Discussion

Society and the Media- the name of the class  Explain how you expect this course will help you move forward in your personal or professional life. Is everything we know about beauty programmed by the media? Build on a classmate’s post by asking questions, offering thoughtful ideas, or sharing personal connections. Be sure to demonstrate … Read more

Short assignment

Use this week’s readings (links below) to write about how health and population trends are influenced by environmental and societal trends.  Steingraber, Sandra. “The Social Production of Cancer: A Walk Upstream” in in Reclaiming the Environmental Debate: The Politics of Health in a Toxic Culture edited by Richard Hofrichter.  Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. Alkon … Read more

Business and Society

Week 4 Assignment – Evaluating a Corporate-Societal Relationship Preparation According to the textbook, the current world economy is increasingly becoming integrated and interdependent; as a result, the relationship between business and society is becoming more complex. In this assignment, you will be researching a Fortune 500 company from an approved company list provided by your … Read more

SOCIETY AND MEDIA

  Overview In this assignment, you will argue a pro or con position involving minorities, women, or LGBTQ individuals given an audience with opposing views. Presenting stereotypes of minorities/women/LGBTQ individuals affects viewers’ conceptions of different groups. How do such skewed views affect real-life interactions with members of minority groups? Is there a difference among such genres … Read more

Honor Killings

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Are Honor Killings Simply Domestic Violence (Links to an external site.) and ‘Honour’ Crimes are Domestic Abuse, Plain and Simple (Links to an external site.). Respond to each of the following questions: Are honor killings simply domestic violence? What similarities do honor killings have with other forms of interpersonal … Read more

Myths and Reality of Crime

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, watch Crimes of the Powerful, available through the Films on Demand database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library. Additionally, read Chapters 5 and 6 from the textbook. Our justice system tends to focus on street crime, often ignoring much more significant problems such as white-collar, corporate, … Read more

Business 475

  Challenges in the Business EnvironmentOverview Changing, or even stating, a company’s values can be a long and arduous process, but it often pales in comparison to the effort it takes to make sure they are honored, implemented and projected. In this assignment, you evaluate how well your chosen company from the first assignment has done … Read more

Business 475

  Challenges in the Business EnvironmentOverview Changing, or even stating, a company’s values can be a long and arduous process, but it often pales in comparison to the effort it takes to make sure they are honored, implemented and projected. In this assignment, you evaluate how well your chosen company from the first assignment has done … Read more