week 17 question 3

A concept that I believe that we should have focused more is managing interpersonal conflict. It does discuss in our book about expressing conflict but dealing with it is different. Discussing these may help us to handle different situations in the real world, not just between our friends but also in the professional world. It can help us position ourselves to think outside the box and not just about ourselves and how we feel at the moment of conflict. The different feedback from discussing them will help each student give pointers and help each other out in the different dilemmas that they may come across on a daily basis conflict situation. For some, conflict is hard to face and they just withdraw or keep to themselves, but this isn't healthy and with the help of discussions and similar experiences it may give others great feedback for everyone else!

week 17 question 2

A concept that I found most interesting is the concept of the group socialization process. It's a concept between a group and an individual. The steps that you go through in group socialization breaks down to the steps of where we fit in to where we find our own or new group. Starts at investigation which may be also referred ot as recruitment, feeling out what the group is about. You are thinking of becoming a prospective member. Then comes the socialization step, the step where you become the member and you are being accepted by the group. Maintenance means you become the full member and you are at the peak of the group socialization process. You are interacting and part of everything they do. It's who you relate yourself with in the group. Resocializaiton is when you become the marginal member, you are still in the group yet you are just accomodating to their needs. Lastly is the Rememberance step, where you are the ex member of the group, you have found something better or left the group for a reason. This is where you reflect back of who you were in the group. We go through these steps throughout each chapter of our lives, trying to fit into different groups, especially in college we feel our different clubs and different friends to see where we fit in and where we feel most comfortable. This concept relates to everyone in their lives and it's interesting to see the different steps and process of the socialization process.

week 17 question 1

I found the ethnography research method the most interesting due to the fact that it has to do with certain groups of people. The research observes behavior in its natural setting. In order to really know how the groups react would be to go be part of them, such as going undercover to really go in depth. It shows how different classes and groups of people act differently from each other. My research question would be, "How many people tune into reality tv shows on a weekly basis?" To answer this question I would have to go with content analysis because it shows and determines how often a give unit of content occrus. It may also go under survey research because it you can have face to face interview to question and get their responses. It gives their feedback so you can get a reality answer instead of just guessing from the networks data.

week 15 question 3

Concept I found interesitng is the selective processing. Throughout the different selecting process we learn who we are as individuals and how everyone thinks differently. There are many ways that people may react to one topic and each reaction can differ in drastic ways. Selection attention is defined in our book ast "we may listen only to parts of the message," (pg 309) there are many times that I have experienced selection attention, especially during classes that I may not be interested in. I really don't like history, not the facts it holds or the story it tells, but the concept of sitting in a classroom hearing a teacher droan on about and event that has happened that I really don't relate to or care to hear about. My mind begfins to wander and the messages distorted, when it comes to tests or reviews, it takes a lot longer to process and understand the concepts. This is key for advertisers, I believe they seek out a certain demographic and their message is profiled for that group, even though it may not please everyone it still gets it's message across to that specified group. I believe our ads these days on tv, radio or newspaper, are all targeted through the right channels and with companies knowing that we go through selective processes, it' skey to narrow their demographics.

week 15 question 2

I agree with Marshall McLuhan that the medium is the message, he describes "the medium is the message, he was expressing the beliefs that the channel through which a message is transmitted is as ismportant as the message itself and that the channel, in fact, often determines which messages iwll be transimitted and which will be ignored." (pg 307) The way we present message may be it all has a great way to channel it's message, wether it be through tv, radio, or newspaper all has unique ways to pressent them. I believe that newspaper is an effective channel and the medium is great for current events mostly, it's hard facts that can be presented without much change, because what has happened has happened.
In regards to McLuhan's idea that television is a cool medium (it demands that viewres fill in detail) is a great way ot explain his theory. Tou have to be "cool" not rough around the edges to get your message on TV. He goes on to use that presidnetla debate between JF Kennedy and Richard Nixon as stating that Nixon being more hotter and Kennedy's cooler characterisitcs were part of his success in this debate. Being able to be more open minded and flexible to the messages keeps us "cooler" and condensed, simple, short, and rapidly changing.

week 15 question 1

When it comes to cyberspace I believe that it is a big part of our lives, just because with all the social networking sites keeps everyone connected. I don’t have any friendships that exist exclusively to cyberspace because I believe that those relationships don’t last very long, and can be based on fictitious beliefs, I say this not because I think people are always lying, but when it comes to cyberspace, many like to create their own personality instead of shining their own true personality. I don’t think that anyone can have a true friendships/relationship without the f2f because they don’t know who they truly are and how they really would react to you face to face. In the cyberspace world, people expect you to believe what they tell you based on their profile or what they write about, but how will you really know an individual without seeing them and having a conversation that’s face to face to see their reactions. I’ve known my mother for my whole life and have had f2f relationship with her the whole time, yet there are times when I still don’t get her, and here we are saying that cyberspace relationships can only exist and keep a real relationship going. I am sure that there are individuals who do have friends exclusively online, but do you really know them as a person besides what they are telling you? It’s hard to say until you have the f2f relationship at one point.

week 14 question 3

A concept I found interesting was the interviewing skills, since I have been on the search for a new job, it came in handy to see what I can improve upon. From preparing for the interview to asking questions and following up, all gave be great pointers to reinforce what I knew and what I didn't know. I am always looking for new ways to improve my resume and interviewing skills so that way I can land the perfect job which I would love. I am very familiar with "work content skills" which is facility in using computers, research ability, and graphic design skills, because this is what I am really good at, I am very computer saavy and have a passion for using them and use it on a daily basis. I also like the self management skills which include personal strengths such as flexibilty, enthusiasm, and persistence, I believe my assistant manager position in the past has helped this skill greatly. It is hard to become persisitant when there are other people weighing you down, but with enthusiasm and flexibilty it can all interedepently work together. I find it really impressive for interviewees to know the organization that they are interviewing for, it shows that you know what the company is about and why you chose the company. The simpliest research just by their brochure or website shows that you know the background of the company and shows you took the initiative to get to know the company. The whole process of interviewing is very tedious and can be nerve wracking but with the proper research and attentiveness to the company can leave quite the impression to the interviewer.