{"id":270,"date":"2010-04-22T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2010-04-22T13:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/teaching\/?p=270"},"modified":"2011-11-07T16:05:54","modified_gmt":"2011-11-07T21:05:54","slug":"are-you-cool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/teaching\/2010\/04\/22\/are-you-cool\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Cool?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This<a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/teaching\/files\/2010\/04\/Are-You-Cool.pdf\"> learning activity<\/a> was written by Jasmine Harris-LaMothe, a graduate student in the University of Minnesota Sociology department, to accompany\u00a0\u201c<strong>Roll Over Beethoven, There\u2019s A New Way to Be Cool<\/strong>\u201d by Richard A. Peterson in\u00a0<em>Contexts <\/em>Summer 2001.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>For generations, preference for \u201chigh\u201d culture included an interest in cultural mediums not readily available to the masses and signified a marked difference between the elites and everyone else. Today, \u201celite\u201d status requires a familiarity with <em>more<\/em> \u2013 not just higher \u2013 forms of culture. This has significantly changed the way fine arts are depicted in the media and thus understood by the public.<\/p>\n<p>Fill out the questionnaire below on your demographic information and your taste in fine arts. After you\u2019ve completed the questions, turn to the neighbor and discuss your answers.<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Male or Female<br \/>\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Age<br \/>\n3. \u00a0 \u00a0 Where is your hometown?<\/p>\n<p><em>Answer never, rarely, sometimes, or often to the questions below:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How often do you read a book for pleasure? ___________<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How often do you go to the movies?__________<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How often do you read a newspaper?___________<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How often do you watch the news on television?____________<\/p>\n<p>8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How often do you watch other types of live (non-DVRed) television?_____________<\/p>\n<p>9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When was the last time you visited an art museum?____________<\/p>\n<p>10.\u00a0 When was the last time you visited the theater?_____________<\/p>\n<p><em>Provide your top three answers to the questions below:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>11.\u00a0 Who are your favorite musical artists?<\/p>\n<p>12.\u00a0 What are your favorite musical genres?<\/p>\n<p>13.\u00a0 What are your favorite plays?<\/p>\n<p>14.\u00a0 What are your favorite ballets?<\/p>\n<p>15.\u00a0 What are your favorite operas?<\/p>\n<p>DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are you and\/or your partner cultural \u201comnivores\u201d or \u201cunivores?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Are your tastes reflective of your demographic information?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you think your answers are reflective of changes in medium preferences among the greater population?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>What implications do the aforementioned changes in medium likes\/dislikes have for the future of mass media as a whole?<\/li>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This learning activity was written by Jasmine Harris-LaMothe, a graduate student in the University of Minnesota Sociology department, to accompany\u00a0\u201cRoll Over Beethoven, There\u2019s A New Way to Be Cool\u201d by Richard A. 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