social science

Write down information from the advertisement that tells you information about social and/or cultural variables at the time the ad was created. Information to consider might include the following and more:· Who is in the ad?· Describe race/ethnicity, gender, and class data for the people in the ad.· What relationships do you see in the ad?· What values, beliefs, and norms do you see promoted in the ad?· How does the presentation of the ad tell you about the social and cultural values of the time?· Warning: make sure that the ads you choose have people in them. Doing so makes this assignment much easier.

Revise your 1,000-1,250-word paper that connects specific cultural communication patterns or practices to the history, values, and beliefs of that culture. You should focus on a culture of which you are not a member (e.g., you would not research GCU cultural communication patterns because you are a member of the GCU community). Your paper should integrate five reputable and authoritative sources. The following journal article titles illustrate the variety of patterns or practices that your paper could address:· The Gift and the Common Good: A Chinese and Business Ethics Perspective· Acculturative Family Distancing and Depressive Symptoms Among Latinas: The Role of Intergenerational Cultural Conflict.· Engaging Malaysia: A Grassroots Approach to Inter/Intra-Religious Communication· Impact of Romantic Facebook “Crush Pages” on the Egyptian Youth· The Impact of Covid-19 to Indonesian Education and Its Relation to the Philosophy of “Merdeka Belajar”This is not an all-inclusive list and you are free to pick any pattern or practice in collaboration with your instructor. Notice that each of these articles addresses a communication issue and links it to cultural distinctiveness. The focus of your paper is to present research on the history, beliefs, and values of a cultural group and give examples of communication patterns or practices that are influenced by these histories, beliefs, and/or values.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide.You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.Benchmark InformationThis benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competency and professional standard:BA in Communication2.3 Explain how behaviors express cultural norms or values.

1. Post a brief summary of your two articles (what do they reveal about the relationship between class and Covid-19?). Compare/contrast the articles. (ex. Do they emphasize different points? Advocate for different actions?, etc.). Include links to the articles that you read.2. Follow the summary/discussion of the articles with your reaction to them. How serious/problematic do you think the issue is? How should the issue be addressed (if at all)?

1) Examine the difference between material and nonmaterial culture in your world. Identify ten objects that are part of your regular cultural experience. For each, then identify what aspects of nonmaterial culture (values and beliefs) that these objects represent. What has this exercise revealed to you about your culture?2) Do you feel that feelings of ethnocentricity or xenocentricity are more prevalent in U.S. culture? Why do you believe this? What issues or events might inform this?3) What do you think of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis? Do you agree or disagree with it? Cite examples or research to support your point of view.4) How do you think your culture would exist if there were no such thing as a social “norm”? Do you think chaos would ensue or relative peace could be kept? Explain.5) Identify several examples of popular culture and describe how they inform larger culture. How prevalent is the effect of these examples in your everyday life?6) Consider some of the specific issues or concerns of your generation. Are any ideas countercultural? What subcultures have emerged from your generation? How have the issues of your generation expressed themselves culturally? How has your generation made its mark on society’s collective culture?7) What are some examples of cultural lag that are present in your life? Do you think technology affects culture positively or negatively? Explain.8) Consider a current social trend that you have witnessed, perhaps situated around family, education, transportation, or finances. For example, many veterans of the Armed Forces, after completing tours of duty in the Middle East, are returning to college rather than entering jobs as veterans as previous generations did. Choose a sociological approach—functionalism, conflict theory, or symbolic interactionism—to describe, explain, and analyze the social issue you choose. Afterward, determine why you chose the approach you did. Does it suit your own way of thinking? Or did it offer the best method to illuminate the social issueanswer these questions ????

USE THIS ARTICLE:https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/world/americas/biden-immigration-reform.html?searchResultPosition=2***PLEASE Answer to ALL Questions below(3 page total)Include the title of the article, author, date published, newspaper, and html address of    the article if accessed on-line.b. Include a one-page summary of the article detailing:a.    The question/issue that the author is addressing and/or investigatingb.    The method/evidence that the author employs (i.e. demographics, statistics, interviews).c.    Respond to the author’s argument and main points by linking AT LEAST one theoretical framework from the class (i.e. a theory of migration, straight-line assimilation, segmented assimilation, etc.) and one empirical class reading(File ATTACHED_IMMIGRATION/ URBANIZATION) to the article (properly cite the theory and reading and include the citation at the end of your assignment). How do class theories/concepts relate to the article? If the author is making an argument, do you agree with him/her? Could the author have used class concepts and theories to make a stronger case or to help explain the outcome? You must define and link class concepts and readings correctly in order to receive full credit.CITATION :ASA ( ASA Style guide is attatched)

