The most illuminating parts of this research site/project were how we could read and talk about things in class and then apply them to our site. It was nice to be able to see what we were talking about and reading about and not just talk or read about them. I think it will stick with me longer because of this fact. It was also neat that we got to choose our own site and something that interests us rather than you pick something. I found that I was more interested in looking and applying terms to something I was interested in rather than something that I wasnt interested in.
The one thing that I thought was the most frustrating was the book. It was just too hard to understand and comprehend. I would read a page and then say what? I would almost have to read each page twice. The language the book used was way over my head I found it easier just to read the terms in the back of the book and try to understand it from there. I think it would be more beneficial to give the guidlines of the final research paper, before the students pick there site. This will eliminate picking a very difficult site, to research and give the students and idea of what they will be expected to do. Just like the course syllabus we get for each class that states what we are expected to do ahead of time so we are not caught off guard when it comes down to it.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Works Citied
Randle, Quint, and Rob Nyland. "Participation in Internet Fantasy Sports Leagues and Mass Media Use." Journal of Website Promotion 3.3/4 (2008): 143-152. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010.
Dae Hee, Kwak, et al. "How Confident Are You to Win Your Fantasy League: Exploring the Antecedents and Consequences of Winning Expectancy." Journal of Sport Management 24.4 (2010): 416-433. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010.
Poulton, Emma. "Toward a Cultural Sociology of the Consumption of "Fantasy Football Hooliganism." Sociology of Sport Journal 25.3 (2008): 331-349. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010.
Dae Hee, Kwak, et al. "How Confident Are You to Win Your Fantasy League: Exploring the Antecedents and Consequences of Winning Expectancy." Journal of Sport Management 24.4 (2010): 416-433. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010.
Poulton, Emma. "Toward a Cultural Sociology of the Consumption of "Fantasy Football Hooliganism." Sociology of Sport Journal 25.3 (2008): 331-349. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010.
O'Brien, Susie, and Imre Szeman. Popular Culture: a User's Guide. Toronto: Nelson Education,
2009. Print.
Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Football. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. <http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/>.
Reading blog 10
List:
Vagabonds
Older people/ elderly- that don't want change and don't want to adapt
Very stubborn people who don't want to conform
Tourists
Youth and younger people who accept change
Middle class (age wise) are very willing to adapt to change
No tourists don't just exist in the first world, and vagabonds don't just exist in the third world. Everyone lives in the same world. We may think that we live in different worlds but in reality there is only one world. We must all adapt and conform to each other or this one world we all live in will not be functional. As stated by O'Brien, most of the people around the world can't afford expensive vacations that involve leaving the continent that they call "home", they are simply just too expensive. People who are able to go on these very expensive vacations should consider themselves lucky, the other people around the world don't have the economic means to go accross the world for a week, just because they want to. ( O'Brien 338)
The roles that race and gender play in the politics of mobility are great. Stereotypically some races are much more impovershed that others, therefore those races don't have the same oppurtunity to be in political power. Gender also plays a vital role, women around the world are thought of as being second in line to men. These categories are changing in that more minorities are becoming politically impowered such as Barack Obama. There are still not many minorites in political power, but with Obama's election it's a start, to a every changing future.
Vagabonds
Older people/ elderly- that don't want change and don't want to adapt
Very stubborn people who don't want to conform
Tourists
Youth and younger people who accept change
Middle class (age wise) are very willing to adapt to change
No tourists don't just exist in the first world, and vagabonds don't just exist in the third world. Everyone lives in the same world. We may think that we live in different worlds but in reality there is only one world. We must all adapt and conform to each other or this one world we all live in will not be functional. As stated by O'Brien, most of the people around the world can't afford expensive vacations that involve leaving the continent that they call "home", they are simply just too expensive. People who are able to go on these very expensive vacations should consider themselves lucky, the other people around the world don't have the economic means to go accross the world for a week, just because they want to. ( O'Brien 338)
The roles that race and gender play in the politics of mobility are great. Stereotypically some races are much more impovershed that others, therefore those races don't have the same oppurtunity to be in political power. Gender also plays a vital role, women around the world are thought of as being second in line to men. These categories are changing in that more minorities are becoming politically impowered such as Barack Obama. There are still not many minorites in political power, but with Obama's election it's a start, to a every changing future.
O'Brien, Susie, and Imre Szeman. Popular Culture: a User's Guide. Toronto: Nelson Education,
2009. Print.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
research blog 13
Randle, Quint, and Rob Nyland. "Participation in Internet Fantasy Sports Leagues and Mass Media Use." Journal of Website Promotion 3.3/4 (2008): 143-152. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010.
