social science

Choosing a minimum of two films from the entire course, please write a paper (6 pages long) assessing the ways in which the films you have selected depict particular sociohistorical, political, psychological realities; certain environments or time periods; and/or dynamics of race, gender, sexuality, and/or class. Of the films that you select, at least one film should be from Unit Two. You are welcome to consider films from outside the course as well.

What are some of the things that have contributed to the current high risk of young black males for violent death and incarceration? How have racism and classism historically contributed to the current situation?

List the norms, folkways, and mores from American society. Is it difficult to identify them? Why?Discuss the importance of these in American culture. Do any of them seem silly, irrelevant, etc.? What would happen if someone “broke a norm” (not a law)? How would people respond? Why?

Does the anthropocene demand a c ‘status-quo, reform or transformational’ (following hopwood, mellor, obrian 2005)policy response?Will be assessed onSound description of key issues/theoriesAdequate source selectionQuality of researchJustification of the argument which will be shown

. Socrates – In your view, what was it about Socrates’ teachings that made him dangerous in the minds of the members of the ruling class of Athens; and what was it about his teachings that attracted his students to him?2. Plato – Of his many ideas, which do you think has been his most influential, and why?3. Aristotle – Share your own views on Aristotle’s break with Plato on the question of private property and wealth accumulation. Is Aristotle’s argument persuasive and superior? Or was it weak, and even dangerous?4. Birth of Christianity as a Religion – Imagine the the Council of Nicaea ended with the Gospel of Mary being included in the New Testament. How might Western Civilization have developed differently if this book, and it’s suggestion the Jesus’ closest disciple, the one he revered the most, was actually a woman? Do you think we might have inherited a less misogynistic society in which women are treated more as equals?7. The encomienda system used by the Spaniards to enslave the indigenous peoples of the New World, especially as practiced in Mexico, became controversial in Spain. Describe the encomienda system and the arguments used for and against it.8. Describe why it is that many historians argue that King Henry VIII of England played a critical role in the rise of capitalism.9. By the time Adam Smith’s An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations was published in 1776, Europe had undergone a dramatic transformation from a feudal, largely agrarian society to an increasingly market-based commercial society. Discuss some of the more significant, transformative societal developments, and their implications, from 1492 to 1776.10. Much has been written about the so-called “Adam Smith Problem;” the apparent dichotomy between his Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. Discuss whether these two works are reconcilable with one another. Do they reflect two very different imaginations of humans? Do they suggest that the author changed his mind after writing the first book? Might they represent a more complex and unifiable imagination of who we are or can be?11. The garment industry is the second-most polluting in the world. A significant amount of this pollution is from “fast fashion” “disposable” clothing; a business model that relies on people, including children, making clothes under conditions that we would consider intolerable. Psychologists and marketers alike agree that our buying and consumption is largely driven by psychological impulses of which we may not be fully conscious. Indeed, as experts posit in the film The True Cost, consuming more can have a negative effect on our psyche. What social, ethical, economic and/or philosophical issues are raised by The True Cost documentary? Why do we tolerate such a system?12. Many people agree with Immanuel Kant’s argument that we should never treat other people as means to an end; we should treat each person as an end onto themselves. In my video on Kant’s Categorical Imperative, I argue that it is very difficult to imagine a capitalist system in which we don’t treat people as means. What does it mean to treat others as “ends onto themselves” and how can one practice capitalism while treating others as means and not ends?

Earlier in the course, you were asked to informally evaluate your leadership skills and qualities. In this Final Project, you use formal assessment tools to identify your areas of strength and areas in which you need further development. You may use the results of this self-assessment to develop a plan to gain the skills and experiences that will help you move toward achieving your short- and long-term professional goals and objectives.Using the assessment tools provided in Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice, conduct a self-assessment of your own leadership characteristics, style, and skills. Complete at least four assessment tools for this Male self-assessment. In addition, select one tool to give to a colleague or supervisor so he or she can assess your leadership skills.Final Project (3-page in APA format)Evaluate your current leadership characteristics, style, and skills based on the assessment tools you and your colleague/supervisor completed. Be sure to:Include actual results or summaries of the results you collected using these toolsIdentify personal leadership strengths as well as areas for improvementInclude references to the leadership concepts covered in this course and relevant issues related to ethics, diversity, and power in the organizational setting

Sociological Organizations ResearchEssay Assignment: Due May 1This research assignment/writing project asks you to write an essay describing and analyzing three to five different organizations working to eradicate social problems.They can be local, national, or international; the final project is worth 60 points towardyour final grade. The information for most organizations can be accessed online at their websites, but you may need to contact some of them.Please use the list below toguide your research about the organizations you selected. But write a coherent, well-organized essay, not lists of answers to the questions below.Provide detailed information, use complete sentences, and watch your grammar and spelling. Attribute all sources and do not plagiarize. You may use the APA orMLA format for writing and source citations. Check your syllabus and/or Brightspace for the due date andsubmit this assignment inBrightspace via Turnitin.Here is the research guide list:a. What are the name, address, and phone number of the organization?b. What social problem(s) is the organization concerned with?c. Who started the organization? When and why? (Provide historical background.)d. What is the organization’s mission? And has the organization lived up to it? Why orwhy not?e. Whom does the organization aim to help?f. What is the organization doing to remedy the problem?g. Is the group part of a larger organization, e.g., state or international?h. Does the group or organization consist of paid employees, volunteers, or both?i. What are the sources of funding for the organization?j. Is the organization’s goal reachable and realistic? Why or why not?k. What have been some of the organization’s biggest changes over the years?l. How successful has the organization been in reaching its goals in the past and present? What is the outlook for the future?*Be sure to write this as a coherent academic essay, not as a list of questions and answers.

