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ADDRESS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:
1. How does functionalism explain our obsession with professional and collegiate athletics, celebrity magazines and other forms of entertainment? What are some of the “rituals” of solidarity and social cohesion? Do you participate in any of these forms of entertainment and what are your reasons for doing so? Post one item of relevant supplemental material to illustrate this approach.
2. What are some of the stereotypical popular culture representations of men and women/ sexuality? What are some of the ways in which stereotyping gender (whether men or women) is harmful? Have you even been impacted by these stereotypical representation and, if so, how? Post one item of relevant supplemental material.
The Week 2 Forum meets the following course objectives:
· Describe examples of the different types of norms operative in popular culture, and how these are related to the process of social control.
· Identify the research methods used to create knowledge about popular culture.
· Apply key cultural theories and analytical dimensions for examining popular culture.
· Explain how various elements of popular culture inform or reflect our attitudes, behavior, and society and why the popular culture becomes popular.
· Illustrate diversity in popular culture and concepts of multiculturalism, ethnocentrism, and cultural relativism with reference to key stratifying factors such as gender, race, ethnicity, class, age, region and sexuality.
· Describe the cultural and social significance of popular culture in shaping the larger contemporary American society.
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NOTE: The general instructions below are posted under each Forum for your reference. There is a lot to read the first time but they never change, except Week 1 posts all being due on Sunday (no earlier initial post deadline that week). After reading them thoroughly before beginning your first discussion board assignment it doesn’t hurt to revisit them periodically to make sure you are on target and avoiding point loss. Most points are lost due to not following all the instructions. They are detailed in each forum weekly for ease of reference without having to click in and out of the discussion forum area.
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Forum General Instructions
Sociology lives when we engage it – we read about it, we discuss it, we debate it, we frame our research questions with it, we put it to the test of empiricism, and every once in a while we build it ourselves. Therefore, the success of this course depends on all of us thoroughly engaging it. One of the most important parts of the course will be the discussions and debates we participate in, in our Forum. These discussions need to be informed by thorough reading of the assigned texts.
Each week, learners will post one initial post per week. This post must demonstrate comprehension of the course materials, the ability to apply that knowledge in the real world, active presence. Learners will engage with the instructor and peers through rich responses to their posts. To motivate engaged discussion, posts are expected to be on time with regular interaction throughout the week. All posts should demonstrate college level writing skills. To promote vibrant discussion as we would in a face to face classroom, formatted citations and references are not required. Quotes should not be used at all, or used sparingly. If you quote a source quotation marks should be used and an APA formatted citation and reference provided.
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Points |
Exemplary (100%)
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Accomplished (85%)
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Developing (75%) |
Beginning (65%) |
Not Participating (0%)
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Comprehension of course materials
4 |
Initial post demonstrates rich comprehension of course materials. Detailed use of terminology or examples learned in class. If post includes opinion, it is supported with evaluated evidence. |
Initial post demonstrates clear comprehension of course materials. Use of terminology or examples learned in class. If post includes opinion, it is supported with evaluated evidence. |
Initial post does not clearly demonstrate comprehension of course materials. Specific terminology or examples learned in class may be incorrect or incomplete. Post may include some opinion without evaluated evidence. |
Initial post does not demonstrate comprehension of course materials. Specific terminology or examples learned in class are not included. Post is opinion based without evaluated evidence. |
No posting, post is off topic, post does not meet minimum criteria for demonstrating beginning level of comprehension. Post may be plagiarized, or use a high percentage of quotes that prevent demonstration of student’s comprehension. |
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Real world application of knowledge
2 |
Initial post demonstrates that the learner can creatively and uniquely apply the concepts and examples learned in class to a personal or professional experience from their life. |
Initial post demonstrates that the learner can apply the concepts and examples learned in class to a current event. |
Initial post does not clearly demonstrate that the learner can apply the concepts and examples learned in class. Unclear link between the concepts and examples learned in class to personal or professional experience or to a current event. |
Initial does not demonstrates that the learner can apply the concepts and examples learned in class. No link to a personal or professional experience or to a current event is made in the post. |
No posting, post is off topic, post does not meet minimum criteria for demonstrating beginning level of application. Post may be plagiarized, or use a high percentage of quotes that prevent demonstration of student’s ability to apply comprehension. |
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Active Forum Engagement 2 |
Posts one or more responses to a classmate or instructor replies to the learner’s initial post.
Posts two or more 100+ responses to initial posts of classmates. Posts motivate group discussion and contributes to the learning community by doing 2+ of the following:
· offering advice or strategy · posing a question, · providing an alternative point-of-view, · acknowledging similar experiences · sharing a resource |
Posts two 100+ word responses to initial posts of classmates. Posts motivate group discussion and contribute to the learning community by doing 2+ of the following:
· offering advice or strategy · posing a question, · providing an alternative point-of-view, · acknowledging similar experiences · sharing a resource |
Posts one 100+ word response to initial post of classmate. Post motivates group discussion and contributes to the learning community by doing 1 of the following:
· offering advice or strategy · posing a question, · providing an alternative point-of-view, · acknowledging similar experiences · sharing a resource |
Posts one response to initial post of classmate. Post does not clearly motivate group discussion or clearly contribute to the learning community.
Responses do not: · offering advice or strategy · posing a question, · providing an alternative point-of-view, · acknowledging similar experiences · sharing a resource |
No peer responses are made. One or more peer responses of low quality (“good job, I agree”) may be made. |
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Active Forum Presence 1 |
Learner posts 4+ different days in the learning week.
Initial post is made by Thursday 11:55pm ET of the learning week.
Response posts are made by Sunday 11:55pm ET of the learning week. |
Learner posts 3 different days in the learning week.
Initial post is made by Friday 11:55pm ET of the learning week.
Response posts are made by Sunday 11:55pm ET of the learning week. |
Learner posts 2 different days in the learning week.
Initial post is made by Saturday 11:55pm ET of the learning week.
Response posts are made by Sunday 11:55pm ET of the learning week. |
Learner posts 1 day in the learning week.
Initial post is made by Sunday 11:55pm ET of the learning week.
Response posts are made by Sunday 11:55pm ET of the learning week. |
Posts are not made during the learning week and therefore do not contribute to or enrich the weekly conversation. |
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Writing skills 1 |
Post is 250+ words. All posts reflect widely accepted academic writing protocols like using capital letters (“I am” not “i am”), cohesive sentences, and no texting language. Dialogue is also polite and respectful of different points of view. |
Post is 250+ words. The majority of posts reflect widely-accepted academic writing protocols like using capital letters (“I am” not “i am”), cohesive sentences, and no texting language. Dialogue is polite and respectful of different points of view. |
Post is 150+ words. The majority of posts reflect widely-accepted academic writing protocols like using capital letters (“I am” not “i am”), cohesive sentences, and no texting language. Dialogue may not be respectful of different points of view. |
Post is 100+ words. The majority of the forum communication ignores widely-accepted academic writing protocols like capital letters (“I am” not “i am”), cohesive sentences, and texting; Dialogue may not be respectful of different points of view. |
No posting, post is off topic and does not meet minimum criteria for demonstrating beginning level of comprehension. |
Make sure you cite reference in the text and at the end an