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Modern Media Anthropology
Modern Media Anthropology
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Introduction
Modern media encompasses digital media, print media, and broadcast media formats. Over the years, media technologies have significantly evolved. Currently, it is possible to connect and share content with billions of people across the globe. As media has evolved, anthropologists have explored how content produced is interpreted and adapted by people from different groups. Modern media has significantly changed how healthcare professionals and patients interact and share information in the healthcare profession. In the nursing profession, modern media has had positive and negative impacts on the professional lives of nurses. Modern media involves technologies that have helped spread information and connect people. Therefore, media anthropology is an important aspect of healthcare as it helps nurses understand how their patients consume and interact with their content.
How Anthropologists Study Modern Media
Anthropologists have long studied mass communication and a wide range of digital media. Media is technology that connects people through shared content and is a central part of everyday life. Anthropologists explore the ways media is designed and adopted by communities and cultural groups. The information shown is interpreted differently depending on the audiences’ culture, history, and identity (Peake, 2018). Anthropologists also explore the ways media enable people to create and maintain ties and their sense of identity. Overall, media anthropologists question universal beliefs around various forms of media and highlight how an individual’s culture, history and beliefs influence the interpretation of media content.
Ways Nurses Could Use Modern Media Professionally
The internet is the most popular form of modern media currently. The latter half of the 1900s saw the creation of the internet; however, it was not until the rise and popularity of social media platforms that its influence reached the masses. Different individuals created various social media platforms between the late 1990s and early 2000. These platforms made it easy for people to connect. Social networking sites are part of everyday life and can be used for professional and personal reasons. Social media platforms are characterized by openness, community, connectedness, and participation. These features aid in the efficient transfer of information and enable nurses to connect and engage with other healthcare workers or potential clients. For instance, openness is evident when nurses share healthcare information with other healthcare professionals. On platforms such as Twitter, nurses can use hashtags to receive real-time information on topics they find interesting. They can also use these hashtags to participate in conversations. Nurses can use social media sites to access and connect with experts in their profession. This ease in accessing and connecting with experts enables the creation of online communities dedicated to nursing. Also, nurses can use social media platforms such as LinkedIn to build their professional image by sharing their skills, accomplishments, and qualifications.
Social media is an internet-based tool that meets the different needs of users. As a nurse, I could use this powerful tool for collaboration. Healthcare is constantly evolving as technology and science advance. As healthcare advances, there is a need for healthcare professionals from all parts of the globe to connect and collaborate. I could use social media to create a platform that connects specialists with nursing students and young nursing professionals starting their careers. People can engage in online discussions, share health information, and discuss career opportunities through this platform regardless of their geographical locations. Lastly, I could use this platform to champion a supportive environment that enables all participants to acquire real-time information on best practices, further contributing to the field of nursing.
Benefits Of Using Modern Media in Nursing
Efficient communication is an aspect of modern media that enables nurses to provide and receive professional training. Since the covid-19 pandemic broke out, various learning institutions have relied on the internet to offer online classes to their students. For instance, in Australia, nurses must receive annual professional development points. During the pandemic, nurses used the internet to access online classes and obtain their professional development points (Hao & Gao, 2017). Also, modern media, such as various social media platforms, have made it easy for nurses to connect with their patients. This ease in connection has made it possible for nurses to frequently check up on their patients and share crucial healthcare information without necessarily meeting in person. Another advantage of modern media is the ease with which nurses can create a supportive network of individuals. On social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook, nurses can connect with other like-minded individuals who can help them improve and navigate their professional life. Lastly, social media platforms such as LinkedIn enable nurses to get jobs more quickly as they are more visible to potential employers and recruiters.
Drawbacks Of Using Modern Media in Nursing
Though modern media, such as the internet and social media, provides distinct advantages, it also has disadvantages. One of the biggest challenges in the nursing field is the lack of reliable healthcare information. The ease of sharing information through modern media has made it easier for people to share accurate and fake information. Moreover, some professionals have been found guilty of magnifying health information to get more clicks, a factor that has further discredited existing healthcare information found online (Hao & Gao, 2017). Another significant drawback is the violation of patients’ privacy. Some nurses post videos and pictures of patients without consent. It results in a breach of trust as it denies them dignity. Moreover, ignoring individuals’ anonymity and privacy causes them harm (Nelson, 2018). Patient privacy violations destroy the relationship nurses have with their patients. Patient privacy violations can also harm a nurse’s career as they can result in job termination and the withdrawal of their registration.
Conclusion
Media anthropology enables professionals to understand different aspects of modern media and how people interact and interpret their content. As media technology advances, nurses must know how to use this tool to promote healthcare and grow professionally. Also, nurses must understand media anthropology as it can help them have better media interactions with their audience, further promoting health and professional excellence.
References
Hao, J., & Gao, B. (2017). Advantages and disadvantages for nurses of using social media. Journal of Primary Health Care and General Practice, 3, 2.
Nelson, K. (2020). Doing fieldwork: Methods in cultural anthropology. Perspectives: An open invitation to cultural anthropology.
Peake, B. (2018). Media Anthropology: Meaning, Embodiment, Infrastructure, and Activism. UMBC Faculty Collection.
