User:Heathergorman1

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My name is Heather and I am a student at the University of Pittsburgh completing degrees in Sociology and History of Art and Architecture. We are using Wikipedia as part of collecting data for our final research topics. I am from Pittsburgh and I love this city! I have a 5 year old boy - he is so fun - and I am a bartender at Mitchell's Fish Market. We are studying deindustrialization in the world and my country of interest is Germany. I am very interested in German art, particularly German expressionism, and the checkered and tumultuous past that Germany has.

For an assignment, our class had to read 2 chapters in Global Social Change, then answer questions regarding the reading. This reading was very beneficial to me because it made me reevaluate everything I knew about global research and global issues in general. It forced me to think critically about the global changes that are going on in the world along side deindustrialization. This basis of thinking will benefit me as I further my research of Germany.

I am going to meet a friend for dinner after this.

Chapters 12 and 13 discuss the inequalities around the world regarding globalization and the international labor force. It is the negative side effects of globalization and there are many unions and organizations fighting the causes of globalizations. These groups face problems and challenges in trying to change the globalized world for the better.

It is extremeley difficult to decide which approach is the "best," however, I can say that the global culture approach is the most interesting to me. I think that the world is becoming more and more homogenized with less and less Nationalistic feelings. The downside to this approach is that it does not focus on the commerce, economics, or the "larger picture" of globalization and what has made our world globalized. I think it is important to combine all of Sklair's approaches to fully understand the scope of a globalized world.