Video and Multimedia

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Video Links
Is Wal-Mart Good for America?
Wal-Mart is a ubiquitous and controversial presence in American consumer-culture. Though many decry the retail giant for its labor practices and believe it has played a significant role in loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs, many of us continue to shop there because we want the low prices and convenience it offers. Through interviews with economists, manufacturers, retail industry experts, and business analysts, this program offers an even-handed consideration of how Wal-Mart has affected and been affected by U.S. consumer-culture.

Futurama--Bureaucrat’s Song
Hermes sings a song about being a bureaucrat.

Inside Small Schools
Adlai E. Stevenson High School in The Bronx was once a dangerous school that had poor performance ratings. In an effort to improve student safety and educational outcomes, the school was divided into nine “small schools” that would be more flexible and allow more personal interactions between educators, administrators, and students. This New York Times video examines the successes and failures of this “small schools” experiment.

The Legacy of Tailhook
This New York Times video revisits 1991s Tailhook scandal, an incident that drew attention to the little-discussed problem of sexual assault in the U.S. Navy. It provides a look at how the Navy responded to allegations of sexual assault at the time and how things have (and have not) changed since then.

Web Links
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.

The National Congregations Study
The National Congregations Study used the model of the NOS to generate a nationally representative sample of religious congregations. Congregations--the relatively small-scale, local collectivities and organizations in and through which people engage in religious activity--are a basic unit of American religious life.

McDonaldization.com
McDonaldization.com--Exposing the Iron Cage--is a website whose purpose is to help spread the word about McDonaldization and explore the wide-ranging impact this process has on our society [self-characterization].