Diversity and the Media paper No plagiarism please. Use my text book please. Please hit the distinguished marks in the scoring guide. Choose one media prog

Diversity and the Media paper No plagiarism please. Use my text book please. Please hit the distinguished marks in the scoring guide. Choose one media program or article that deals with an issue related to the variables we are exploring in this course: race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, or social class. Examples of acceptable media include a newspaper article, a radio program, a television show, or a movie. Find these via the Capella library or online. Feel free to choose a topic or media source that is either domestic or global in content.Then, write an essay that includes a brief summary of the main event or issues in your article or program, clarifying how the event or issue connects to this course. Your essay should accomplish the following:
Discuss sociological theories appropriate for promoting understanding of a diversity concept.

Include relevant examples from the article or program to illustrate your points.

Discuss how a media piece may affect or might have been influenced by policy and power.

Consider how individuals in power influence decisions regarding how issues are portrayed. This can include corporate executives, lobbyists, special interest groups, or those who own a particular newspaper, channel, or media conglomerate.

Discuss how minority and dominant groups are portrayed in a media piece to understand influences on discrimination.

Relate your discussion to Merton’s typology of prejudice and discrimination from the Merton’s Typology of Prejudice and Discrimination interactive.

Analyze data that is appropriate for supporting or refuting the central tenets of your media piece.

If data (statistical information) is cited in your media selection, you may go to that source and analyze it yourself; then consult an additional source that supports or refutes the data presented.

Apply in text the standard writing conventions for the discipline, including structure, voice, person, tone, and citation formatting.
Additional Requirements
Written communication: Ensure written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
Length of paper: Submit 2–4 typed, double-spaced pages (title and reference page not included).
Format: Format resources and citations according to current APA guidelines for style and format.
Font and font size: Use Times New Roman, 12-point font.
Sources: Cite at least two sources. You may cite your media piece as one source and a course material or another scholarly source as the other. If you refer to concepts or theories covered in the course content, be sure to appropriately cite the applicable course reading or video.Diversity and the Media Scoring Guide Due Date: End of Week 5
Percentage of Course Grade: 20%.

Criteria
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Distinguished

Discuss sociological theories appropriate for promoting understanding of a diversity concept.
20%
Does not list sociological theories appropriate for promoting understanding of a diversity concept.
Lists sociological theories appropriate for promoting understanding of a diversity concept.
Discusses sociological theories appropriate for promoting understanding of a diversity concept.
Analyzes sociological theories appropriate for promoting understanding of a diversity concept and cites support from scholarly resources.

Discuss how a media piece may affect or might have been influenced by policy and power.
20%
Does not list ways in which a media piece may affect or might have been influenced by policy and power
Lists ways in which a media piece may affect or might have been influenced by policy and power.
Discusses how a media piece may affect or might have been influenced by policy and power.
Analyzes how a media piece may affect or might have been influenced by policy and power and cites support from scholarly resources.

Discuss how minority and dominant groups are portrayed in a media piece to understand influences on discrimination.
20%
Does not discuss how minority and dominant groups are portrayed in a media piece.
Discusses how minority and dominant groups are portrayed in a media piece that does not significantly promote understanding of influences on discrimination.
Discusses how minority and dominant groups are portrayed in a media piece to understand influences on discrimination.
Analyzes how minority and dominant groups are portrayed in a media piece to understand influences on discrimination, citing support from scholarly resources.

Analyze data that is appropriate for supporting or refuting the central tenets of a media piece.
20%
Does not apply analyze data that is appropriate for supporting or refuting the central tenets of a media piece.
Lists data that is appropriate for supporting or refuting the central tenets of a media piece.
Describes data that is appropriate for supporting or refuting the central tenets of a media piece.
Analyzes data that is appropriate for supporting or refuting the central tenets of a media piece, using examples and support from scholarly sources.

Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate APA format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.
20%
Does not write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format. Does not use correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.
Writes to support an idea. Format is inconsistent and contains major errors of grammar, usage, and mechanics.
Writes coherently to support a central idea in appropriate APA format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.
Writes coherently, using evidence to support a central idea in a consistently appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.