Why is public shaming on the rise in our modern culture?

The second essay is asking your to respond to Jon Ronson’s So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, and based on your reading of this book, take and defend a specific position on public shaming and its usefulness. In this assignment, we’re going to brainstorm our initial thoughts on public shaming and consider some justification for them.

Requirements:

The prompt for Essay 2 is as follows:

Based on your reading of So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, address the following questions over the course of your essay. You should include detailed examples from the book to support the claims you make.

Why is public shaming on the rise in our modern culture?

Based on Ronson’s examples and your own observations, what causes it?

Should public shaming be as prominent and on the rise as it is now, or is it more harmful than useful? Why?

In assignment, brainstorm your initial thoughts on these bullet points below, which are based on the bullet points of the prompt. You’re not looking to write the full essay here; instead, spend 15 minutes brainstorming each bullet point:

Is public shaming of use in our society and why?

generally, there are three possible responses to this question

Yes (or mostly yes)

No (or mostly no)

It depends on context

Respond with your thoughts to each of these

What examples can you think of that support each of the possible responses above?

Can you think of any examples, from the book or elsewhere, that justifies shaming’s usefulness?

Can you think of any examples, from the book or elsewhere, that show shaming CAN’T be useful?

Can you think of any examples, from the book or elsewhere, that demonstrate how shaming is contextual?

Respond to each of these with examples and reasoning.

Requirements: one page