Sociology

I’ll copy and paste the homework in the instruction box here. 1. Is there moral knowledge? Explain your answer from the evolutionary/historic point of view. 2. What does it mean to say that moral facts are “intersubjective”? 3. Is “holding a door to an old woman” a moral norm? Whether yes or no, explain your answer. 4. Pick one universal principle of the two presented in this lecture. Provide an example of this principle from real life. 5. Tom comes from culture A professes cultural relativism and believes slavery is wrong, Theresa comes from culture B, professes cultural relativism and believes slavery is right. Is there a way for Tom to convince Theresa she is wrong? Explain.  CRITICAL THINKING PART 1. Pick one of aesthetic value discussed here and apply that value to a real life situation.  2. What does it mean to say, “being a good person is a necessary condition for being happy?” (apply the definition).  3. Suppose Alice loves John and John loves Alice. Is their mutual love a sufficient condition for the success of their relationship? YES, NO.  4. Identify the following fallacies:  a) God does not exist because every argument for the existence of God has been shown to be unsound.  b) Smoking causes cancer because my father was a smoker and he died of lung cancer.  c) We have no evidence showing that he is innocent. So he must be guilty.  5. Of these 2 inductive arguments. Tell if they are strong or weak.  a) As far as we know, every Marmot Day we’ve had has been held in freezing whether. So, probably, this Marmot Day will be held in freezing whether.  b) The last fifty lottery tickets that Francis purchased have been losers. Therefore, the next one he buys is virtually certain to be a winner.  6. Mr. Ferguson is invited to Mr. Smith’s party where is served seafood for dinner. When Mr. Ferguson goes back home he feels stomach pain and later has an attack of diarrhea. What conditions must be satisfied in order for us to say: “Smith’s seafood caused Mr. Ferguson’s stomach sickness”

Watch the video & explore the 2020 Census website  (Links to an external site.) .   Link  (Links to an external site.)   What information did you find regarding sampling? What does this tell us about the Data that are being collected? There have been significant changes in census administration since 2010, some of which were planned prior to pandemic. Based on what you read about the census, how effective will these changes be? Why? Do you believe that response rates will be higher or lower than the 2010 census? Provide rationale to support your contention.

1.     What is your understanding of intersectionality?  Describe your understanding of intersectionality and by providing example and citing the work of intersectional theorists.

APA format, Times 12 font, double spaced, 4 pages in length   STEP 1: Complete the NEO-PI via this link: http://www.personal.psu.edu/~j5j/IPIP/ipipneo300.htm and read through your results thoroughly. Make note of your initial feelings while reading your results. Do they appear consistent with what you know about yourself? Did anything surprise you? Use these notes as topics you’d like to include in the personal section of this paper (see below for requirements).   STEP 2: SCIENTIFIC/ACADEMIC WRITING SECTION (2 1/2-3 pages) Choose two articles of interest from the list of personality reserves on blackboard (https://bbhosted.cuny.edu/webapps/blackboard/content/listContentEditable.jsp?content_id=_26226811_1&course_id=_1323790_1). First, I’d like an academic discussion and comparison/contrast of the key points addressed in the articles. Do not summarize the articles. This is scientific and academic writing, not opinion-based, therefore you are not using personal pronouns here (no ‘I’, ‘we’, ‘I think,’ statements). Major findings? Do the articles contradict one another? How do the articles relate to each other or to Psychology/Human Relations field? What is insightful about the articles? What is compelling? Why is this research important? Answer these questions and cite the two articles within your paper (when using quotes, paraphrasing, or referencing). Be sure to refer to APA guidelines while referencing, see help below).   STEP 3: PERSONAL SECTION Discuss the results of your test very briefly. Discuss any insight, surprise, information, etc. that you gained as a result of taking the test. Finally, relate your NEO-PI results to either of the articles’ discussion in some way. As you were reading the article, did it bring about any thoughts related to your own personality, life, or goals? Discuss. Did the article give you insight into how you’d like to change your attitudes, values, relationships or beliefs? (1-1 1/2 pages)

