Theories of Socialization

1. Defining the situation – W.I. Thomas (1928)
ROLE PLAY : INTERVIEWS How the person defines/ perceives the situation = VIP E.g. a black lawyer /MD sees as incompetent based on race not qualifications/skills People acquire know. re: social life via socialization
2. Symbolic interaction – George H. Mead (1934) ROLE PLAY : HANDSHAKE CONVERSATION / SMILE We react to experiences based on the meaning of the experience to them Reaction is also based on how others view the experience Finally, the reaction of others to the experience add additional dimension to how you react to the experience E.g. youths @ church who are gone away to college → college VIP to student; others see it as prestigious; it confirms their own belief so they act accordingly Symbolic gestures → handshake; stare-down/ smile ↨ interpreted based on “ROLE TAKING” i.e. ability to put oneself in the role of the person to whom the action is directed
3. The Dramaturgical approach – Irving Goffman (studied under Mead) (?) According to Mead, role play is an integral part of communication Goffman adopts this approach and extends it by assuming that we are all ACTORS on a stage ↨ Life = theatre/stage = no director (self directed) therefore actors have to negotiate the role they will play Goffman coined the term “ IMPRESSION MGMT” (Ch. 21 –Keeping Up Appearances) ↨ one’s effort to control how one thinks of them e.g. job interview (stage), where “ interviewee” tries to impress “interviewer” Impression mgmt. extends to informal life decisions e.g. food we eat/ where we live etc. as we try to impress others of “who we are” Hard to be on “ stage” ALL the time so we have front stage and back stage
4. Ethno-methodology – Harold Garfinkel (1967) Dev. concept of “practical reasoning” ↨ in essence = people step out of their acting character to determine the reason for their “actions” ↨ WHY DID I ….????? E.g. @ family gatherings all expected to socialize BUT what happens if you don’t? → offend others/ worry others/ anger others etc. ← fam. = sees behavior as abnormal Approach is concerned w/why we behave/react the way we do.
5. Social exchange – Peter Blau & George Homans (1974) Goffman & Garfinkel studied behavior that others took for granted. HOWEVER Blau & Homans saw behavior as process of exchange → ↨ ↨ Premeditated ↔ Reciprocal Blau & Homans argues that life is based on reciprocity (give & take) e.g. see life as a ledger balance → someone does something for you so you do something for them. Or you do something to get something in return. However, some say this is not true in the case of friendships/ marriage in which only one partner = friendly BUT = based on this theory = something in marriage/partner that one actor cherishes. (even past memories)

Project 4: Responding to Media
• Learning outcomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• 2 sources (APA style)
• Length: 3 pages (1000 words)
Overview
This writing project will be in the form of an op/ed piece that might be submitted to a newspaper, either print or online. You will first of all learn a little about what an op/ed opinion article is. This particular op/ed will be a response to an article published in another publication, in this case the regional western news source High Country News. You will select an article from High Country News, and respond to it, critiquing the article’s point of view, agreeing with it when you can, disagreeing with it when you must. Your response must be reasoned, informed, and fact-based.
Details
First explore what an op/ed article is and does. Try reading a few in major American newspapers like the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times. Avoid news sources that are predominately opinion or ideology-oriented. You might enjoy considering this graphic that attempts to represent the range and degree of political bias in selected media outlets. I wouldn’t vouch for its accuracy, but it is interesting and reflects the fact that media outlets do indeed have varying commitments to the politics and approaches described below.

Write a letter to your instructor requesting a letter of recommendation. You may be applying to graduate school, for a scholarship, for an internship, or for a full-time job. You select the scenario that is most applicable to your current situation.
Preparation:
Review Chapter 7: Writing Routine and Positive Messages (Especially pgs. 169-170)
Format:
Use the modified block letter format for this assignment. Please refer to page 421-423 for an explanation of the block and modified block formats. The example in your book on page 422 is a block format letter while the example on page 423 is modified block letter format. Please note the differences carefully.
The format of your letter tells the reader a lot about you and your professionalism. Pay particular attention to your letter’s margins, line spacing, font type and size, and placement of letter parts such as the return address, date, inside address, salutation, complimentary close, and signature block.
Your instructor’s name and office location are located on your syllabus. Florida International University’s address is as follows: Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199. If there is no office listed, please use the Communication Arts Department office: Viertes Haus, room 212.
Organization (p.170)
Introduction/Opening: Begin your letter with an introductory paragraph that states your purpose and makes the request. Assume the reader will want to comply with your request.
Body/Discussion:
In the first paragraph of the body include information that refreshes the reader’s memory about your relationship with him/her.
In the second paragraph refer to your resume (you do not need to include your resume) and elaborate on experience that distinguishes you from other applicants or candidates.
In the third paragraph of the body (the fourth paragraph of the letter), provide the name and title of the person you would like the letter be mailed to and provide a reasonable deadline for sending the letter. Mention the preaddressed stamped envelope to encourage a timely response; however, you do not need to include a preaddressed stamped envelope for this assignment.
Conclusion/Closing: Begin your closing paragraph with a courteous transition and thank the reader in advance for his/her time. Conclude your letter by indicating how the reader may contact you if he/she has any questions.

