Cultural Sociology

1. Write a one paragraph summary of Chayko's book chapter on "Portable Communities." How is it relevant to the course material in this unit?

2. What is the most interesting thing you learned from the "Culture and Language" slides? Why?

3. Take a stance on the central question we covered in this unit. Specifically, given the global circulation of cultural objects, is the world coming together or falling apart? Are human societies becoming more and more alike or just more and more aware of their differences? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic about the emergence of a world culture? Support your position.