WORLD RELIGIONS CLASS 10  –  JUDAISM PART II   Write a paragraph of 100 – 150 words in response to each of the following four tasks   Task 1: The “Hebrew Bible” and the “Old Testament”   Watch the following video and answer the question that follows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALsluAKBZ-c   What is the crucial difference between a Jewish and Christian reading of the Hebrew Bible, especially the idea that God will raise up a “new Moses”, a new king from the line of David? (The Hebrew Bible calls this new king the “Messiah”, a term that translates into Greek as “Christ’)   Task 2: Supersessionism Read the short article below on “supersessionism” and then write a paragraph offering your thoughts on whether the Hebrew Bible should be regarded as divine revelation in its own right or whether it is only divine revelation when read in the full context of the Christian Bible (You may of course address this from any perspective ….Christian/ Muslim/ Jewish/ atheist/ agnostic…it is your argument that matters)   Supersessionism is the traditional Christian belief that Christianity is the fulfillment of Biblical Judaism, and therefore that Jews who deny that Jesus is the Jewish Messiah fall short of their calling as God’s Chosen people. Supersessionism, in its more radical form, maintains that the Jews are no longer considered to be God’s Chosen people in any sense. This understanding is generally termed “replacement theology.” The traditional form of supersessionism does not theorize a replacement; instead it argues that Israel has been superseded only in the sense that the Church has been entrusted with the fulfillment of the promises of which Jewish Israel is the trustee. This belief has served not only as the explanation for why believers in Christ should not become Jews, but is also the reason that Jews are not exempted by the Christian churches, from the call of the Gospel to believe in Jesus Christ for salvation from sin and from the penalties due to sin. In recent times, the doctrine of supersessionism has been blamed for mistreatment of the Jews in the past. Some liberal Protestant groups have therefore formally renounced supersessionism, affirming that Jews and other non-Christians have a valid way to find God within their own faith, which breaks from historic Protestant teaching. Dispensationalism affirms that salvation is only through faith in Christ, and that Jews fall short of obtaining the kingdom of the promised Messiah, unless they are converted to Christianity. However, in their view, a future mass conversion will result in the restoration of the nation Israel prior to the Millennium, apart from the church dispensation. This anticipation of a future role for the ethnic and geo-political nation of Israel in the plan of God, apart from the Church, is what is meant by some dispensationalists who style themselves as rejectors of “supersessionism” or “replacement theology”, and thus they are using the terms in a way that is distinctive to their expectation of future events. Source: https://www.theopedia.com/supersessionism   Task 3: How did Christianity emerge from Judaism? Describe the circumstances in which Christianity became a religion in its own right. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG55ErfdaeY     Task 4:  Antisemitism (anti-Jewishness) and the Gospels https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLkD4JmTbQk   Who killed Jesus and why this question matter in relation to the historical roots of antisemitism? (Bear in mind that the four gospel accounts of the death of Jesus which occurred around 30AD are written between 65AD and 100AD. By 80AD, the Christians had been expelled from the Jewish community for accepting non-Jews into their commuities and for their claims about Jesus. Embittered by their expulsion, the gospel writers present the Jewish people in a very negative light – as enthusiastically calling on the Roman governor, Pilate, to have Jesus crucified.)

Need an initial journal post, with a follow up post. The word count can be divided between the two.  I will be posting them individually a day apart.  As we conclude this course we have come to realize that the relationship between any religion and society is very complicated.  But there does seem to be agreement that religion is not just an individual experience, that it has a social dimension.  What specific ideas in your religious tradition seem important for a just and vibrant society?  This can include beliefs, symbols, ethical mandates, or other insights that are crucial for the well-being of a society.  Elaborate. Peter Berger is a modern scholar on religion and society.  Feel free to comment on the following video interview as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv3aLp27sO4