Examine the importance of professional associations in nursing. Choose a professional nursing organization that relates to your specialty area, or a specialty area in which you are interested. In a 750-1,000 word paper, provide a detailed overview the organization and its advantages for members. Include the following:

No abstract page required:

1. Describe the organization and its significance to nurses in the specialty area. Include its purpose, mission, and vision. Describe the overall benefits, or “perks,” of being a member.
2. Explain why it is important for a nurse in this specialty field to network. Discuss how this organization creates networking opportunities for nurses.
3. Discuss how the organization keeps its members informed of health care changes and changes to practice that affect the specialty area.
4. Discuss opportunities for continuing education and professional development.

Essay:
Analyze the social movement for Women’s Liberation by addressing the following 6 questions of the course:
• What is the social movement?(define it)/Why did it emerge?
• Who participated in the movement? Why?
• How was the social movement organized?
• What were the tactics and strategies of the social movement?
• How did outside forces shape the social movement?
• What was the impact of the social movement? What was its successes? What was its failures?
In writing your essay please remember that the terms we are using for each social movement is extremely broad. It is up to you to determine the component of the movement in question that you are talking about. For example, for women’s liberation, you could discuss the suffrage movement, the battle for reproductive justice or even the #metoo movement. You could write about one of the 3 waves or you could write about women’s liberation as a whole. I would suggest that the more specific you are, the easier the essay will be. You can use sources from class or outside sources. Please cite your sources. Also we have only started to address question 1 in the course but answer the other questions to the best of your ability based on what we have discussed so far.
Instructions:
• Use articles from class and the lecture notes to help answer these questions. The questions are supposed to elicit your opinion and understanding about the movements we have discussed in class. Your interpretation of the readings, outside sources, and discussions from class are what matters when writing your essays.
• Papers must be submitted via Blackboard. You do not have to bring a hard copy to class. You must upload the document as a microsoft word document or a pdf or add the text directly to blackboard.
• Papers should be at least 3 pages (no more than 5) double-spaced (2x). Please use Times New Roman with a size 12 font. Margins should remain at 1 inch at the top and bottom and 1.25 inches on the sides.
• Your paper should be in your own voice, which means using quotations selectively and only when necessary.
• Format your citations and bibliography using Chicago, ASA or APA style. The bibliography does not count toward the page requirement.
• Please proofread your paper.
• You can write one long essay in which you touch on all of the questions or you can break the essay up into each question as small subheadings

DO a CSR reflection paper

Answer all the questions below in essay format

Go to the Chris Houston’s video and listen to him talk about the relationship between purpose, brand and culture . You can also go to the telosity.net and click on videos to learn more about the panarchy principle and other concepts in the For Goodness’ Sake book. How is the perspective of stakeholders embodied in the model described by Houston? Describe how competing interests influence the telos of the firm and how does that lead to reconciling of the brand with the culture of the firm. Based on Houston’s discussion what skills and mindset do you believe are important for socially responsible leadership.
Go to the video clips for Milton Friedman and then for Charles Handy and compare and contrast their views on CSR. You may want to do a table with Friedman’s views on one side and Handy’s views on the other side. You should find at least two different views on CSR for each scholar. Note that you should be able to use a stakeholder perspective, sustainable value creation or competing interests in your list.
Why is profit optimization a more useful focus for firms than profit maximization? What are the major challenges to the concept of profit optimization? Provide examples of firms that currently appear to practice profit optimization strategies and explain how they are accomplishing this.
Reading and using the concept from textbook (Chapter 7)
You can also read from
Houston, C., & Pinches, J. (2017). For Goodness’ Sake: Satisfy the hunger for meaningful business (2nd Edition). Toronto: Ogilvy & Mather. Pp. 10-65 (Introduction; The failure of success; Purpose for business; For goodness’ sake:
business for telos; The character of every purposeful enterprise)

Porter, M. E., & Kramer, M. R. (2006). Strategy and society. Harvard Business
Review, 84(12), 78–92.

Using APA format and Citation

Friedman video citation
Safvio. (2007, July 14). Milton Friedman – Greed [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWsx1X8PV_A
Cited as (Safvio, 2007).

