1. According to Fleishman, What Causes Attribute to the Current Angry National Mood?

Research Essay Prompt #3

Source Information: Fleishman, Jeffrey. “How an Angry National Mood is Reflected in Pop Culture.” Signs of Life in the USA. Ed. Sonia Maasik and Jack Solomon, 9th Edition, Bedford St. Martin’s Press, 2018. Pp. 531-535.

1. According to Fleishman, what causes attribute to the current angry national mood?

2. What differences does Fleishman find between the political climate of the 1960s popular culture and that of today? How does he explain those differences?

3. How have social networking sites attributed to the current national mood according to Fleishman?

4. List specific examples that your author uses to convey how current popular culture reflects American anger and Anxiety.

Define populism:

Define Tribalism:

Short Clip: Peterson, Jordan. “Political Tribalism in 5 Minutes.” Jordan Peterson. 11 Feb. 2017. YouTube.

What does Dr. Peterson say about borders?

How does this shape how a person views themselves on the political spectrum (Tie this in with Populism and Tribalism) ?