LR004: Program Evaluation Methods

To complete this assessment:Length: 3-page proposed study.Be sure to include answers to the following:What question will you research?Who will be studied and how?How will you select a sample, and how big will your sample be?What variables will you control for?What are the limitations of your proposed study?

Understanding the Ethical Considerations of Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Implementation

Discussion Question:

Describe two historical events that have influenced the development of ethical codes and regulations for nursing and healthcare research. Explain how each event has impacted ethical codes and regulations.

Your initial posting should be at least 400 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source

media influence on individuals sense of personal identity.

Your assignment is to prepare and submit a paper on media influence on individuals sense of personal identity. Whereas culture comprises a collection of symbols, the media acts as the carrier of cultural messages that completes the line of the communication process. given that culture is central to man’s existence and survival, it inevitably forms the basis of individuals’ self-identities and self-definitions. Different cultures are peculiar and their distinctiveness has different influences on the attitudes, aspirations, motivations, representations, skills as well as behaviors of people that are defined by each. Mass media creates and circulates meaning through the use of language thereby perpetuating certain ideas and beliefs amongst the audience. in that respect, mass media actively shapes people’s perception of reality through language, the single most crucial aspect of culture.

The advent of globalization and the birth of new information communication technologies herald a potential threat to nations’ cultures since the cultural values and ideals of the west are being imposed on the rest of the world (Muscat 2013, p.293). People from all corners of the world are increasingly getting Americanized or westernized in every sense of the words, either consciously or unconsciously, thanks to the globalization forces, since global media is dominated by western Hollywood values, western products, perspectives as well as cultural ideals (NUJ Lecture 2009, p.9).

In that respect, African media has the most daunting challenge of propagating, enabling as well as safeguarding aspects of the African culture against the devastating influences of westernized global media in the name of globalization. Media’s strong influence on individuals’ opinions and sense of their own personal identity as well as self-definition is reflected in the increased bastardization of native African cultures and values in favor of western cultural ideals perceived to be the golden standard. Media has profound effects on the social identity formation of young people as news stories of how media is increasingly shaping the youth are rampant in society. precisely, sexual promiscuity, violence, as well as gender-stereotyping are increasingly being perpetuated through media outlets (Sabrina, 2011).&nbsp.

nature/nurture

The nature/nurture debate within psychology is concerned with the extent to which particular aspects of behavior are a product of either inherited (genetic) or acquired (learned) characteristics. This exercise will help you explore that debate by looking at one specific behavior, aggression.Bandura’s (1977) social learning theory states that aggression is learned from the environment through observation and imitation (nurture). He concludes this, in part, from the results of his famous Bobo doll experiment (Bandura, 1961). Review the Bobo experiment here:Bobo (Links to an external site.)Experiment (Links to an external site.).Reflect on the following issues:Where do you stand on the nature/nurture debate? Is aggression a learned behavior? Please provide specific examples to your point of view.Discuss your thoughts on the experiment and its relevance to the debate. Do you see any potential flaws or underlying factors that may not be reflected in the analysis here?Suggest at least one implication for society if children do learn predominantly by imitation.Write a 2–3 pg (not including the title page and reference page) referencing at least two sources (you may cite the website provided here for the Bobo doll experiment as one of your sources. Refer to the Bobo doll experiment, but do not summarize it.)Use current APA Style and include a title page and reference page.