively. Who is more likely to be involved in NIMBY protests and where do they occur? Give an example of a NIMBY protest and whether you support it or not.
2. Consider what you have learned about collective behavior, social movements, and social change this week. How is the global expansion of social media likely to affect how people pursue social change? How has it done so already? Use specific examples as you analyze social movements, social change, technology, and the media.
The Week 8 Forum meets the following course objectives:

Apply a sociological perspective to the social world.
Analyze contemporary social issues using the sociological imagination and use sociological theories and concepts to analyze everyday life.
Explain collective behavior, social movements, and social change.

 

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Identify cultural influences that could affect your son’s or daughter’s motivation and drive.

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Unit VII Scholarly Activity Dear Son/Daughter Within Unit VII, you have learned that various elements contribute to development over the lifespan. Furthermore, you are now aware that numerous factors that shape one’s personality are present. How can you use this newly acquired knowledge to positively shape future generations? For this assignment, you are going to write a letter to your son or daughter that you will present to him or her on the child’s 21st birthday. If your child is already over 21, imagine back to when he or she was born. If you do not plan to have children, you may write the letter to a child who is important in your life: a niece, nephew, or friend’s child, for example. Within your letter, you must discuss the following items: When and why did you decide to have the child? If writing to a child that is not your own, describe why the child is important to you. What are the most important qualities for a parent to have, and why? What personal characteristics do you hope your young adult son or daughter will possess, and why? How did you attempt to influence the child’s physical, motor, cognitive, moral, social, personality, and sex-role development? Give specific examples in each area while detailing how each one will influence your young adult’s future actions and decision-making abilities. PSY 1010, General Psychology 4 Identify cultural influences that could affect your son’s or daughter’s motivation and drive. In your letter, incorporate research from the textbook to explain how you have sought to positively influence your son or daughter’s development. You may also use the Online Library for additional reference material. Your letter should be at least one page in length but can be longer if necessary to address all aspects of the assignment. You must use at least the textbook as a reference for this assignment. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

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What is the minimum number of shots needed to make the probability of at least 8 hits equal to or greater than 0.9?

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1. In a shooting competition, a participant hits the target at any shot with a probability of 0.5. What is the minimum number of shots needed to make the probability of at least 8 hits equal to or greater than 0.9? 2. A barber must serve 8 customers everyday to cover the infrastructural costs. His number of customers per day has a mean of 10. What is the probability that he will serve less than 8 customers a day?

 

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expand as necessary to ensure your audience can have a full understanding of your proposed plan.

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As discussed in theWorking Aheadsection you will prepare a business plan on a specific project or an initiative to be implemented in the business areas covered by your respective MS program of study.
InBUSINESS PLAN1 2 3 and 4 you submitted individual assignments that will be part of the final document. The final document needs to be submitted as the course FINAL WORK. In this assignment you will consolidate all the information collected throughout the course organize the information and prepare your business plan.
Tasks:
Prepare a business plan in a Microsoft Word document with an accompanying Microsoft PowerPoint presentation containing the key points of your plan to serve as a presentation to a group of potential investors. The business plan should focus on a specific project or initiative to be implemented in the business areas covered by your respective MS program of study.
The Microsoft Word document (official plan) should have a minimum of 12 pages and the presentation should be of 1215 slides.
The business plan for this initiative should include the following:
Note that you can use any business plan template as an aid for preparing the final document. At a minimum the plan/presentation must include:
Make sure to expand as necessary to ensure your audience can have a full understanding of your proposed plan.
Submission Details:
This LASA is worth 320 points.

 

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. Which of the following studies could be causal in nature? The researcher tries to find out: 2. A study in which data are gathered at more than one point in time is called:

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RSCH 202 Module 2 Objectives and Review Questions (EMBRY)

1. Which of the following studies could be causal in nature? The researcher tries to find out:

2. A study in which data are gathered at more than one point in time is called:

3. Research from Schlundt Bodien & Nelck da Silva Rosa (2004) shows that reading to children has a stronger effect on girls than on boys. What kind of variable is gender in this case?

