Analyze two ways that media affect culture and society. Identify at least one positive and one negative implication arising from technology’s effect on society.

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In 500-750 words, complete the following:

  1. Analyze two ways that media affect culture and society. Identify at least one positive and one negative implication arising from technology’s effect on society.
  2. Media has changed exponentially over the past 25 years with the introduction of the Internet and social media. How can people enhance their media literacy? Identify 1-2 challenges that media will introduce for society in the next 20-30 years and how people can use their media literacy to meet these challenges.

What are some characteristics of various exceptionalities and the educational implications for students with exceptionalities?

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Week 4 assignment Field Experience B: Observation of Student Differences and Individual Learning Needs This is a Block I Field Experience. In this block, your field experience must be completed before or after school, or other designated times when students are not present. Spend at least 2.5 hours to complete the following field experience. Interview a certified special education teacher at the educational level (PK- 12) of your program, about the following: What are some similarities and differences among students with and without exceptionalities? What are some characteristics of various exceptionalities and the educational implications for students with exceptionalities? What is the effect an exceptionality can have on a student’s academic and social development, attitudes, interests, and values? How do you collaborate with general education teachers? In what ways do you address the unique learning needs of the individuals with exceptionalities in the classroom, including for those students with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds? How do you protect the privacy of students with exceptionalities? What are some dilemmas you have experienced with this? In 250-500 words, summarize and reflect upon your interview and on the professionalism and integrity of protecting student privacy. In addition, be sure to explain how you will use your findings in your future professional practice, citing two recommended strategies for differentiating instruction based on learning differences. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Document the hours and locations that you spend in the field on your Clinical Field Experience Verification Form. Submit the Clinical Field Experience Verification Form with the last assignment by the assignment due date. Directions for submitting can be found on the College of Education site in the Student Success Center.

What do sociologists call two or more people who identify and interact with one another?

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Week 4 quiz Question 1 (TCO 4) What do sociologists call two or more people who identify and interact with one another? A category A social group An interactive group A crowd A collective Question 2 (TCO 4) Which statement reflects Georg Simmel’s understanding of the dyad? She was one of the greatest marathon swimmers of all time and is a fine sports commentator. There usually is less intense interaction in a dyad. Dyads have the least potential for meaningful social bonds. One member can act as a mediator if relations become strained. Dyads are less stable than groups with many members. Question 3 (TCO 4) A group of businesswomen meet on a monthly basis to assist one another in advancing their careers. They give each other job leads and advice. This group is an example of _____. a role connection impression management status assistance a network LinkedIn individuals Question 4 (TCO 4) _____ feel they are trapped in the wrong body. Hermaphrodites Homosexuals Transvestites Transsexuals Transylvanians Question 5 (TCO 4) How many chromosomes do humans have? 23 20 18 88 46 Question 6 (TCO 6) The changing importance of virginity over the last century in our society is a topic you would associate with _____. Structural Functional Theory Symbolic Interaction Theory Social Conflict Theory Queer Theory Exchange Theory Question 7 (TCO 6) Using Robert K. Merton’s paradigm, classify the deviance type illustrated by someone trying to get ahead by selling illegal drugs or fencing stolen goods. Innovation Ritualism Retreatism Rebellion Conformity Question 8 (TCO 6) Travis Hirschi’s approach to deviance and control proposes that Hirschi is a deviant spelling of Hershey. deviance results from differential access to wealth. deviance is a frustration of ambition. individualism inhibits the deviance. everyone finds at least some deviance tempting. Question 9 (TCO 6) Which of the following is NOT a reason researchers have given for decline in violent crime? Increased use of the death penalty Reduction in the youth population Changes in policing Better economy Declining drug trade Question 10 (TCO 3) In France during the Middle Ages, the third estate, second estate, and first estate refer respectively to nobility, high clergy, and commoner. high clergy, nobility, and commoner. commoner, high clergy, and nobility. commoner, nobility, and high clergy. high clergy, commoner, and nobility Question 11 (TCO 3) According to Karl Marx, what are the two basic relationships involved in the means of production? Owning reproduction and owning productivity property Owning productive property and laboring for others Laboring for others and laboring for self Owning private property and owning public property The system and the man Question 12 (TCO 3) _____ is the term for earnings from work or investments and _____ is the term for the total value of money and other assets, minus outstanding debts. Income; personal property Profit; income Wealth; income Income; wealth Rent; net worth Question 13 (TCO 3) What is the term for the trend in which females represent an increasing proportion of the poor? The feminization of poverty The subjugation of women Gender poverty The degradation of women Gynopoverty Question 14 (TCO 5) Which of the following did Max Weber suggest were analytically distinct components of stratification? Conformity, deviance, and social control Power, prestige, and position Class, caste, and age Class, prestige, and esteem Class, status, and power Question 15 (TCO 4) Accounts Payable Administrator Imelda Czechs works for a small international corporation. This category of work can be described as _____ blue-collar work. white-collar work. pink-collar work. fur collar work. no-collar work. Question 16 (TCO 4) When multinational corporations dominate the economy of a poor country it is called _____. neocolonialism colonialism modernization recolonization neodependency Question 17 (TCO 4) One criticism of dependency theory is that it lacks a historical focus. has little to say about the role of rich countries. blames poor countries for their own poverty. often wears white after Labor Day. treats global wealth as a zero-sum so that one country benefits only at the expense of another. Question 18 (TCO 4) A social theorist who contributed to the development of dependency theory by tracing the growth of the capitalist world economy is Max Weber. Emile Durkheim. Walt Rostow. Oliver Clozov Immanuel Wallerstein. Question 19 (TCO 4) According to Immanuel Wallerstein’s view of the global economic system, which type of nation is relatively independent of outside control? Core Periphery Semiperiphery Marginality Tertiary Question 20 (TCO 5) _____ is a model of economic and social development that explains global inequality in terms of technological and cultural differences between nations and _____ is a model of economic and social development that explains global inequality in terms of the historic exploitation of poor nations by rich ones. Dependency theory; modernization theory Destiny; manifest destiny Neocolonialism; colonialism Modernization theory; dependency theory Colonialism; neocolonialism

To use the least amount of energy, should you turn off your air conditioning system, turn up the thermostat, or leave it set at your normal temperature?

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Week 3 discussion DQ1 The United States Navy Diving Manual contains a wealth of information about diving from the history of diving to underwater physics and physiology. Start by browsing the U.S.Navy Diving Manual (located within the weekly readings) and then post a response to the following questions: How do the pressure variations with depth affect our ability to explore the ocean? In particular, what are some of the challenges of scuba diving? DQ2 Energy.gov is the official website of the United States Department of Energy (located within the weekly readings). On this website, you can find a variety of helpful resources, including resources on how to conserve energy. Read the information about thermostats then consider the following question: On a hot summer day, you need to leave your house for 30 minutes. To use the least amount of energy, should you turn off your air conditioning system, turn up the thermostat, or leave it set at your normal temperature? For those of you more familiar with cold winter days, you may consider the same about your heating system on a cold winter day: Should you turn it off, turn the thermostat down, or leave it set at your normal temperature? Explain your answer.