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Body Ritual of the Nacirema – Comprehension and Reflection Questions
Directions: Please respond to the following questions in complete sentences in a document and upload. 
1. How well does Miner seem to know the Nacirema?
2. What kinds of words are used to describe the Nacirema?
3. What do the Nacirema say about “mouth rituals?”
What is the precise geographical location of this strange tribe, the Nacirema?
What are the private and secret shrines of the Nacirema?
Who are the Nacirema’s holy‑mouth‑men?
What is the latipso used by Nacireman medicine men?
Who is the Nacirema witch‑doctor “listener” who is able to cure bewitched people?
Were you surprised when you figured out who the Nacirema are? Explain why or why not.
How does Body Ritual Among the Nacirema help us understand our own view of other cultures and how we are viewed by other cultures?
Why do some of the practices and rituals of other cultures seem odd or foreign to us? How do our own cultural norms affect our understanding and perception of other cultures?
What assumptions do we make about other cultures? What are some examples of practices in other cultures that we find odd and hard to understand? (For example, arranged marriages, eating and preparing unusual foods, ritual body piercing, rites of passage.)
Go back to the brainstorm list created earlier about a specific cultural group. What are the listed assumptions based on? How does our own cultural worldview affect how we perceive this specific group?
What techniques can we use to notice when we are making assumptions about others, and how can we avoid this?
Is Miner’s interpretation of Nacirema body rituals ethnocentric? Why or why not?
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Discussion Topic
In a discussion post, analyze the issue of relationships in a digital age and link it to the broader discussion about how our “information society” has evolved and the challenges we are likely to face in the future.
-Make a connection to the readings, videos or recordings for the week.
-Post should be at least 3 paragraphs (500 words) in length.
VIDEOS: 
https://online.fiu.edu/videos/?vpvid=645f6b7e66064848a67cfd32608ea96d
https://online.fiu.edu/videos/?vpvid=fff1064e8df04eb69bf13a76a9aaaab1
ARTICLES:
Sherry Turkle, “The Flight from Conversation,”Actions New York Times, 2012.
Stephen Marche, “Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?”Actions The Atlantic, 2012.
Ronald W. Berkowsky, “When You Just Cannot Get Away,”Actions Information, Communication & Society, 2013.
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Purpose: This goal of this assignment is to bring attention to media that adds value to the topic covered in Chapter 7 and examine the link between theory and real-world examples.
Task: Chapter 7 discusses leadership. Find a piece of media, such as a video clip, advertisement, or article, that exemplifies a concept in Chapter 7. Identify what concept/s it illustrates, explain how it illustrates the concept/s, and analyze as it relates to the chapter. Your post should be at least 3 paragraphs long (a paragraph should be at least 3 sentences).
A successful student will:
Identify a piece of media that illustrates a concept in Chapter 7.
Post that piece of media to the appropriate discussion board.
Identify the concept the piece of media exemplifies.
Analyze the piece of media in the context of the Chapter 7 concepts.
Avoid posting a piece of media identical to another student’s.
Respond to at least two other students’ discussion board posts.
Ensure the discussion board post is at least 3 paragraphs long (each paragraph should be at least 3 sentences).
 

 
Consider your Sidman reading this week. He indicated that often positive reinforcement is not used because many consider it to be nothing but bribery. Today, that attitude is growing stronger. Many popular educational sites shun using “rewards” because it causes a “decrease in intrinsic motivation” and that people should not be rewarded for “doing things they are supposed to be doing”. What is your position on this argument? Please defend using scholarly resources and writing, all in behavioral terms. 
(Note: You must include ALL required readings for this week and include 1 outside reference to earn full credit! Also remember you must respond to peer to earn full credit.)

