SOC 120 Week 5 DQ 2 -Conglomerates and Market Domination

SOC 120 Week 5 DQ 2 -Conglomerates and Market Domination

SOC 120 Week 5 DQ 2 -Conglomerates and Market Domination

SOC120 SOC/120 SOC 120 Week 5 Discussion 2/DQ 2 Conglomerates and Market Domination -Ashford University

The purpose of this discussion is to help you understand the role of corporations in the modern world while evaluating ethical aspects of corporate market domination. Prepare and post a response to the following prompts:

• Describe the difference between a corporation and a conglomerate.
• Consider the ethics of media conglomerates in the United States. What are the ethical advantages and disadvantages of allowing large conglomerates to control the mass media? What are alternative ways the media might be organized that would be more ethical or moral? Explain your reasoning using both concepts from the course and academic resources.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required resources and/or other scholarly sources, and properly cite any references in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Respond to at least two of your classmates posts by Day 7.

Carefully review the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate this Discussion Thread.

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SOC203 SOC/203 SOC 203 Week 1 Discussion 1/DQ 1 The Social Imagination and Homelessness -Ashford University

We will learn about many social problems during this course. Some problems are very complex and are typically the result of both individual and social issues. Developing your sociological imagination requires that you see a social problem from many perspectives.

For this discussion, watch the video, Homelessness is a Symptom, which covers the complexity of the problem of homelessness, costs of the problem to individuals and society, and the challenges associated with doing something about the problem. Also, read The Sociological Imagination and Personal Crises and look at the slide presentation Applying the Sociological Imagination to Homelessness to address the questions below.

1. In what ways might homelessness be categorized as a social problem? Explain your reasoning and support your points with examples from the textbook.
2. Some of the policies suggested in the video involve government policies and funds to address homelessness. Suggest at least one other way that policies and/or programs to address homelessness can be funded. How do you define what is appropriate use of public funds and how does the use of public funds fit inside or outside of appropriate use? The policies described in this the video may be controversial. What concerns do you have about these policies?
3. The sociological imagination asks you to look at what may seem like personal problems as social problems that are experienced widely by groups of people. Using your sociological imagination, describe the ways in which homeless is a social problem. Which groups are disproportionately impacted by the social problem?
4. Complete a web search focusing on policies intended to reduce or eliminate homelessness. Provide an example of a potentially effective response to the problem of homelessness. Define the elements that make this solution effective.

Your initial post should be at least 400 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates posts by Day 7. Comment on the merits or concerns of the solution your peers provided as an alternative response to the problem of homelessness.