WEDNESDAY 10/19

IC101
TODAY:
-We finished discussing Unit 2: Education & Sports.  Our discussion focused on the issues with organized youth sports, & whether or not FPU overemphasizes sports.

HOMEWORK:
-The following blog post topic is due before Friday's class: What is your dream job?
-We will be meeting for breakfast in the cafe on Friday & then having a rountable discussion about the following topic: If you were stranded on an island & could only listen to 1 music album & watch 1 movie, what would they be?
-We will being a discussion of Unit 3: Violence & Sports next Monday.  Please read textbook Chapter 6 & answer the following Discussion Questions:
1) Define "deviance."
2) How does the "absolutist approach" explain deviance?
3) How does the "constructionist approach" explain deviance?
4) What is a "sport ethic?"
5) Explain the 4 general norms that for the sport ethic.

IC212
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions due.
-We finished discussing Drucker Chapter 7.
-We played a review game for Exam #1.

HOMEWORK:
-Exam #1 will be on Friday.
-For next Monday read The Corporation Chapter 1 & answer the following Discussion Questions:
1) How did the corporation become so powerful (history & evolution)?
2) How is a corporation a "person?"
3) What is "corporate social responsibility?"
4) What is the history of corporate social responsibility?
5) What is "new capitalism" & what is its effect on corporate social responsibility?
6) How/Why do corporations use new capitalism & corporate social responsibility to soften their image?
7) On page 26 the author states that corporations use "branding" to create unique & attractive personalities for themselves. What is "branding?" To answer this effectively, you will need to research this further than just the short blurb in the book.
8) On page 26 the author quotes Clay Timon, CEO of Landor Associates the world's largest & oldest branding firm, as saying, "Corporations, as brands have souls." What does he mean?
9) In your opinion, what company does an effective job at creating a unique & attractive personality through branding? What is the personality that they portray? How do they do it?

SR201
TODAY:
-Chapter 5 discussion questions due.
-We finished discussing Chapter 4.  Our discussion focused on sex as a leisure activity & the leisure participation patterns of women.

HOMEWORK:
-Into The Wild: Chapters 10 & 11.
-Answer the following Chapter 5 Discussion Questions:
1) Explain Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs & how recreational activities can contribute to meeting each of the needs levels.
2) Explain Nash's Pyramid of Leisure & how recreational activities are categorized in the pyramid.