Read "A Public Sociology For Human Rights" by Michael Burawoy

Be prepared to discuss these questions next week.

What is public sociology?

Discuss Burawoy's analysis of why the U.S. is not more involved in stopping the genocide in Darfur.

What does Burawoy mean when he writes that human rights are an ideology of domination deployed by the U.S. Give examples.

Discuss Burawoy's comparison of the battered wife and suicide bombers. What do you think?

Discuss the three waves of marketization and counter movements.