Handy video ciatation
CrossKnowledge. (2017, February 7). Reinventing yourself and the organization | Charles Handy (EN). [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pbUZj3Verc
Cited as (CrossKnowledge, 2017)

For this assignment, you will write a 1400-1700 word essay (double-spaced with standard margins and 12 pt. Times New Roman font—this word count should include all citations and your bibliography, and will normally work out to be 5-6 pages) in response to the following prompt:

Based on your reading of the first chapters of Argonauts of the Western Pacific, what constitutes an “appropriate” fieldsite in Malinowski’s eyes, and what is the proper amount of distance an anthropologist should have from the people amongst whom s/he is working? How have these ideas been challenged since Malinowski’s time? Please draw on two of our required course readings (in addition to Argonauts of the Western Pacific) in your response.

Successful essays will contain the following:

An introduction that is concise and engaging, and that serves to draw the reader in. The introduction should present a clear thesis statement or argument. Please note that restating the prompt does NOT constitute a thesis statement!
A well developed discussion (in the body of the essay) that addresses each of the prompt’s key questions, and that draws on Argonauts of the Western Pacific + two other course readings.
A coherently organized structure and flow. In addition, essays should be rigorously proofread and shouldn’t contain any typos or mistakes.
A total word count (between 1400-1700 words) that is clearly marked at the top of the first page.
In-text citations and a bibliography presented in proper AAA format.

This assignment is associated to the Bio-social Domain and focuses on WHY a toy design is appropriate for a child of a particular age. This assignment requires the student to know and identify the gross, fine and perceptual skills of 2 different children within specified age groups. Then the student is to identify, in detail, why the toy they have chosen complements these skills by its design.

The age groups for this assignment are 6 months -15 months and 18 months – 36 months. Students will need to identify two different toys and describe two different age gross, fine and perceptual skills. You must identify the SPECIFIC AGE of the child, not the age range. For example: You choose an 8 month old child and a 24 month old child to describe and then select a toy to discuss.

Be sure to cite and reference all of the FACTS included in this assignment using APA style. Remember that sources of facts should be professional and credible. DO NOT CITE THE TOY MANUFACTURER.

NOTE: You MUST choose a toy that allows the child to include a pushing or pulling activity. You MUST identify why the chosen toy meets the toy criteria for this assignment.

Remember: Match the toy to the child, not the child to the toy.

Read And Respond

“Crunchy” Moms and Technology
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Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines progress as “a forward or onward movement.” It also defines progress as “gradual betterment” (Merriam-Webster n.d.). According to Thomas Jefferson, it is; he states that “science is progressive” (Marx 1987). The discussion questions refer to technology; but, in a lot of ways technology and science is interchangeable. Through science, we come to learn how things work and then we apply that learned knowledge to create and advance technology. So when you apply Jefferson’s thoughts and ideas at face value, then one can assume that technology equals progress. Through the advance of science, we have extended the human lifespan, healed people from previously un-curable disease, and create life outside of the womb. We have also created assault weapons with high capacity magazines, nuclear weapons, and biological weapons with science.

Karl Marx believed that technology is the primary influence on human social relations and organizational structures (Audiopedia 2016). This could explain why people use social media to separate their selves into different categories versus coming together. For example, there are moms that call their selves “crunchy.” “Crunchy” moms are organic moms. They breastfeed, cloth diaper, baby wear, only use homeopathic remedies, and in most cases are anti-vax. They are the same people that utilize smart devices, spend time on social media, and in the same breath rage against technology. Does that make a person a hypocrite or just short-sighted? By choosing to avoid scientific interventions, they could introduce the same risk for disease as the early generation of farmers. (Diamond 1987).

Our smart devices make it easier to share ideas and gain knowledge from outside sources or simplify our lives; but at the same time, they make it easier to forget the humanity of people. We forget that the people that we criticize on social media have feelings as we share stories of people at their low points. Is that progress?

Works Cited
2016. What is technological determinism? What does technological determinism mean? Performed by Audiopedia.

Diamond, Jared. 1987. “The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human race.” Discover Magazine, May 02: 1-5. http://discovermagazine.com/1987/may/02-the-worst-mistake-in-the-history-of-the-human-race.

Marx, Leo. 1987. “Does improved technology mean progress? Understanding the historical distinction between two contradictory concepts of progress helps explain the current disenchantment with technology.” Technology Reviews 32+. Accessed Oct 3, 2018. http://link.galegroup.com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/apps/doc/A4646419/CDB?u=umd_umuc&sid=CDB&xid=a3bb151a.

Merriam-Webster. n.d. progress. Accessed 10 02, 2018. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/progress.

This assignment is a 5 page paper written in proper APA style. Select a leader to observe for the next four weeks. The leader can be a person who is covered in the media (i.e. celebrity or politician), a pastor, boss, coach, etc. On a weekly basis, you will actively take notes or gather news clips related to the leader. Include clearly articulated examples of leadership that synthesize the material in the text and your own personal knowledge from experience and observation. In addition, include the leader’s faith and how their faith impacts their leadership style.

Submit your response as a word document, double spaced in 12 point Times New Roman font, using 1″ margins.