This week, you will select an article or topic from the popular media (newspaper, online, television, etc) that relates to some aspect of social influence. Use your knowledge of social influence to explain the phenomenon reported in the media. In addition to the textbook, you will need to include information from THREE (3) other sources.Provide a short summary of the media event, then analyze the event using social influence principles. Use the additional sources to support, justify and explain your analysis. Highlight the importance of understanding this issue from a societal perspective.Your analysis activity should be written as an essay (approximately 700 words) that includes a short summary, discuss of relevant social influence principles, and a critique of the value/relevance of this topic. You should provide an APA style cover sheet and reference list (you do not need to include an abstract); use APA style for in-text citations of your sources. You need to correctly cite and reference any articles and websites that you use.Textbook:Title: Influence: Science and Practice (5th Edition)ISBN-13: 9780205609994ISBN-10: 0205609996Author: Robert B. CialdiniEdition: 5thBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Allyn and BaconPublished: August 2008Adoption: Required
