During the Last 30 Years Computers Have Changed Most Production

question 33

Essay

During the last 30 years computers have changed most production processes. Use an Isocost-Isoquant diagram to show the effect the spread of computers have had on labor during the last 30 years.

Understand the processes through which cultures change and illustrate with current examples.

Explain the concept of global culture and provide examples.

Understand the concepts of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism, including their implications.

Explain how language reflects and reinforces patterns of inequality in society.

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Definitions:

Chilling Effect

A situation where speech or conduct is suppressed by fear of penalization at the interests of those who have the power to penalize.

Corporate Campaigns

Strategies employed by unions or activist groups targeting a company’s practices or policies in order to bring about change, often through public, media, and legal pressure.

NLRA

The National Labor Relations Act, a foundational statute in United States labor law that protects the rights of employees to engage in collective bargaining and other union activities.

Corporate Campaign

A strategy used by labor unions to put pressure on a company by mobilizing public, financial, and political support to achieve negotiating aims.