Create a 5–7 slide presentation (with detailed speaker’s notes) on how you would select, foster collaboration among, and educate a team dedicated to solving a diversity issue. Assessments 1 and 2 are scenario-based, so you must complete them in the order in which they are presented. Finding, organizing, and motivating teams is a key leadership skill as is the ability to communicate and present information. In this assessment you will continue your work on the project by creating a 5–7 slide PowerPoint presentation for the diversity project kickoff meeting. Preparation View the PowerPoint Presentation Instructions for guidelines and hints for an effective presentation. Download the PowerPoint Template found in the resources and use it to complete this assessment. Scenario Imagine that Lynette follows up with you in an e-mail shortly after reading your views on leadership and collaboration: Hi, Thanks for sending me your thoughts last week on the diversity issue at the clinic. Your next step is to select a team of professionals who can help you in this project and prepare an introduction of the project for a first meeting with them. I want you to prepare a presentation to serve as a brief, but substantive introduction for the first meeting with a group of 4–5 members who will participate on the committee tasked with addressing the diversity issue. Once I review more information about the proposed team I can help you with the recruitment. The presentation should be 5–7 minutes and use 6–8 slides with detailed speaker’s notes so I can understand your approach. Not a lot of time or space, so keep things pretty high level. Do the following: Briefly outline the project goals and highlight 2–3 of the initial priorities to be addressed by the group. Also, explain why they are important. Explain the composition of the team and why you chose them. Note that you will not know the exact individuals yet, but assume we will recruit the people with the desired qualities and characteristics that you outline in the presentation. Consider the following: Include a group of professionals you believe can help define the problem and ultimately make recommendations on how to address it. Make sure each member is either trained in, sensitive to, or has experience with the concept of workplace diversity. Give some thought to having some members from outside the organization. Provide member profiles: their diversity, qualifications, experience, internal versus external, and so forth. Explain your role and describe how the committee will work together and achieve effective interprofessional collaboration. Describe how the group will communicate. How and when they will meet. Describe how ideas will be shared and decisions made. Describe roles, group function, and structure. Describe the basic characteristics of a diverse workplace. Provide a convincing argument regarding the benefits of a diverse workforce using support from current research. Thanks, Lynette Instructions Create a 5–7 slide presentation in response to the content defined in the above scenario and submit it in the courseroom. Presentation Guidelines Length: 5–7 PowerPoint slides (not including title slide) that would accompany an approximately 5-minute oral presentation. Notes: Prepare detailed speaker’s notes describing items on each slide so that the viewer can accurately interpret the deeper meanings and intentions that would have been conveyed orally. Support your claims, arguments, and conclusions with credible evidence from 2–3 current, scholarly or professional sources. Visuals: Create visuals that are easily read and interpreted. Use colors, fonts, and formatting and other design principles that make the information clear and generally add to the aesthetic of the presentation.

Please view the following short clips and answer the questions below https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_is_the_world_getting_better_or_worse_a_look_at_the_numbers?language=en https://www.ted.com/talks/severine_autesserre_to_solve_mass_violence_look_to_locals https://www.ted.com/talks/jamila_raqib_the_secret_to_effective_nonviolent_resistance https://www.ted.com/talks/erin_marie_saltman_how_young_people_join_violent_extremist_groups_and_how_to_stop_them The above talks present very unique perspectives when we look at the issue of local and global violence. There is not one answer–I would like for you to share a one page reflection on which arguments that are presented above have convinced you about the nature of violence? What can you take from these diverse viewpoints as you form your own opinion about human violence and its complicated challenges?

Session 3 Questions A unique part of your experience as a student at Colorado Christian University is that the University presents courses and course content in light of a biblical worldview. Foundational to understanding a biblical worldview is understanding the message and purpose of Scripture. In our discussion this week, we asked you to practice applying Scripture to key words and topics. This is something that you will be asked to do throughout your time at CCU. But, as in anything that you read, understanding the context is everything. Your reading in Bickel and Jantz (1998) this week also gives you a broad, sweeping view of the context of Scripture. After reading the story of the Bible in this format (with the five “acts”), answer the following questions in a question and answer format, but be sure to use complete sentences and check your spelling and grammar prior to submitting. In total, your assignment should be 250 – 500 words. According to Bickel and Jantz (1998), what is the main theme of the Bible? (Provide cited support from your text for this theme.) How does this theme compare to your current view or understanding of the Bible?  How can understanding the big picture of the Bible help you as you seek to apply Scripture to course content? (Provide specific examples to support your response.) Click on the Session 3 Questions link to submit your assignment by the posted due date. Review the rubric available in Due Dates and Grades for specific grading criteria. How to reference the reading assignments for this session: CAGS adheres to APA Style for references, citations, and the general format of student papers. Examples of how to cite some of the reading assignments are provided for you. References Page Bickel, B. & Jantz, S. (1998). Knowing the Bible 101: A guide to God’s word in plain language. Harvest House Publishers. In-text Citations (Bickel & Jantz, 1998) (Bickel & Jantz, 1998, p. __) – If you are using a direct quote. (Holy Bible, New International Version, 1973/2011, John 3:16) John 3:16 says “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (Holy Bible, New International Version, 1973/2011).

Novak (2012) poses the question; “What challenges to the self does a person face with age?” Give some examples of what people can do to maintain self-esteem as they age. initial posts should be around 200 words in length, and a good practice is to cite your sources with references