Problem
A. Find a popular mainstream media item (Name the media item and provide a link to the article or webpage) that depicts an aspect of social life or represents social and cultural groups. Please be detailed in this assignment. This can be print or digital media that is one of the following: An advertisement, article in a popular/mainstream magazine, newspaper article, a popular YouTube or Tik Tok video, A clip from a popular show on television or movie, A clip from a news program or A social media page or profile.
B. Using what you have learned in this course, critically analyze the social meanings and representations presented in the media content. Discuss how the media item reflects or challenges dominant cultural values, norms, and social identities AND then Describe an alternative representation of your media item. How could the media item be changed or reimagined to represent social life differently?
My two textbooks are:
Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World
Publisher: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
Edition: 2010
Introducing Sociology: A Graphic Guide
Author: John Nagle
Publisher: Icon Books.