Monday, December 10, 2018

Kulturraumstudien USA, Homework for December 17th

Try comparing the US with Germany (and any other countries you're interested in) using this tool based on Hofstede's cultural dimensions. Do you agree with the assessment? Based on what criteria? https://www.hofstede-insights.com/product/compare-countries/

Read the following article and jot down some notes regarding the author's definition of "white working class": https://hbr.org/2016/11/what-so-many-people-dont-get-about-the-u-s-working-class
How would you respond to the question: "How can Hall's triad be employed in defining class in the United States?"

Read Soujourner Truth's speech "Ain't I a Woman?" (it's read by Kerry Washington here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq3AYiRT4no ): https://www.nps.gov/articles/sojourner-truth.htm

The prize question for next week (submit your answer to me via email by Sunday, December 16th at noon) is: Why is German presence so weak in the Age of Discovery?

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