Assignment #2 – Do the readings for this section and rent “Roger and Me”, a documentary film by Michael Moore. Watch it and answer the following questions with in-depth paragraphs.
1. What are the differences between work in the post WW II industrial period (exemplified by the automobile worker) and post-industrial work (the jobs that contemporary workers are getting). Describe at least three characteristics of these new kinds of work, and show how they differ from industrial work. Support your description with clear examples from the film.
2. Discuss two ways that not just work, but the way life is experienced in Flint, Michigan changes with the transition from an industrial to a post industrial city/society in the film. Referring to the two articles on water in Flint, how might the contemporary water crisis in Flint, MI be related to changes in work and the city?