Look from the perspective of a sociologist and analyze (aspects of) this cultural artifact. 1. Describe how the author Howard Becker (Reading 10) would consider the music video a form of culture.

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 Discipline: Sociology

please watch and listen to the music video of Donald Glover’s (Childish Gambino’s) 2018 song “This is America”. 

lyrics are in the link below:

https://genius.com/Childish-gambino-this-is-america-lyrics
below is a link to an interview with Professor Guthrie Ramsey about the symbolism in Glover’s performance. 
https://time.com/5267890/childish-gambino-this-is-america-meaning/
I’m asking you to look from the perspective of a sociologist and analyze (aspects of) this cultural artifact. 
1. Describe how the author Howard Becker (Reading 10) would consider the music video a form of culture. Find one sentence in his text to support your explanation.
– “Culture. A Sociological View” by Howard S. Becker 
Ferguson, S. (2017). Mapping the Social Landscape: Readings in Sociology, 8th Ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
2. Choose one of the three main sociological theories (functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism) and use your theory to interpret Glover’s message.
3. Write at least 8 sentences. 

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