Week 4 Dis
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week_4_dis.docx1. TCO 8 is referenced in this graded discussion as it applies to how social influences in-group settings may cause individuals to behave in unusual ways. Hazing and sports riots are examples in which group dynamics cause the individual's normal self-control to be temporarily set aside. A good starting point for the discussion is hazing. Let's begin with the controversial 2003 Glenbrook North High School hazing incident. This high school, located in an upscale Chicago suburb, made the national news and the Oprah show. Do a bit of research. What happened at Glenbrook North High School?
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2. This discussion references TCO 5 as it applies to stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. Some relevance to TCO 3 is also implied with respect to the sense of social self, self-concept, and self-esteem. We will approach the subject by observing that being the target of discrimination can be a life-altering experience for someone in a target group. Access to housing accommodations is an area of American social life in which discrimination on the basis of race and ethnicity continues, even if not legally. What must it feel like to sense that you are being excluded from renting an apartment because you are a member of a visible minority?
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3. We normally think of the arts as very different from technologies in spite of the fact that art (with perhaps a few exceptions) is practiced with the help of technology. This practice creates interdependence between technology and art. To what extent does art respond to, or is shaped by, the technology that enables it? To what extent have advanced and accessible digital technologies, such as websites, digital photography, and YouTube, changed the relationship between art and technology? Are these technologies reshaping our attitudes toward artists?
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4. With the introduction of computer-generated animated films (CGI), there has been much discussion of the impact on the movie industry. For example, illustrators need to have different skill sets. Have story lines and musical scores changed in these films? What impact does the emphasis on special effects have on plot and character development?
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5. In Career Focus: A Personal Job Search Guide, Martucci Lamarre (2006) suggests that if we want to realize our job dreams, we need to think about ourselves as products to be marketed, and in order to do this, we need to contextualize ourselves within the five Ps of marketing: product, price, place, presentation, and promotion (p. 4). Please reflect and respond to the following questions taken from our textbook.
· What exactly is your product and how is it different from (or better than) other similar products?
· Where will you sell your product?
· Who are the potential buyers of the product and how does that price compare to similar products being offered?
· How will you let others know about your product, and how will you develop its presentation to appropriate markets?
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