Six paragraphs.

Aim to paraphrase and explain mostly, and use quotes sparingly, and only short ones. This should be your original writing from what you read. Please include at least TWO textbook page numbers, like (Kendall, 45), or other source per paragraph (21st Century – School and Soc), or Frontline 15:28), as an in-text citation.

Paragraph 1, 150 words)

Distinguish between sociological and sociobiological perspectives on the development of human behavior.

Paragraph 2, 150 words)

Explain the key components of sociologist Charles Horton Cooley’s looking-glass self theory and explain its contribution to our understanding of the socialization process.

Paragraph 3, 150 words)

Outline the key components of sociologist George Herbert Mead’s role-taking theory and explain its contribution to our understanding of the socialization process.

Paragraph 4, 150 words)

In addition to the chapter in your book, I am requesting you take a look at 4 sections from an encyclopedia style entry on Sociology of Socialization. For paragraph two, please explain what you learned from one of these sections. This reading is available electronically at the PSU Library, but I included a .pdf of it in our module for convenience and page numbers.

1) Your first option to read and write on is on page 6: “School and Socialization into Social Class.” It should be highlighted in yellow in the .pdf and is about five paragraphs.

2) The second option to write on is on page 7: “Peer Group and Cohort Socialization.” It should be highlighted in yellow in the .pdf and is about four paragraphs.

3) The third option to write on is on page 12: “Organizational Socialization: From Greedy to Total Institutions.” It should be highlighted in yellow in the .pdf and is about two paragraphs.

4) The fourth option to write on is on page 13: the large heading, Summation.

Paragraphs 5 and 6, 360 words TOTAL)

View the following video…it is a bit long (1:48) but try to make it to 1:06 to get the full picture of some of the people highlighted. Using “facts” from the video, such as people’s names or situations, will improve your paper, such as “for example, the lawyer in the video said…”

Frontline: Young and Restless in China

Describe one connection between this documentary and the material or concepts that you read about in the textbook.

Also, answer at least two of these questions:

1. Which agents of socialization have most affected these individuals? 2. How have the social changes that China is experiencing impacted these

young people’s socialization experiences? 3. How does the socialization they have undergone differ from the way previous

generations were socialized?

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/youngchina/view/

Links to an external site.

Class book- Sociology in Our Times: The Essentials , 11 th Edition, 2018, by Diana Kendall

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In the introduction, include a quote, question or statistic from your text and an overview of the three major points you will cover.
Introduce your position with a thesis statement at the end of the first paragraph.
Provide three major points to support your thesis statement (put each major point in a separate paragraph).
Answer each of the sub-questions in at least one paragraph each.
Wrap up your assignment with a strong conclusion in which you restate the points you made and supported.
Organize arguments and support your claims effectively.
Demonstrate a personal passion for your position and critical thinking with persuasive language, sound logic, valid claims, and credible support for the claims.
Provide three credible and reliable sources (in addition to the textbook) about current events, which have been published in the last five years and are cited correctly in the position paper.

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(Student’s Name)

(Name of the Institution)

A Reflection of Culture and Cultural Concepts

The present day globalized world is increasingly becoming multicultural as a result of the appreciation of the concept of global citizenship. Therefore, cultural sensitivity and diversity are continuously becoming important aspects among nursing professionals. I had always held an essentialist perspective of culture before my exposure to culture and cultural issues in the classroom and little did I know that culture is a multifaceted element which evolves continually depending on an individual’s beliefs, environment, and interaction with other people. My essentialist and ethnocentric perspective of culture is due to my longtime opinion that people’s beliefs, perceptions, attitudes, and thoughts cannot change drastically. From my classroom experience and encounters in a hospital setting during one of my practicums, I now understand the multifaceted nature and significance of culture for nursing students and in a healthcare setting.

As suggested by Holland and Hogg (2010), culture is a mutual pattern of values, beliefs, experience, knowledge, perception, attitudes, time notions and religious opinions that define societies’ lifestyles. Such a description refutes my earlier understanding of the term culture as something that is constant and objective to a given society. From my classroom experience, Holland and Hogg’s (2010) definition consists of both the Functionalist and Interpretative principles underpinning culture as it suggests that every person is a product of his or her society because every culture has its basis on norms and symbols that determine society’s behavior. Culture is thus a four-dimensional feature comprising of elements such as practices, products, communities and persons from a particular community. The curriculum traverses all the continuum cultural perspectives of nursing from the essentialist view to constructivist and critical outlooks hence equipping me with the comprehension that culture is an ever-evolving, complex and dynamic aspect covering the concepts of diversity and multiculturalism on ethnic, religious and linguistic perspectives.

