summary of Chayko’s book chapter on “Portable Communities.

You are required to number your responses, submit your work as a PDF, and to be detailed and thorough in all your responses. I expect it will take at least one paragraph to answer each question.

Expectations for Written Work

1. Number your responses if the questions/prompts are numbered. 2. When completing any writing assignment, keep in mind the point of all the assigned tasks in this

course: to demonstrate knowledge about the subject, to demonstrate your ability to think critically, to demonstrate the use of your sociological imagination, and to demonstrate your ability to write clearly and effectively. Before submitting your work, be sure that all your responses do each of these things.

3. All written work should be well-written and well thought-out meaning it should utilize full sentences with proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation and demonstrate critical thinking skills and subject knowledge.

4. Longer responses on written work typically receive higher scores because they usually demonstrate deeper thought, more critical thinking and analysis, and better content mastery. However, lengthy “fluff” responses that don’t actually say anything meaningful will result in a loss of points.

5. Skipping a question or questions on any assignment will result in a significant drop in your score for that assignment because it shows a lack of effort. You should always attempt to answer every question.

6. Similarly, be sure you fully answer all the questions asked. Often there are multiple parts and it is critical that you do everything that is asked of you and fully answer all questions.

7. Neglecting to follow directions may result in a 0 for the entire assignment.

On Artificial Intelligence (AI) Specifically:

In this course, we will utilize an AI detection tool when we score your written work and this tool is incredibly accurate. The chances of anyone getting away with using Artificial Intelligence (AI) are essentially nil. Students who utilize AI or who engage in any other form of academic dishonesty — plagiarism, collusion, etc. — will first be given a 0 on the assignment. NO CHAT GPT

Assignment 5 instructions on PAGE 2

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Assignment 5: Read the following articles and external links

1. Read Slides: a. Culture and Connection b. Read Slides: Culture and Language

2. Read Book: a. Chayko Read at least 3-13 pages

3. Video a. Frontline Digital Nation: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/digitalnation/ b. VIDEO: TED Talk – How technology changes our sense of right and wrong:

https://www.ted.com/talks/juan_enriquez_how_technology_changes_our_sense_of_right _and_wrong

c. Fake Famous: https://www.hbo.com/movies/fake-famous 4. Podcast:

a. https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/662611757/unintended-consequences?utm_ source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tedradiohour&utm_term=nprne ws&utm_content=202902

b. https://the1a.org/segments/the-perils-and-promises-of-parasocial-relationships/

Questions:

1. Write a one paragraph summary of Chayko’s book chapter on “Portable Communities.” How is it relevant to the course material in this unit?

2. What is the most interesting thing you learned from the “Culture and Language” slides? Why?

3. Take a stance on the central question we covered in this unit. Specifically, given the global circulation of cultural objects, is the world coming together or falling apart? Are human societies becoming more and more alike or just more and more aware of their differences? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic about the emergence of a world culture? Support your position.

4. *Video Link:*

● Choose any two lines from the song and explain what you think each of them means. Be detailed and thorough.

● Choose a different third line from the song and relate it back to the course material. (Hint: Unit 5 may be the most applicable but you can use anything you’ve learned in this course.) Be detailed and thorough and make sure your response demonstrates an understanding of the course material.