Review the Case of Claire.Create a comprehensive treatment plan.Recommend appropriate treatment referrals and special services based on the client’s needs.Write a 350- to 700-word justification paper on your treatment plan and referrals.Include a minimum of 2 sources in your paper.Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

This assignment is designed to help me effectively meet your learning needs. Think of it as giving me the information that I will need to be a better teacher for you.Content:Reflect on some of your past educational experiences (positive, negative or both). Identify and discuss some of your academic strengths and weaknesses. For example, writing has always been easy for you however, you may not feel confident about your critical thinking skills and analytical abilities. Include in your essay at least 2 specific goals that you hope to achieve in this course. Achieving a particular final grade CANNOT be one of your goals.Formatting:This is a brief (2 page) essay. You cannot adequately complete this assignment in less than 2 pages. Your essay should be double-spaced, with 1-inch margins, using Times New Roman, 12 pt. font essay. Please proofread and edit carefully.Assessment Criteria:a. clarity, relevancy, and specificity of explanations and examples of your academic skills b. writing skills that include organization, logic, clarity, and conciseness in addition tostandard rules of grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

Chapter 1The 3 major sociological theories are functionalism, conflict, and symbolic interactionism. Compare the three mentioning how they differ from one another using specific examples.According to C. Wright Mills, what is the “sociological imagination” and why is understanding that important in sociology?Chapter 2How is poverty measured? Why are poverty statistics misleading? What are at least 3 consequences of growing up in poverty?How do the 3 major sociological theories explain poverty?Chapter 3Why do social scientists today consider “race” a social construct and tend to consider “race” more of a social category than a biological one?What is the difference between individual and institutional discrimination and give 2 examples of each?Chapter 4What is the difference between “sex” and “gender” and what does “socialization” have to do with how we understand gender in our culture?How do “women of color” experience inequality differently than “white women?”Chapter 5How does “heterosexism” contribute as a significant source of increasing “inequality?”In a 2010 article, what did Biblarz and Stacey find in their study of children of same-sex couples and heterosexual couples?Chapter 6Think about an older person whom you know. To what extent has this person experienced psychological aging? To what extent has this person experienced social aging?Chapter Do you agree that binge drinking is a problem that campuses should address, or do you think that it’s a relatively harmless activity that lets students have some fun? Explain your answer.Chapter If we say that males commit more crime than females, does that imply that we are prejudiced against males? Why or why not?Chapter 9Of the five strategies outlined in the text to reduce crime, which one strategy do you think would be most effective if it were implemented with adequate funding? Explain your answer.Chapter 10The text notes that most people eventually marry. In view of the fact that so many marriages end in divorce, why do you think that so many people continue to marry?Chapter 11Review how the functionalist, conflict, and symbolic interactionist perspectives understand and explain education. Which of these three approaches do you most prefer? Why?Chapter 12Which of the three major sociological approaches to understanding work and the economy do you most prefer? Why?Chapter 13Use conflict theory to understand health and health care? Explain your answer.Chapter 14Americans often seem to blame city residents for many of the problems affecting US cities today, including low academic achievement and rundown conditions in city schools and crime in the streets. Do you think it is fair to blame city residents for these problems, or are there other reasons for them? Explain your answer.Chapter 15How much of the environmental racism that exists do you think is intentional? Explain your answer.