As a nursing student and a future nursing professional, I have realized the importance of culture, diversity and cultural sensitivity in a healthcare setting. I have had a couple of visits to local healthcare centers, and one of my observations is that the nurses and other healthcare workers are from culturally diverse backgrounds. The concept of culture-based care arises from the need to acknowledge that patients originate from different backgrounds and it is essential to have culturally diverse and sensitive workforce for sociocultural safety. Patients’ cultural diversity entails, and not limited to, spiritual and religious beliefs, migrant experience, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, attitudes, and perceptions. According to Omeri and McFarland (2008), it is necessary for nurses to reflect on their cultural backgrounds and identities for the recognition of their cultures and influences on their professional practice. It is for that reason that I think nursing education should impart students with cultural competence by understanding their personal attributes and attitudes, and acquiring related skills and knowledge. The reason is for efficient delivery of healthcare services in the contemporary healthcare sector where patients have multicultural characteristics and needs (Darawsheh & Chard, 2015). Cultural competence as one of the cultural concepts in healthcare which entail appreciating patients’ diversities, being sensitive and understanding their therapeutic beliefs, traditions, and norms (Darawsheh & Chard, 2015).

It is important to have a wider perspective of the culture and its concepts. Drawing reference from my earlier understanding of the term culture, such scaling according to West, Park, Harvey, and Lapsley (2010), can trigger a failure to recognize some essential healing practices, health beliefs, and practices across the culturally diverse population. Devaluing such culturally sensitive aspects of healthcare increases the possibility of patients feeling abandoned, misunderstood, and vulnerable. I can attest from the classroom exploration of the topic of culture and my experience in a hospital setting that a lack of understanding of the concepts of culture among nursing professionals can perpetuate ethos of unsafe and unprofessional cultural practices. They comprise of actions which can disempower and demean patients’ cultural wellbeing and identities.

In summary, the reflection of lessons from the topic of cultural concepts and mirroring them in my past experiences reveals that having a wider perspective and deeper understanding of the concepts is essential for cultural safety. It is for that reason that nurses are inspired through workshops and exposures to culturally dynamic settings to increase their cultural sensitivity, competence, and awareness. Holland and Hogg (2010) describe the concepts to be essential elements in recognizing and carefully balancing powers existing in nurse-client relationship healthcare models. Nurses should endeavor to increase their competence and understanding of their cultural attitudes, realities, and beliefs in addition to raising awareness of how they can impact on the views, traditions, and beliefs of others.

References Darawsheh, W., & Chard, G. (2015). The Challenge of Cultural Competency in the Multicultural 21st Century: A Conceptual Model to Guide Occupational Therapy Practice. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 3(2):1-24. Retrieved from

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Pick ONE of the following questions:

1) Which are the main arguments and debates in the discussion of the dark and bright sides of the Internet?

2) What are the similarities and differences between today’s technologically-enabled and past (non- technological) networks, according to the network society theory?
3) Does ‘networked individualism’ constitute a new form of individualism or collectivism? Justify your answer by drawing on theoretical arguments and research evidence.

4) To what extent does the Web meet the criteria of a healthy public sphere? Justify your answer.

5) Are ‘creative audiences’ a mass media or digital media reality? Support your answer with specific examples.

6) To what extent does digital inclusion benefit vulnerable people’s well-being? Discuss critically.

7) Discuss ONE CASE of digitisation and its implications for the society.

8) What are the meaning and importance of ‘platform economies’ today?

9) Does datafication change society and industry towards the better? If so, how? If not, why?

Key texts for this module
Core Texts

Flew, T. (2014) New Media: An Introduction. 4th Edition. Oxford: OUP.
Tsatsou, P. (2014) Internet studies: Past, Present and Future Directions. Ashgate Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4094- 4641-5.

General Texts

There are a number of excellent introductory texts available. We provide you with some of these, but all are excellent:
Athique, A. (2013) Digital Media and Society: An Introduction. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Lievrouw, L., and Livingstone, S. (2006) The Handbook of New Media (updated student edition). London: Sage. Available as E-book.
Rheingold, H. (2012) Net Smart: How to Thrive Online. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Siapera, E. (2012) Understanding New Media. London: Sage.
Turkle, S. (2011) Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other. New York: Basic Books.

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Need it in MLA format.

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Week 10 Discussion Attachment

“Act Local.” Please respond to the following:

Based on the lecture and Webtext materials, address the following:

Select one (1) developing country, and discuss the fundamental actions that the leadership of the selected country is — or is not — taking to improve the living standards of its people. Next, using this same country, cite one (1) specific example of progress or regress that its government is making in terms of the economy, the political system, and the environment.

Please respond to at least one (1) post from your peers.

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I usually only show my classes the last case in the documentary, which involves a middle-aged woman named Barb. The case starts at 38:35, and only lasts about 20 minutes. Just a warning, this video details the trauma and abuse, which is sexual in nature, that Barb endured at a young age, which led to her developing DID. There is also some bad language. If you would like to earn the credit, watch the video starting at 38:35 and answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1) What is Barb’s earliest memory?

2) What is Barb’s personality DJ primarily responsible for?

3) Which personality spent a great deal of money?

4) How does the video end?

5) What did you find most interesting about the video?

6) Research DID on your own, and tell me something new you learned about it as well as your source.

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