 Read Ch.6
Each assignment presents unique questions related to the text’s concepts, requiring APA citations to support your arguments. Furthermore, each response must be at least 150 words long.  
1.  When discussing new media, how do social learning processes intersect with your own life? 
2.  What are cognitive and affective learning? Exploring their nuances and practical applications in real-world scenarios, discuss how both concepts differ. 
3.  How do the learning processes associated with video games differ from those of other media, and how might this distinction manifest in society? 
4.  Why have some traditionally shied away from considering media as a learning mechanism? Reflect on historical perspectives and societal attitudes toward media, and provide examples to illustrate reasons for this avoidance. 

Answer each question separately, linking the text CH. 20 and 21 concept and theories. 
1.  Discuss the principal critiques of the functional perspective. 
2.  Outline the requisite functions of effective decision making. Are there any cases in which one might be more important than the others? Explain. 
3.  How does a group chain onto a fantasy? 
4.  At times, a group’s fantasy theme may not be supported by those outside the group. Can you think of a situation or circumstance when sharing fantasies may build up a group’s identity but still be problematic? 

Chose a start time and note all the media you consume within a 24 hour period.  Select an average day for you. Use the hour by hour chart attached below to record all the media you come in contact with (billboards, graffiti, social media, television, online streaming, magazines,  etc.).
At the end of 24 hours, review your chart and think about the following: 
Which one form of media did you use the most? How much time did you use it?
Which one form of media did you use the least (but still use)? How much time did you use it?
How much time was spent communicating with another person over media (phone, messaging, e- mail, etc.)?
How much time was spent using media that was monologic (one-sided, such as TV or radio, streaming media)?
What surprised you about the amount of time you spent engaged in the use of media? Why?
Based on this exercise, will you do anything differently (increase or decrease) in using media? Why? or Why not?
What are the primary messages in the media you consume?  Is there a pattern? 
What are the unexpected or subconscious messages in the media you consume? For example, how often do you find yourself purchasing something that came up as you were scrolling? Or deciding to do something because you saw an ad or a post of someone else doing it? 
Please keep your analysis to 500-700 words.
Turn in your 24 hour chart and your analysis as one pdf file. 

 
1) Compare and contrast the “American Accents” documentary to the  “American Tongues” documentary. That is to say provide an overall critique of the three parts to “American Accents” after your viewing of American Tongues
2) What have you learned about language and culture via this latest 3 part documentary?
3)  a. According to the NPR Radio News Program “How did the Baltimore Accent Happen?” who are EZE Jackson and Tommy Sinbazod?  b. Why are they important here?
4)  a. What features, aspects of the Baltimore accent did the two linguists in the radio program highlight and discuss?
5) As a Baltimore resident, have you made judgements about people who speak the Baltimore accent? Have you ever been judged yourself for speaking it? 
6)  a. According to the Linguists and the historians on the radio program, how did the Baltimore accent happen? What gave rise to it? b. With the growing Latinx Population in Baltimore, is there a Spanish Language Baltimore accent. Why or Why not?
7. What was your thoughts on the Baltimore accent prior to this section on Language and Culture? Has it remained the same or has it changed? Why / Why Not?

