SOC203-Living Sociology

Imagine you are a researcher commissioned by a Singaporean think-tank to uncover Singaporeans’ attitudes towards same sex parenting. Outline how you would propose to collect the data and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your chosen approach.

“Globalisation by the way of McDonald’s and KFC has captured the hearts, the minds, and from what I can see through the window, the growing bellies of the folks here.” – Raquel Cepeda, Author of Bird of Paradise: How I became Latina, Atria: 2013 Cepeda argues here that large multinationals like McDonalds and KFC have “captured our hearts and minds” and alludes to these forces of globalisation contributing to changing of values, culture and habits of local people all over the world, perhaps even negatively. Based on your understanding of political, cultural and economic globalisation, critically discuss whether you agree with Cepeda that this is the case; and whether her comment captures the full picture of globalisation as a complex process. Your answer should include discussion of processes of, and those relevant to, globalisation, and apply the concepts and theories learnt in the course. Do illustrate your answer and substantiate your arguments with concrete evidence and appropriate examples.