Week 3 – Barker, Ch. 6 (New World Disorder?)

It is widely believed we live in a period of sweeping globalized change. Economic structures are shifting in Fordism’s fall to Post-Fordism and shifting class structures. How are these structural shifts related to our identity within the culture that these realities influence? Globalization is not just economic but our symbols of meaning and values are increasingly globalized as well. Culture is not just being “exported” from the West to the rest of the world – the world is influencing an overall culture. Individual state’s roles are changing as they are not able to defend themselves and pursue economic autonomy – more authority is being given to “supra-states.” New Social Movements are replacing party politics?