SOCIOLOGY

“Stimulating Local Economies through Globalization” Linh Quach President of  Q International Inc. A discussion of work in international sourcing and manufacturing and global economic integration. February 25, 11-12:15am, Biology 419 BIOGRAPHY LINH T. QUACH, Founder Linh T. Quach founded Q International, Inc. in 2003 and shortly after, left her corporate management position with American Airlines to concentrate on her company’s growth. While at American, she had the unique opportunity to facilitate the bilateral agreement between American and Vietnam Airlines which inspired her to look for further opportunities to help both countries rebuild their war-torn relationship. Realizing that this agreement was a significant catalyst to opening doors for further commercial relationships between the two countries, Ms. Quach has dedicated her career to building the bridge for both countries to benefit from each other’s needs and resources. In turn, her company’s focus is to help small busine

For the mid-term exam, you should be able to define and discuss the following terms. Definitions of globalization Nation-state sociology Globalists Traditionalists Transformationalists Interpenetration Global infrastructure Regionalization Clash of Civilizations Cold War Triumphalists Western liberal teleology East versus West “Western Civil War” Desecularization fundamentalism Ethnocentrism Blaming the victim World System Theory (WST) World empires World economies Strong states Core countries Periphery Semi-periphery Jihad Desecularization Racialization Retribalization McWorld Homogenization Global capitalism International Telegraph Union Universal Postal Union International Meteorological Organization Esperanto Metric system Transnational Capitalist Class Culture-ideology of consumerism Shopping malls David Held Samuel Huntington Immanuel Wallerstein Benjamin Barber E.J. Hobs

For sociology of morality students whose reader doesn't include the Dewey reading, you can link to it here . Try to ignore my margin notes please.