| Syllabus College of Humanities SOC/105 Version 5 Introduction to Popular American Culture | Copyright © 2011‚ 2010‚ 2006‚ 2004‚ 2003‚ 2002‚ 2000‚ 1999 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This is an introductory course on modern American culture. The course focuses on the interactions between social forces such as advertising‚ media‚ and lifestyle and cultural trends in modern American society. Students are asked to cast a critical eye on current trends
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Technology and Online Communities Jayne Fortney SOC105 April 29‚ 2013 Jeffrey Gomm Technology and Online Communities In 2011‚ 47 percent of all American adults used a social networking site such as Facebook or Twitter. As of 2012 the user count for Facebook was one billion people and for Twitter was 500 million people (Are Social Networking Sites Good for our Society?‚ 2013). These sites are used by simply creating a personalized profile for yourself. By using the tools provided by that
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Popular Culture SOC/105 The study of culture rather it is popular‚ American‚ or folk can be very important to our generation. Studying culture can help an individual understand the history as well as people. The first step one should take would be knowing the meaning of and difference between culture and popular culture. In this paper one will find out the meaning of both culture and popular culture. The term American culture will be discussed‚ the 3 major trends in American culture‚
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Popular Literature Paper Angela XXXX SOC/105 Introduction to Pop Culture January 10‚ 2010 Instructor: Narketta Sparkman Popular Literature Paper The purpose of this paper is to analyze a piece of popular literature including a critique of the story and a commentary about the influence of the work in popular culture. The paper will identify the literary production of The Green Mile written in 1996 by Stephen King. The paper will provide a brief description of what the novel is
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Running Head: Popular American Culture Paper 1 Popular American Culture Paper SOC/105 Introduction To Popular American Culture June 11‚ 2013 Professor: Popular American Culture Paper 2 Analysis Culture is what defines a group of people‚ normally by: ethnicity‚ religion‚ beliefs‚ food‚ music‚ art‚ clothing‚ entertainment‚ and sometimes-generalized characters
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Popular American Culture Paper SOC/105 Popular American Culture Paper According to Merriam-Webster‚ Inc. (2011)‚ culture is defined as “the customary beliefs‚ social forms‚ and material traits of a racial‚ religious‚ or social group” (para. 5b). Popular culture involves the most current and modern elements in our lives that can often change rapidly in the modern world of technology. “Because of its commonality‚ popular culture both reflects and influences people’s way of life; because it is
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popular belief‚ "far from making us smarter‚ online technologies are actually making us dumber." (Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein. 2006‚ 168) On the other hand‚ there are people who challenge this school of thought; they bring up the point that students are able to find a target audience and tweak their writing to appeal to their directed audience because of the use of social media. This whole time the author’s advice or opinion on the use of technology had not been mentioned. The information and
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After defining the original definition of online communities‚ Johnston updates the term by stating‚ "Today‚ online communities aren’t bounded by virtual geography any more than they are by physical geography‚ and they emerge and transform and disperse in ways that are confounding to understand‚ even more so to influence" (p. 20). What does the author mean by this statement? The author is saying that virtual geography has no influence on online communities. There is no set virtual locations where people
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discipline‚ and local communities. Based on the feedback offered by the provider‚ identify the best approach for teaching. Prepare a presentation to accompany the teaching plan and present the information to your community. Select one of the following options for delivery of the presentation: PowerPoint presentation – no more than 30 minutes Pamphlet presentation – 1 to 2 pages Poster presentation Appropriate community settings include: Public health clinic Community health center Long-term
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