4. Which type of study is most suitable when there is little to no insight in a certain problem or when there is no information available on how similar problems or research issues have been solved in the past?

5. Which of the following parts does not belong to a theoretical framework?

6. Case studies focus on collecting information about a specific, object event or activity, such as a particular business unit or organization. True or False

7. Moderation is a special case of mediation

8. The study setting is an element of research design.

9. The unit of analysis refers to the aggregation level of the data collected.

10. A hypothesis is based on theory.

11. The type of investigation is an element of research design.

12. A hypothesis can be based on inductive preliminary investigation or theory.

13. The idea behind triangulation is that one can be more confident in a result if the use of different methods or sources leads to the same results.

14. Action research is a systematic set of procedures to develop an inductively derived theory from the data.

15. The explained variance (R2) of a model can increase if a mediating variable is included in the model. (pg 76)

16. What cannot be the purpose of a causal study?

17. A moderating variable changes the relationship between a dependent and an independent variable

18. If a bank manager wants to analyze the relationship between interest rates and bank deposit patterns of clients, a ‘field study’ is the most suitable method of investigation.

19. Job satisfaction is:

20.  “Job satisfaction has a positive effect on employee loyalty” is an example of a hypothesis.

21. A hypothesis is by definition testable

22. Grounded theory is the planned watching, recording, analysis, and interpretation of behavior, actions, or events.

23. Hypotheses can be tested by qualitative research.

24.  A director of Burger King wants to have an overview of the profits made in the last five years in the Netherlands, Germany and the Czech Republic. To get this, the profits of all individual franchise-establishments have to be aggregated. The ‘unit of analysis’ in this case is the individual franchise-establishment.

25. A moderating variable influences the dependent- as well as the independent variable.

26. A moderating variable influences the original relationship between one or more independent variables and a dependent variable

27. When used, the null hypothesis is presumed true until statistical evidence, in the form of a hypothesis test, indicates otherwise.

28. The unit of analysis refers to the aggregation level of the data collected.

29. A theoretical framework contains all possible variables that can influence the dependent variable.

30. “Women are more motivated than men” is an example of a nondirectional hypotheses.

31. The hypothesis “Women are more motivated than men” is testable but not falsifiable.

32. Typically the Alternate Hypothesis is expressed as no (significant) relationship between two variables or no (significant) difference between two groups?

33. A theoretical framework represents your beliefs on how certain phenomena (or variables or concepts) are related to each other (a model) and an explanation of whyyou believe that these variables are associated with each other (a theory).

34. A null hypothesis (H0) is a hypothesis set up to be rejected in order to support an alternate hypothesis, labeled HA.

35.  Another term for Independent Variable is Predictor Variable.

36.  Another term for Moderating Variable is Extraneous Variable.

37. Theory is needed in Basic Research but not Applied Research.

38.  A theory attempts to explain relationships between the variables in your model: an explanation should be provided for all the important relationships that are theorized to exist among the variables. 

39. A conceptual model describes your ideas about how the concepts (variables) in your model are related to each other.

40. A hypothesis is unrelated to the theoretical framework. 

41. The values can differ at various times for the same object or person, or at the same time for different objects or persons.

42. Which of the following conditions should not necessarily be met to establish a change in the independent variable causes a change in the dependent variable?

43.  A marketing manager believes that sales promotions has a positive effect on sales.  Although he believes that this relationship hold true generally for all customers he also believe that it is nevertheless contingent on the price consciousness of the customer.  What would the Dependent Variable be?

 

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Can we use sociology to gain a better understanding of sports?

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The 2016 Olympics are almost here, amid multiple scandals, regarding doping, high-level corruption, and athletes involved with the betting mafias around the world. Is the Olympic spirit still alive? Is it still worth watching the Olympics, when you can never be sure if the winners are indeed the best? Can we use sociology to gain a better understanding of sports?

 

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