Sociology

answer two of the following five questions in at least three pages:  How can value preferences impact the planning process? Give two examples of human service programs in your community and describe what makes them distinct. What are some factors to consider when selecting organizational planning work groups? Which one do you feel is the most important? What are the supportive and challenging aspects of social relations that might influence planning processes? BOOK TO BE USE :https://epdf.pub/designing-and-planning-programs-for-nonprofit-and-government-organizations.html

Class is SYP4730 Textbook is Aging and the Life Course: An Introduction to Social Gerontology 6th edition by Jill Quadagno  Chapter 12 Assignment – Description Chapter 12 Assignment – Caring for the Frail Elderly:  Institutional Care – The Nursing Home For this assignment, please compose a paragraph-length response (generally 5 sentences) to each of the below 7 items.  These responses must be in your own words and not copied from the textbook or any other source. Please use and reference one source in addition to your textbook. This assignment is worth a total of 30 points.  Up to 6 points may be deducted for spelling/punctuation/grammar/sentence structure/references/citations issues. Please describe the various problems that have been observed within nursing homes.  [4 points] Please discuss the adequacy of staffing levels within nursing homes and the causes of staff turnover.  [4 points] What are some of the struggles faced by the nursing assistants who provide direct care to the residents?  [4 points] Please describe the financial challenges being faced by nursing homes (include Medicare/Medicaid/payer issues).  [4 points] Please describe the financial challenges of nursing home residents and potential residents.  [4 points] Please articulate how the skill level of caregivers and the type of facility ownership have been shown to affect the quality of care provided in nursing homes.  [4 points] In your view, what is the worst aspect of life in a total institution?  [1 point]      If you were a nursing home administrator, how would you address this? [5 points]  This assignment is being checked for similarity using Turnitin. Please do not include the above questions/instructions in your submitted assignment, as doing so will inflate your Turnitin Similarity score. Please take the subject of academic integrity seriously.  Please refer to the “Academic Integrity” section of the HSA Student Expectations document, and be reminded that students must review the Turnitin report and the Similarity Index score for their written work prior to submitting for a grade. If the Turnitin Similarity Index score is greater than 15%, you are required to rewrite and revise the paper or assignment until the Turnitin Similarity Index score is 15% or less.  Turnitin Similarity reports are generated very soon after assignment submission. Students can resubmit until the assignment due date. However, after three resubmissions, Turnitin Similarity reports will generate after 24 hours.  Plagiarism penalties and a grade of “zero” will result if any assignment or paper is submitted with a Turnitin Similarity Index score greater than 15%, and the Turnitin report indicates that a lower score was possible. Please submit your assignment in the “Chapter 12 Assignment – Dropbox” by the due date, Sunday, October 25, 11:59 p.m. I look forward to reading your work! Thank you.

Our distracted young are on their devices constantly, will the society pay a price for the hours on end that young people are affixed to their phones, ipads, etc? Early studies are starting to indicate unintended consequences that can cause harm to them. Those of you who are working in schools now, what is your district’s policy toward the use of them and what problems/issues have you observed? Also consider in your post, the adverse effects it may have on economically disadvantaged, culturally and linguistically diverse populations that could be interpreted as indicative of learning problems?

