Journal entry
Chapter 2 discusses Culture and its societal influence on our everyday life. Culture includes not only language, ethnic cuisine, and clothing but also norms, values, laws, and technology.
The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your understanding of the sociological concept of culture and its application to a current social issue. Listen to one of the following NPR programs. Post your journal by following the instructions below.
Your journal should be no less than 500 words in total and original. Each question is worth 1 point. 1 point will be deducted from your original score if you do not conduct a spell check before submitting your work or follow the instructed writing format.
“Free Speech and Hate Speech: Another Reckoning For Social Media Companies”
https://www.npr.org/2020/07/06/887652751/free-speech-and-hate-speech-another-reckoning-for-social-media-companies
“Designing Our World Accessibility in Tech”
”What Can Other Countries’ Gun Laws Tell Us About Our Own?”
https://the1a.org/shows/2019-03-19/what-can-other-countries-gun-laws-tell-us-about-our-own
“Dimes Into Dollars: The Marijuana Economy”
https://the1a.org/shows/2018-02-07/dimes-into-dollars-the-marijauana-economy
“Algorithms: Almost Human?”
https://the1a.org/shows/2019-03-11/algorithms-and-you
1. In your first paragraph discuss which of the arguments and/or theories introduced in the program you agree with and why. Alternatively, you can discuss things that you learned from this program. (Your discussion has to be specific, including the name(s) of the commentator(s) whom you are referring to and/or the statistics introduced in the program. )
2. In your second paragraph, discuss which of the arguments and/or theories introduced in the program you do not agree with and why. Alternatively, you can present questions toward some of the theories, statistics, and arguments presented in the program. (Your discussion has to be specific, including the name(s) of the commentator(s) to whom you are referring. )
3. In your third paragraph discuss how the discussions introduced in the program relate to the reading assignment for this module. Make sure to discuss some specific statistics, theories, research findings, and/or discussions (not definitions of some terms) introduced in the textbook and how those are related to the program’s content. Indicate the specific page number(s) on which you obtained the information. Alternatively, you can discuss which arguments expressed in the program are supported by functionalism, conflict theory, or symbolic interaction theory and why along with some citations, including the page numbers of the textbook.
4. In your fourth paragraph discuss your overall opinions and/or reactions to the topic after listening to the program.
