Introduction
Much of the problem in education is not only about educating the oppressed, but re-educating those who wer and are in dominance. One fo the ways to educate those who are in dominance is to make whiteness visible and the focual point for critical analysis. Whiteness is usually unseen, unremarkable, unnamed and unrecognized.
To develop a critical consciousness about how whiteness operates in and on the social world, there is a need to simmultaneously identify its different manisfestation. and examine it as both individual lived experience and structures of domination.
Today, we are focusing on the global structure of dominance through the case study of Macdonalization.
Task
Instructions
1) Individual Work: Watch the Video Clip and Read the article. They can be found under 'PROCESS'.
2) Paired Work: Discussion the Questions found under 'EVALUATION' .
3) Complete the Webquest individually.
4) We will discuss your responses as a class.
Process
Explore these resources:
1) Macdonalization: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJgGqeXHh6E
2) Macdonalds, globalization & culture: http://groupbfor.pbworks.com/f/McDonald.pdf
(Macdonalds, globalization & culture, n.d., p1-4)
Evaluation
The Macdonald Revolution
Using information from the video and article...
Question 1: Do you like MacDonald? Why/ Why not?
Question 2: On a scale of 1 to 10, rate how important is it for you to have Macdonalds?
Question 3: What are the key ideas illustrated by the author of the article?
Question 4: Do you agree with what the author wrote? Why/Why not? Provide evidence from the article.
Question 5: How can you apply the concepts of whiteness to Macdonalization? Provide evidence from the article.
Question 6: What are the benefits and disadvantages of this Macdonalization?
Question 7: Should you embrace the changes brought about by the Macdonalization? Why/Why not? Provide evidence from the article.