This article was published to show how much interaction with fantasy sports, increases the amount of mass media a person uses throughtout a period of time. Studies showed that when people were involved in fantasy sports team they watched more tv, listened to more radio, and looked up more stats on the internet. The studies also showed that users of fantasy teams were slated to watch more sporting events each week. It also talks about reasons why people like sports. It gives a list of reasons and backs them up with very reasonible explanations.
I found some very interesting statistics in this article. One was that an estimated 15 to 18 million americans participate in fantasy sports every single year. This has made fantasy football go from a hobby to a business. With all of these users an estimated 1.5 billion dollars is gained in subscription fee's and advertising. Another very interesting fact I found was that 85% of boys ages 14 to 18 said that they "loved sports" or "liked them alot. What was even a bigger shock to me was that 74% of girls the same ages said they "loved sports" and or "liked them alot." The last stat that shocked me was that 73% of females and 83% of males thought of themselves as sports fans. I would have that the males was about right, but the females I thought would be much less, I don't see that many females that are sports fans. I think the biggest thing I can take from this article is that fantays sports have gone from being a hobby to being a big business, maybe unlike anything else ever has.
This article was published to show how much interaction with fantasy sports, increases the amount of mass media a person uses throughtout a period of time. Studies showed that when people were involved in fantasy sports team they watched more tv, listened to more radio, and looked up more stats on the internet. The studies also showed that users of fantasy teams were slated to watch more sporting events each week. It also talks about reasons why people like sports. It gives a list of reasons and backs them up with very reasonible explanations.
I found some very interesting statistics in this article. One was that an estimated 15 to 18 million americans participate in fantasy sports every single year. This has made fantasy football go from a hobby to a business. With all of these users an estimated 1.5 billion dollars is gained in subscription fee's and advertising. Another very interesting fact I found was that 85% of boys ages 14 to 18 said that they "loved sports" or "liked them alot. What was even a bigger shock to me was that 74% of girls the same ages said they "loved sports" and or "liked them alot." The last stat that shocked me was that 73% of females and 83% of males thought of themselves as sports fans. I would have that the males was about right, but the females I thought would be much less, I don't see that many females that are sports fans. I think the biggest thing I can take from this article is that fantays sports have gone from being a hobby to being a big business, maybe unlike anything else ever has.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Reading blog 9
I live near two small towns, and I have seen the effects of "brands" in these towns, and they are quite devastating. There is one main street, which encompasses a wide variety of hometown eating, buying and selling cars, grocery shopping, and many other services. Subway is also in this same town, not on the same street, but in the same town. Subway is a bargain to get a footlong sub for five dollars, you can't beat it. That's exactly why these local small restaurants can't compete, they have to make money, and they can't sell footlong subs for five dollars. Same thing with the grocery store, prices are more expensive here than at larger stores, because the local store needs to make money to stay a float. When it all boils down to it small businesses can't compete with brand names like meijer, kroger, or k-mart. It's destroying little towns like the one I live near.
Living near toledo and detroit there are always rumors, and/ or jokes about them being "bad". There are bad sides of every town, but not as bad as people make them out to be. The people that say bad things about these neighborhoods are just contributing to the stereotypes that this area has already recieved. This "bad" space/ side of town is avoided by people at all costs. I guess this is a way of people having a feeling of self security. A public space such as detroit and toledo should never be as unsafe as people make it out to be. This space is for all to use, unlike private which is used for monitary profit or however the owner see's fit.
In this chapter it talks about people going on vacation to one of two locations or types of locations. One is a very urban city where their is alot of things to do. The second is the "nature" vacation where people go to be secluded and enjoy the space that is open and free, not conjested with people. My family and I go on vacation often and most of the time our family chooses the second option. We would much rather prefer a non conjested nature vacation rather than going to a city. I would relate our decision with where we live, we live in the country and are more likley to enjoy a nature vacation rather than someon who dwells in the city.
Living near toledo and detroit there are always rumors, and/ or jokes about them being "bad". There are bad sides of every town, but not as bad as people make them out to be. The people that say bad things about these neighborhoods are just contributing to the stereotypes that this area has already recieved. This "bad" space/ side of town is avoided by people at all costs. I guess this is a way of people having a feeling of self security. A public space such as detroit and toledo should never be as unsafe as people make it out to be. This space is for all to use, unlike private which is used for monitary profit or however the owner see's fit.
In this chapter it talks about people going on vacation to one of two locations or types of locations. One is a very urban city where their is alot of things to do. The second is the "nature" vacation where people go to be secluded and enjoy the space that is open and free, not conjested with people. My family and I go on vacation often and most of the time our family chooses the second option. We would much rather prefer a non conjested nature vacation rather than going to a city. I would relate our decision with where we live, we live in the country and are more likley to enjoy a nature vacation rather than someon who dwells in the city.
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