Books, Media and Technology

      ‘Chapter Title’. Book Title. Publisher: City of Publication. When quoting an author’s words, you must place those words within quotation marks and provide a citation at the end of that sentence (including a page number). When citing, follow a simple in-text system. For example: According to Marx, “life is not determined by consciousness, but consciousness by life” (Marx and Engels 2010, 34). However, even when paraphrasing things in your own words, or when simply referring to the specific concepts, arguments, or examples from the texts, you must still offer a citation. For example: In Marx’s materialist conception of history, it is not consciousness which determines social reality, but social reality which determines consciousness (Marx and Engels 2010, 34). Quotes of four or more lines in length should be separated from the main body of the text, have the paragraph margins reduced by an additional 1 cm on both left and right sides, and placed in single-spaced size 10-point Times New Roman In this essay, please have 1 page PER ANSWER (there are 3 questions mentioned below) RESPOND TO THESE 3 FOLLOWING QUESTIONS (1 page PER answer. total of 3 pages please): 1)What do Berger and Luckman mean by the term ‘taken-for-grandness’, and how does this idea inform their critical a​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​analysis of the ‘ideology of everyday life’? Briefly explain how this distinguishes the sociologist from the philosopher and the commoner. 2)Why are Adorno and Horkheimer critical of the ‘schematism’ or ‘standardization’ of the ‘culture industry’, and how does this critique of the ‘culture industry’ inform their notions of the ‘death of tragedy’ and ‘pseudo-individuality’? Briefly explain how their perspective be used to critically analyze media, social media, and/or pop culture today. 3)How does Foucault’s understanding of Bentham’s prison design inform his critical analysis of the ‘disciplinary mechanism’ and ‘automatization of power’ of modern society? Briefly explain how Foucault’s perspective might be used to critically analyze media, technology, and/or governments today. Expectations & Evaluation: Students must critically analyze the meaning, significance, and relevance of the core concepts, sociological themes, and key arguments covered in Unit IV: Perspectives on Society II - Twentieth Century Social Theory. Students are being evaluated on the extent to which they can demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the course content in Unit IV--- namely, the required readings by Berger & Luckman, Adorno & Horkheimer, Foucault, and Seidman. Students are expected to substantiate their interpretative claims about those sociological theorists by referring directly to the concepts, arguments, themes, and examples contained within the required readings. Students are expected to support those interpretative claims with citations (including page numbers).