Modernization theory
Modernization theory
The Washington Consensus drafted by Williamson in the late 1980s was aimed at improving the economic conditions in developing countries. (Williamson, 2004) claimed that its initial intention was not to prescribe the development but rather, to reveal policies that made Washington desirable to the Southern American countries economically. Later on, the policies were termed as, Williamson, (2004), “… set of economic policies advocated for developing countries in general by official Washington.” This further evolved the concept of neoliberal policies that had began discussions earlier in the decade which according to Alam, (2003), “the neoliberal, open door economic regimes imposed on the periphery by core capital … have produced no economic miracles.” Economics critics have given different opinions on neoliberal policies and concepts such as open trade towards development of third world countries. This paper gives the views of economists Bhagwati, (2002) and Chang, (2008) towards the free trade as a rescuer for developing countries.
Basically, (Bhagwati, 2002) states that with the practice of trade, countries experience positive growth which in turn decreases poverty. The author also argues against the controversy of trade as a promoter of poverty rather than reducer. From his research, there is adequate evidence of the reduced poverty that many developing countries such as India have been able to achieve within a short period of time. There is also a mention of China as a country that experienced wide growth and poverty reduction through trade, thus reports by the World Bank and IMF of the 10% and 6% GDP increment in China and India respectively (Bhagwati, 2002). Static argument relates poverty in developing countries to the low wages earned by workers without professional skills. The dynamic argument on the other hand focuses on the trade as a variable of growth and a necessity toward improvement on economy and reduction of poverty (Bhagwati, 2002). The trade argument here approves the interpretation of the neoliberal policies as economic policies which were formulated by Williamson, 2004.
The argument regarding trade as mentioned above contrasts with Chang, (2008) argument. Though both authors agree on the importance of free trade, (Chang, 2008) agues that trade cannot work independently and should be supported by other variables such as privatization of some ventures owned by the government and deregulation of foreign direct investment (FDI). The author demonstrates the concept based on the developed countries before they had their economic breakthrough. Counties like he USA and Japan took full advantage of free trade introduced when they were developing to interact economically with other sates. However, they limited the invasion to their market by foreign traders through regulating FDIs. Chang, (2008) states that, “In the 19th century, the US banned or heavily regulated FDI in natural resource exploitation.” Further, the author elaborates how the countries like Netherlands self exploited their resources and marketed the unique ones, thus taking advantage of the open market. Thus, though free trade is commendable for the reduction of poverty, it is not independent and has certain determinants as mentioned above.
In conclusion, the contrast in the view of the two authors is clearly evident. They both approve the context of the neoliberal policies and the Washington consensus as interpreted by economists, thus elaborate on importance of free trade. However, the many considerations made are worth noting. Basically, (Chang, 2008) criticizes the exploitation of developing countries by the already developed by FDIs when they minimized their foreign investment during the development process. The two arguments generally contradict in the variables of the poverty elimination using free trade. As (Bhagwati, 2002) strongly believes in free trade despite foreign intervention in the market, (Chang, 2008) is for the idea of self exploitation and regulating foreign forces for beneficial use of free trade.
Works Cited:
Alam, Shahid. Two Decades of Neoliberal Policies. Pauperizing the Periphery. 2003. Web. 9 August, 2010.
Bhagwati, Jagdish., & Srinivasan T. N. Trade and Poverty in the Poor Countries. 2002. Web. 19 August, 2010.
Chang, Ha-Joon. Under-explored Treasure Troves of Development Lessons. Lessons from the Histories of Small Rich European Countries. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, November, 2008. Web. 19 August, 2010.
Williamson, John. The Washington Consensus as Policy Prescription for Development. Practitioners of Development. 13 January, 2004. Web. 19 August, 2010.
Accomplishments in the Classroom and their Positive Impacts
Accomplishments in the Classroom and their Positive Impacts
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Accomplishments in the Classroom and their Positive Impacts
When I was first introduced to the classroom, I noticed that most students came late to school, some didn’t do their assignments and those that did presented a shoddy job. There was an overall lack of concentration especially with the students who sat at the back with most of them whispering during classes. I turned all this around. It was sheer hard work but soon the mood in the classroom was good during classes marked by high concentration levels. Assignments were done on time and class attendance was good too.
I promoted happiness, warmth and safety during the classes. I set rolling team building activities that helped students be comfortable with each other and help debunk me as a god of some sort. Lessons encouraging friendship, support and openness were enhanced to create a good attitude towards the classes. I also talked to the parents during our meetings to help the students come early to school by waking them up early and ensuring that they don’t stay up late. The parents were also advised to remind the students to do their homework.
My progress was tracked through observation. I observed the behavior of the students in the classroom focusing on their punctuality to class, delivery of assignments and level of concentration during classes.
The issue of student’s concentration needs to be addressed. The quality of engagement needs to be one that is active, inclusive and respectful so as to create an active class. An inclusive warm up activity will help improve the concentration and thus make the students active during the class and it can be made inclusive by involving all the students through questions and rewarding those who are active. The promise of a test also helps improve the student’s concentration. In addition, the warm up activity should be made simple and should not surpass the understanding of the students to enhance comprehension.
`The students were whispering in the back due to distractions or because they were bored with what they were being taught. They could also be whispering because they had something to say but did not have the guts to do so. Openness should therefore be encouraged to build confidence in the student to speak freely during class and not whisper between them. The class should also be made fun so as to reduce boredom. The number of distractions should be kept at a minimum e.g. getting rid of unnecessary objects in class. Reshuffling could also help minimize the whispering in case close friends sat together in class.