Stratification Media Analysis

Stratification Media Analysis

Select a television program that you know contains a social inequality or social class theme (e.g. racism, sexism, social class categories).

Select one of the following options to deliver your assignment:

Option 1

Write a 700- to 1,050-word analysis. Including an introduction and conclusion.

Format your assignment according to appropriate course level APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab.

Option 2

Prepare a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft^® PowerPoint^®  presentation.

Include photos, illustrations, graphs, diagrams, animations, videos, or audio clips. Document the source of each media item you include.

Discuss the following in your paper or presentation:

• Provide a brief introduction that includes the program’s title, describes the type of program, and explains which social theme you are addressing.
• Describe and explain scenes that apply to the social theme.
• Aside from verbal language, identify all observed body language, facial expressions, gestures, posture stances, modes of dress, nonverbal cues, symbols, and any other means by which inequalities are displayed.
• Explain your interpretation of the meanings of the identified nonverbal communications and symbolism.
• Summarize how these interpretations are important to the sociological understanding of your chosen social inequality or social class theme.
• Provide a conclusion that summarizes the key points in your analysis.

Format your references according to appropriate course level APA guidelines. Include citations in the speaker notes or in a separate reference list.

 This is the book we are using in class…. Griffiths, et. al. (2015). Introduction to sociology (2nd ed.). OpenStax College.