Preparation
If you haven’t already, before completing the worksheet for this assignment, watch Killing Us Softly 4: Advertising’s Image of Women from this week’s studies.
Part 1: Connecting Concepts
Scoring Criterion: Describe the effects of culture, ethnicity, and diversity on the human experience.
Purpose: Identify related pieces of information in two different sources. Then put the two pieces together to create a stronger paragraph.
Directions: Read the prompts and fill in all blocks in both tables.
Directions
Your Response
1. Stereotypes expressed in the media: Quote your textbook’s explanation of the effects of stereotypes expressed in media. At the end of your quote, cite your source (Blaine & Brenchley, 2020). The citation should go before the period of the last sentence, right after the ending quotation mark.
2. Quote or summarize from the video Killing Us Softly information regarding the effects of stereotypes expressed in media. At the end of your summary, cite your source (Kilbourne, 2010). The citation should go before the period at the end of the sentence.
3. Compare the film’s thoughts to the textbook explanation—what do they have in common? (Note: This will be your analysis for your paragraph below)
Putting It Together
Directions: Using the information you put together above, put together a paragraph.
Main Idea for Your Paragraph:
Directions
Your Response
Look at the three items above and write a sentence that presents a main idea that covers all three.
Paragraph Using the MEAL Plan.
Directions
Your Response
Create a paragraph by placing the sentences in the following manner: Your main idea sentence from above, your paraphrase of the textbook (#1 above), your summary from the video (#2 above), and then your comparison of the video to your textbook (#3 above)]
Part 2: Thinking Errors
Scoring Criterion: Describe the relationship between common fallacies in thinking and inaccurate conclusions.
Purpose: Build critical thinking skills.
Directions: Read the prompts and fill in all blocks in both tables.
Directions
Your Response
1. Sociocentric thinking: Quote the Capella webpage on critical thinking and its explanation of sociocentric thinking. At the end, cite your source (Capella University, n.d.). The citation should go before the period of the last sentence, right after the ending quotation mark.
2. Quote or summarize from the video Killing Us Softly information regarding the social assumptions behind advertising’s portrayal of women. At the end, cite your source (Kilbourne, 2010). The citation should go before the period at the end of the sentence.
3. Compare the video description of the social assumptions behind advertising portrayals of women with Capella’s webpage on critical thinking on sociocentric thinking—what do they have in common? (Note: This will be your analysis for your paragraph below)
Putting It Together
Directions: Using the information you put together above, put together a paragraph.
Main Idea for Your Paragraph:
Directions
Your Response
Look at the three items above and write a sentence that presents a main idea that covers all three.
Paragraph Using the MEAL Plan.
Directions
Your Response
Create a paragraph by placing the sentences in the following manner: Your main idea sentence from above, your paraphrase of the textbook (#1 above), your summary from the video (#2 above), and then your comparison of the video to your textbook (#3 above)]
Part 3: Self-Reflection
Scoring Criterion: Describe the potential for prejudice and discrimination in oneself and others.
Preparation: Compete the Implicit Association Test at https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
Purpose: Gain a deeper understanding of ourselves.
Directions: Read the prompts and fill in all blocks in the table below.
Directions
Your Response
Share your impressions of the Implicit Association Test in two or three sentences.
Describe the potential for prejudice and discrimination in yourself and/or others. You can use examples from the textbook or the video Killing Us Softly.
Part 4: Bias and Communication
Scoring Criterion: Describe the relationship between culture, value, bias and misunderstandings in communication.
Purpose: Use the information you’ve learned to help improve communication skills.
Directions: Read the prompts and fill in all blocks in the table below.
Directions
Your Response
1. Quote your textbook’s explanation of the effects of stereotypes on communication. At the end, cite your source (Blaine & Brenchley, 2020). The citation should go before the period of the last sentence, right after the ending quotation mark.
1. Describe an example of communication between diverse people from your life or from the media.
1. Compare the textbook’s example to the example you provided—what do they have in common?
Part 5: Diversity and Careers
Scoring Criterion: Describe the importance of working effectively in diverse work environments.
Preparation: Find a job opening that interests you.
Purpose: Connect course content to workplace skills.
Directions: Read the prompts and fill in all blocks in the table below.
Directions
Your Response
Did the job opening you found mention diversity or working with diverse populations or being equal opportunity? Quote the job posting and provide the link to the posting.
Describe the importance of working effectively in diverse work environments.
References
Blaine, B. E., & Brenchley, K.J. M. (2020). Understanding the psychology of diversity (4th ed.). Sage.
Capella University. (n.d.). Sociocentric thinking. https://campus.capella.edu/critical-thinking/qualities-of-the-thinker/egocentric-and-sociocentric-thinking/sociocentric-thinking
Kilbourne (Producer). (2010). Killing us softly 4: Advertising’s image of women [Video].
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