Option 1: Traditional Recap AssignmentInstructions:After reviewing the material for the chapter, you are to answer the following questions in 5 to 7 sentence responses per question set (group of questions, #1, #2, etc.) . Please remember to consider all questions being asked and to use material from the chapter to support your responses.Your responses should demonstrate a clear engagement and understanding of the course material, critical application of the sociological concepts/theory and should include clear grammar and sentence structure. Please review the assignment rubric under ‘Course Resources’ for clearer indication of grading distribution and let me know if you have any questions/concerns.Questions:How would a conflict theorists explain the reasons why some populations are allowed to be more deviant and criminal than others? (think about race, ethnicity, gender, sex, etc.) How would a conflict theorist critique the fact that certain populations of color are over-represented in the US prison system? How could you apply this logic to the recent ‘Anti-Social Distancing’ ‘protest’ that have occurred around the US in recent days?To better understand the idea that race is a social construction and the real life impact that it has on individuals, I would like for you to research the effect that the corona-virus (Covid-19) has had on xenophobia, hate crimes and the perceptions of race in the US. Find one article or news story about xenophobia and the corona-virus. How does this article demonstrate the concepts of racialization, racial formation and racial projects? Now you should use one of the three theoretical paradigms to analyze the story. Please provide the link to the news story.Read the following scenario and answer the questions below. Your entire response for this question should be about 5 to 7 sentences in length (minimum)As usual, 24-year-old Carla left her apartment around 10:00 p.m. to jog to her boyfriend Casey’s apartment two miles away. She planned to spend the night with him and jog back home the next morning. Carla lived in a fairly safe neighborhood in Centerdale, but Casey lived in a dilapidated apartment complex that was mostly hidden off the main road, between a bar called Bikers-R-Us and a two-story county office complex used by probation officers and drug rehab counselors. Carla usually arrived between 10:15 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., but when she failed to reach his place by 11:00 p.m., Casey got worried. He started calling Carla on her cell phone, but the calls kept going to her voice mail. He called and informed the police. Before calling the police, however, he hid the methamphetamine that he had already prepared for a couple of Carla’s clients who were supposed to arrive at midnight. He also hid the marijuana that he was planning to smoke with Carla. The police found Carla’s body within ten minutes in an area covered with trees, between the main road and the apartment complex where Casey lived. An investigation showed that Carla had been sexually assaulted. She had died of strangulation. Task: What theories of victimology relate to Carla’s case of victimization? Use at least 2 different theories in critically analyzing Carla’s experience. According to you, which victimization theory is most relevant to this case and why? Do you feel that Carla precipitated or was partially to blame for the crime? Give reasons for your answer. How might a structural functionalist analyze Carla’s experience? (Use one structural functionalist theory in your answer)Option 2: Spotlight on Police BrutalityFor this option, you will do a short research project on the social/political implications of the police brutality. You should find some evidence of the impact of police brutality on particular communities and groups. Find at least two cases of police brutality within the last 5 years (please include a reference page with your source information). You can respond in the written form (minimum of 1.5 pages double spaced and include an APA formatted reference page, this should serve as practice for your essay), you can respond in a minimum 5 to 7 minute oral essay in which you answer the questions (you can record yourself via video/audio and upload your recording and you should still upload a reference page) or you could create a short 5 to 7 minute PowerPoint presentation in which you include the answers to the questions and provide some more insight. Your short presentation should include at least 8 slides of information and you should record your presentation and submit your file here.Describe what happened in each incident:Who were the people involved ?Why did the encounter happen?What was the outcome?What types of power dynamics were involved in the incidents?What law was broken?Why were the policed called?What race where the people involved?Were there other ways these incidents could have been handled?What does this incident say about the social construction of devi

Select ONLY ONE of questions below and answer it completely. Cite your sources and use MLA or APA style. It should be between a paragraph and a page long.1) Discuss and evaluate Merton’s theory of anomie and the five modes of adaptation.2) Social disorganization theory is one of the three major cultural deviance theories. Explain this theory, including criticisms or limitations.3) Compare and contrast strain theories and cultural deviance theories.4) Albert Cohen’s theory is responsible for major advances in research on delinquency. Discuss Cohen’s theory and then evaluate it.5) Marvin Wolfgang and Franco Ferracuti developed the subculture of violence theory to explain criminal behavior among young, lower-class, urban males. Discuss the subculture of violence, and then discuss tests of this theory.6) Traditionally, gang membership has been limited primarily to young, inner-city males. However, gang membership has been changing. Discuss what recent studies reveal about female gang members and middle-class gangs and gang membership.7) Explain why regulating smoking in public is an example of social control, and also give another example of similar social control either in your state or elsewhere.8) Explain containment theory and the criticisms that have been directed against it.9) Discuss three programs that have been informed by social control theory.10) Discuss the basic assumptions of labeling theory, and then evaluate the theory.11) Discuss the empirical support for the conflict model.12) Over the last decade, a number of important critical perspectives have emerged, including radical feminist theory, left realism, abolitionist and anarchist criminology, and peacemaking criminology. Discuss three of these perspectives.