Discuss the COVID-19 pandemic with reference to the sociological theories we have covered : poststructuralism & postmodernism (Foucault and Beaudrillard), contemporary theoretical synthesis (Bourdieu and Habermas), global society (Appadurai, Wallerstein, Ritzer, Said), and environmental sociology (Pimentel et al, Myers, and Foster). Read Everything On This Page Before You Begin.Some questions to serve as prompts for your analysis:How would Foucault analyze the shelter-in-place and lockdown rules with respect to his analysis of discipline and punishment?What would Beaudrillard say we are dealing with in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic: simulacra or reality?What fields are in play as sites of struggle in dealing with COVID-19, analyzed from Bourdieu’s perspective?What forms of interference are preventing us from having an open debate and discussion of how to deal with the pandemic, according to Habermas?Which of Appardurai’s ‘scapes’ are involved in the pandemic, and how?Does the spread of COVID-19 abide by Wallerstein’s World Systems Theory in terms of how it is affecting core nation states versus peripheral states?What would Ritzer say about the pandemic with reference to his concepts of ‘Grobalization’ and ‘Glocalization’?How is orientalism being expressed with respect to the pandemic, according to Said?What factors discussed by Pimentel do you think have played a part in the spread of the pandemic?How does the pandemic factor into Foster’s analysis of the scale of our ecological crisis?Throughout, you need to demonstrate an understanding of the sociological theories presented in this class. This means substantive responses to the question prompts – single sentence answers will not serve in showing you have internalized an understanding of these theories.

You must answer the following:1) With reference to any of TWO of the following, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZIJZMS5BUQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyYjI7zQlaAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8VXyfcs0l0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdeHUrL1FEMuse concepts/arguments from any article/presentation covered in the course to critically analyze THREE aspects of/arguments raised within the two videos you choose. To be clear, you should therefore be raising a total of six aspects of/arguments raised (implicitly or explicitly) within the two videos you choose (three for each video). Critical analysis entails connecting concepts clearly to aspects of the documentary/video and raising objections, counter-objections, and attempts at responses to issues/arguments raised by the anticipated counter-objections.Answer one of the following:2a) With reference to “American Disenlightenment, or Climate Change Made in the USA,” (i) reformulate the piece into premises and a conclusion. (ii) Elaborate two counter-objections not anticipated/mentioned/covered in the piece itself. (iii) Anticipate two counter-objections to each of the counter-objections you raise in (ii) and, (iv), attempt to then defend the counter-objections raised in (ii) from objections raised in (iii) without merely restating the arguments of (ii) or arguments from the piece itself.2b) With reference to “Saved by Disaster? Abrupt Climate Change, Political Inertia, and the Possibility of an Intergenerational Arms Race,” (i) reformulate the piece into premises and a conclusion. (ii) Elaborate two counter-objections not anticipated/mentioned/covered in the piece itself. (iii) Anticipate two counter-objections to each of the counter-objections you raise in (ii) and, (iv), attempt to then defend the counter-objections raised in (ii) from objections raised in (iii) without merely restating the arguments of (ii) or arguments from the piece itself.2c) With reference to “Can the Supply of Natural Resources Really Be Infinite? Yes!,” (i) reformulate the piece into premises and a conclusion. (ii) Elaborate two counter-objections not anticipated/mentioned/covered in the piece itself. (iii) Anticipate two counter-objections to each of the counter-objections you raise in (ii) and, (iv), attempt to then defend the counter-objections raised in (ii) from objections raised in (iii) without merely restating the arguments of (ii) or arguments from the piece itself.2d) With reference to “Why Put a Value on Biodiversity?,” (i) reformulate the piece into premises and a conclusion. (ii) Elaborate two counter-objections not anticipated/mentioned/covered in the piece itself. (iii) Anticipate two counter-objections to each of the counter-objections you raise in (ii) and, (iv), attempt to then defend the counter-objections raised in (ii) from objections raised in (iii) without merely restating the arguments of (ii) or arguments from the piece itself.2e) With reference to “Sustainability and Sense of Place,” (i) reformulate the piece into premises and a conclusion. (ii) Elaborate two counter-objections not anticipated/mentioned/covered in the piece itself. (iii) Anticipate two counter-objections to each of the counter-objections you raise in (ii) and, (iv), attempt to then defend the counter-objections raised in (ii) from objections raised in (iii) without merely restating the arguments of (ii) or arguments from the piece itself.2f) With reference to “The Concept of 'Sustainability,” (i) reformulate the piece into premises and a conclusion. (ii) Elaborate two counter-objections not anticipated/mentioned/covered in the piece itself. (iii) Anticipate two counter-objections to each of the counter-objections you raise in (ii) and, (iv), attempt to then defend the counter-objections raised in (ii) from objections raised in (iii) without merely restating the arguments of (ii) or arguments from the piece itself.2g) With reference to "Ecofeminists Without Borders: The Power of Method,” (i) reformulate the piece into premises and a conclusion. (ii) Elaborate two counter-objections not anticipated/mentioned/covered in the piece itself. (iii) Anticipate two counter-objections to each of the counter-objections you raise in (ii) and, (iv), attempt to then defend the counter-objections raised in (ii) from objections raised in (iii) without merely restating the arguments of (ii) or arguments from the piece itself.2h) With reference to Section C "Sustainability and Substitutionality" (pp. 381-386 of the textbook), (i) reformulate the piece into premises and a conclusion. (ii) Elaborate two counter-objections not anticipated/mentioned/covered in the piece itself. (iii) Anticipate two counter-objections to each of the counter-objections you raise in (ii) and, (iv), attempt to then defend the counter-objections raised in (ii) from objections raised in (iii) without merely restating the arguments of (ii) or arguments from the piece itself.