The dataset for this portion of the assignment is data from the Seattle Public Safety Survey and is labeled Safety_Survey_Midterm.sav. IMPORTANT: Use only the dataset linked from the Assignments page where the Midterm information is located and where you downloaded this document.There are multiple variables that capture information about the respondents and their views on public safety related issues in the Seattle area. To be eligible to complete the survey, respondents need to live and/or work in Seattle. Please type your answers directly into this document and insert all graphs and tables requested into this document. In addition, save your output and submit it with this file.10. (5 points). Create two pie charts that compare the distribution of individuals who did not report their victimization (NO_REPORT) between whether the respondent identified as female or not (FEMALE). Edit the graph so that it is presentable and copy and paste it into this document. Explain what differences, if any, do you see between the two pie charts.11. (5 points). Create a scatterplot that explores the relationship between a respondent’s perception of social disorganization in their neighborhood (SOCIAL_DISORGANIZATION_SCALE) and their fear of crime (FEAR_CRIME_SCALE). Social disorganization measures a respondent’s perception of visible problems in their neighborhood, such as broken windows, graffiti, etc… Fear of crime measures how often they think about, or are fearful of, criminal victimization. Edit the graph so that it is presentable and copy and paste it into this document. What trends do you see in the data? Offer an explanation for why you think that might be.12. (5 points). Using the year the respondent completed the survey (SURVEY_YEAR) and whether the respondent was victimized or not (VCTM_YES), create a multiple line graph. Edit the graph so that it is presentable and copy and paste it into this document. Interpret your graph for me (i.e. explain the patterns you see in the data).13. (5 points). Using the variable for social cohesion (SOCIAL_COHESION_SCALE) request and report on the three main measures of central tendency we discussed in class as well as the three measures of variability/dispersion.14. (5 points). Request frequency tables for marital status (MARITAL_STATUS) and the age of the respondent (AGE). Answer the below questions.a. What is the mode for marital status?b. What % of respondents were single?c. For respondents who provided information about their age, what percent were younger than 60?d. What is the scale of measurement for age?15. (5 points). Recode age into the following categories: 29 and younger, 30-49, 50-69, 70 and older. Request a frequency table and bar chart for this new variable. Paste both below.16. (5 points). Request and report the mean for social cohesion (SOCIAL_COHESION_SCALE). Social cohesion measures how well one believes their neighborhood works together. Typically, neighborhoods with high social cohesion contain individuals who know each other, share similar values, and look out for each other. Now, filter your data so that you are only looking at respondents who reported they were retired (RETIRED). Request and report on the mean again. Explain what differences, if any, you see in the means for the social cohesion scale across the two groups (All respondents vs retired respondents).17. (15 points). Compute a new variable (POLICE_LEGITIMACY_SCALE) by summing the following variables: POLICE_LEGITIMACY_1 through POLICE_LEGITMACY_19.a. Report all measures of central tendency and variability for this new variable.b. Now, ask SPSS to convert this new variable to Z-scores and report all measures of central tendency and variability for this new standardized variable.c. Create a histogram for both your new POLICE_LEGITIMACY_SCALE variable and the variable of Z-scores. Paste them below.

3000 word essay on an applied human rights and social policy topic with a focus on Ireland.This essay is +/- 10 percent, and excluding referencing and bibliography.Details of this essay will be discussed during your Residential lectures.The essay will focus around the technique of using human rights shadow Reports by Irish Civil Society actors to address gaps in Irish Social Policy.For example evaluating the Children’s Rights alliance report Card 2019 Or examining the process of using Shadow Reports in Ireland’s international human rights treaty obligations.This essay must address key social policy issue.

Attached are thorough notes on the feminist theories that can be used, two theories should be included in the paper. Also attached is my midterm where I wrote on the feminist theories.The paper should be 10 pages, with about six outside sources on the topic (footnotes added).The topic I chose is the Gender Wage Gap, and diving into the racial divisions that exist within women pay. the two theories should be: Catherine MacKinnon’s and Hill Collin’s.info: Catharine MacKinnon’s and Hill Collins’ theories provide good context and explanation of women’s situation in contemporary America. MacKinnon’s difference and dominance approach discusses the two routes to equality and the paradoxes that exist in feminism and gender inequality thought. Collin’s theory is essential to understanding women’s situation in America because she addresses intersectionality which is something the other theorists either don’t mention or fail to consider as a main point. MacKinnon discusses how women are constantly held to a male standard, and offers the example of how jobs are structured on the “gender neutral” expectation that the ideal employee is not someone who is a primary care-taker.