 
You are required to number your responses, submit your work as a PDF, and to be detailed and thorough in all your responses. I expect it will take at least one paragraph to answer each question. I strongly recommend you review the Helpful Hints under the Welcome Aboard! folder before completing this assignment to make sure you are following all the directions.
1. Write a short summary of “The $12 Million Stuffed Shark” and explain how it is relevant to the material we covered in this unit.
2. Where should sociologists focus their study: high culture or popular culture? Why?
3. Apply some of the theories from cultural sociology that we have learned thus far to explain the origin, production, and reception of some new form of music or new genre of television. Who are the creators, who are the receivers, and what is their relationship to the social world? What insitutions mediate the connection between the creators/receivers and the social world?
4. Many school districts in Texas have been banning books recently. Read up on this unfolding story at https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-books-race-sexuality-schools-rcna13886Links to an external site. and do some research on your own about this issue. Drawing on your knowledge of cultural sociology, explain both the pros and cons of this censorship. 
the $12 million stuffed shark:  
You are required to number your responses, submit your work as a PDF, and to be detailed and thorough in all your responses. I expect it will take at least one paragraph to answer each question. I strongly recommend you review the Helpful Hints under the Welcome Aboard! folder before completing this assignment to make sure you are following all the directions.
1. Write a short summary of “The $12 Million Stuffed Shark” and explain how it is relevant to the material we covered in this unit.
2. Where should sociologists focus their study: high culture or popular culture? Why?
3. Apply some of the theories from cultural sociology that we have learned thus far to explain the origin, production, and reception of some new form of music or new genre of television. Who are the creators, who are the receivers, and what is their relationship to the social world? What insitutions mediate the connection between the creators/receivers and the social world?
4. Many school districts in Texas have been banning books recently. Read up on this unfolding story at https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-books-race-sexuality-schools-rcna13886Links to an external site. and do some research on your own about this issue. Drawing on your knowledge of cultural sociology, explain both the pros and cons of this censorship. 
the $12 stuffed million shark: https://books.google.com/books?id=ORHdSqeDPlsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+$12+Million+Stuffed+Shark:+The+Curious+Economics+of+Contemporary+Art&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bpSdVN2_NIijNpung_gC&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=The%20%2412%20Million%20Stuffed%20Shark%3A%20The%20Curious%20Economics%20of%20Contemporary%20Art&f=false
https://www.npr.org/2021/09/29/1041492941/jens-haaning-kunsten-take-the-money-and-run-art-denmark-blank
tedtalk: https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_strickler_nfts_the_metaverse_and_the_future_of_digital_art

 
You are required to number your responses, submit your work as a PDF, and to be detailed and thorough in all your responses. I expect it will take at least one paragraph to answer each question. I strongly recommend you review the Helpful Hints under the Welcome Aboard! folder before completing this assignment to make sure you are following all the directions.
1. Write a short summary of “The $12 Million Stuffed Shark” and explain how it is relevant to the material we covered in this unit.
2. Where should sociologists focus their study: high culture or popular culture? Why?
3. Apply some of the theories from cultural sociology that we have learned thus far to explain the origin, production, and reception of some new form of music or new genre of television. Who are the creators, who are the receivers, and what is their relationship to the social world? What insitutions mediate the connection between the creators/receivers and the social world?
4. Many school districts in Texas have been banning books recently. Read up on this unfolding story at https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-books-race-sexuality-schools-rcna13886Links to an external site. and do some research on your own about this issue. Drawing on your knowledge of cultural sociology, explain both the pros and cons of this censorship. 
the $12 million stuffed shark:  
You are required to number your responses, submit your work as a PDF, and to be detailed and thorough in all your responses. I expect it will take at least one paragraph to answer each question. I strongly recommend you review the Helpful Hints under the Welcome Aboard! folder before completing this assignment to make sure you are following all the directions.
1. Write a short summary of “The $12 Million Stuffed Shark” and explain how it is relevant to the material we covered in this unit.
2. Where should sociologists focus their study: high culture or popular culture? Why?
3. Apply some of the theories from cultural sociology that we have learned thus far to explain the origin, production, and reception of some new form of music or new genre of television. Who are the creators, who are the receivers, and what is their relationship to the social world? What insitutions mediate the connection between the creators/receivers and the social world?
4. Many school districts in Texas have been banning books recently. Read up on this unfolding story at https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-books-race-sexuality-schools-rcna13886Links to an external site. and do some research on your own about this issue. Drawing on your knowledge of cultural sociology, explain both the pros and cons of this censorship. 
the $12 stuffed million shark: https://books.google.com/books?id=ORHdSqeDPlsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+$12+Million+Stuffed+Shark:+The+Curious+Economics+of+Contemporary+Art&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bpSdVN2_NIijNpung_gC&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=The%20%2412%20Million%20Stuffed%20Shark%3A%20The%20Curious%20Economics%20of%20Contemporary%20Art&f=false
https://www.npr.org/2021/09/29/1041492941/jens-haaning-kunsten-take-the-money-and-run-art-denmark-blank
tedtalk: https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_strickler_nfts_the_metaverse_and_the_future_of_digital_art