Using the Primetime Show called "The Office", provide a summary of how the show has stereotypes and cultural messages.  Consider these questions about the program. 1.)  How are ethnic and racial groups represented? 2.)  What are the gender roles? 3.)  What audience do you think the program targets? 4.)  What are the implication of individuals' values, beliefs, and perceptions? 5.)  How did the organizational culture impact diversity in the workplace?

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Using the Primetime Show called "The Office", provide a summary of how the show has stereotypes and cultural messages.  Consider these questions about the program.

1.)  How are ethnic and racial groups represented?

2.)  What are the gender roles?

3.)  What audience do you think the program targets?

4.)  What are the implication of individuals' values, beliefs, and perceptions?

5.)  How did the organizational culture impact diversity in the workplace?

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A comedic parody, for example, "The Office" builds up and impacts specific generalizations and cultural standards in a hilarious way. The show is a mockumentary that makes fun of corporate American culture. ... Inclinations towards religion, race, sex, and hierarches in corporate America are the vitally point of convergence of the show.

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