Read The Social Networks by Neal Gabler
Prompt:
Step #1: Read “The Social Networks” by Neal Gabler from pages 240 to page 242 of your book the “Signs of Life in the USA” 9th edition by author’s Sonia Maasik and Jack Solomon.
Step #2: Now answer the following questions…
• Question 1). From paragraph 2… Summarize in your own words what Gabler means by saying, “The basic unit of television is the flock”? which is located in paragraph 2.
• Question 2). How does Robert Putnams’s research on friendship in America inform Gabler’s argument?
• Question3). From paragraph 5… Why does say that “being friended” is an ironic term”?
• Question 4). How does Gabler use concession to strengthen his argument?
• Question 5). From paragraph 7… In your own words, explain what Gabler means by “simulacrum of community”?
Notes from me to the writer…
• The assignment must be done in Times New Roman Font Size 12 with 1 inch margins all around.
• The ISBN for the book of “Signs of Life in the USA: Readings on Popular Culture for Writers”. Ninth Edition is ISBN 1-3190-5663-6
• I did include image files with screenshots of the pages that include “The Social Networks” by Neal Gabler from pages 240 to page 242
Thank you for your time.
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Neal Gabler
Question 1
Gabler means that television primarily broadcast shows that depict the social aspect of life whereby friends and family members always surround a person. They do not like airing programs that illustrate one or two characters even though it is the reality.
Question 2
Robert’s research informs Gabler’s argument that social networks and friendships as depicted in various television shows is a fallacy. According to Robert, Americans are a disconnected society who live apart and do not get to share a connection they once did in the early twentieth century. Unlike in television shows such as Friends and The Big Bang Theory, where people always spend hours with their friends and family members confiding in each other, present factors such as women entry to the job market, long commutes, social segregation...
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