Homework Assignment:
Week 5 Discussion #2: Social Problem Portrayal
People’s social problems can be portrayed sympathetically or unsympathetically
Your textbook includes Media boxes to focus on role and impact of social media to reduce or solve social problems. Review the following media boxes:
1.2 Cyberbullying, Facebook Depression, and Sexting
2.3 The Ups and Downs of Twitter as a tool for dealing with the Problem of Hunger
14.1 Is it Real or Is It Fake?
Consider the social problem of homeless people. Select a social media platform ( i.e. Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, etc.) and create two brief social media posts about homeless people: one to incite disdain and one to incite sympathy.
**PLEASE USE MY CLASS BOOK AS A REFERENCE. Chapter’s 12, 14 and 15 correspond with this weeks assignment.
Book Log In credentials will be available for an assigned writer