Instructions First, return to your topic chosen in the week three assignment. Answer this question: What are the personal and/or communal ethical factors that may be involved in determining the moral position of either side in that debate? Next, articulate and then evaluate the ethical positions using Kantian ethics (that is, the categorical imperative) relative to the long standing debate (that is your topic chosen in the week three assignment). Finally, create a complete annotated bibliography for 5 academic scholarly sources. You will annotate each source. The sources should be relevant to your topic chosen in the week three assignment. Include the following: Publication details Annotation (a detailed reading of the source) Each annotation section should include the following: Summarize key points and identify key terms (using quotation marks, and citing a page in parentheses). Describe the controversies or “problems” raised by the articles. State whether you agree or disagree and give reasons. Locate one or two quotations to be used in the final research project. Evaluate the ways in which this article is important and has helped you focus your understanding. Use the following as a model: APA Reference Mezirow, J. (2003). Transformative learning as discourse. Journal of Transformative Education, 1(1), 58-63. Annotation Example In this article, Mezirow (2003) makes a distinction between “instrumental” and “communicative” learning. “Instrumental learning” refers to those processes which measure and gauge learning, such as tests, grades, comments, quizzes, attendance records and the like. “Communicative learning,” on the other hand, refers to understanding created over time between individuals in what Mezirow calls “critical-dialectical-discourse,” (p. 59) which is a fancy way of saying, important conversation between 2 or more speakers. Another key idea Mezirow discusses is “transformative learning,” (p. 61) which changes the mind, the heart, the values and beliefs of people so that they may act better in the world. Mezirow argues that “hungry, desperate, homeless, sick, destitute, and intimidated people obviously cannot participate fully and freely in discourse” (p. 59). On the one hand, he is right: there are some people who cannot fully engage because their crisis is so long and deep, they are prevented. But, I don’t think Mezirow should make the blanket assumption that everyone in unfortunate circumstances is incapable of entering the discourse meaningfully. One thing is certain: if we gave as much attention to the non-instrumental forms of intelligence–like goodness, compassion, forgiveness, wonder, self-motivation, creativity, humor, love, and other non-measured forms of intelligence in our school curriculums, we’d see better people, actors in the world, and interested investigators than we currently have graduating high school. Writing Requirements (APA format) Length: 4-7 pages (not including title page or references page) 1-inch margins Double spaced 12-point Times New Roman font Title page

Read the files submitted(Reading #1 & Reading #2) and answer the following questions: 1) It is quite common to measure needs by asking people to describe their own needs (in surveys or focus group). What are some advantages and disadvantages of this approach? Please think about your project when you are answering this question and give examples. 2) What is the difference between stratified and non-stratified samples. Give an example of each. 3) Why is sampling important for needs assessment? 4) Please share your favorite quotes and give examples from your experiences that relate to the Needs Analysi

Think about your own family experience within the context of adolescent development and the readings you just reviewed. 1. How does your experience compare with what you have read? 2. In what ways was your experience or understanding of the role of families challenged in these readings? 3. Relating back to the García Coll model: how are families supportive and protective factors in adolescents’ lives? Resources: http://openbooks.library.umass.edu/introwgss/chapter/the-family/ https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0153715#sec005

The required field research project is an opportunity to conduct an in-depth study of an organization using the theories and concepts from the class. Write about the STARBUCKS organization, visit the organization (may be done in person or virtually), observe the organization in action, and develop an analysis of the organizational structure based on the material in the Handel text, for example, see analysis of Six Structural Profiles on pages 68-69.

This final reflection will assess the following course outcomes, which you focused on throughout Modules Seven and Eight: ? Investigate major developments in the progression of social scientific thought for informing critical questions that drive social scientific inquiry ? Articulate the value of the social sciences for their impact on contemporary issues  Prompt  Your third project is a presentation or short paper (you are free to choose) that explores the question you posed at the end of your observation journal. With that question as your topic, you will explain why the answer to it is important to understanding yourself, other people, and the world around you, and how the social sciences have developed to help us answer these important questions. Be sure your actual question is apparent on the presentation or paper.  Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed in your submission:  I. Explain why your question is important to you as a member of society.  II. Detail the major developments in social science thinking that drive questions regarding studying the individual. Use course resources to back up your discussion.  III. Explain how finding the answer to your question might impact others around you. For instance, who might be most invested in the answer?  IV. Detail the major developments in social science thinking that drive questions regarding studying others. Use course resources to back up your discussion. V. Explain why studying human behavior and identity is a valuable human endeavor.  VI. Detail the major developments in social science thinking that support the study and advancement of the social sciences as necessary and valuable.  a. Identify the developments and how they impact individuals or larger groups/cultures.  b. Describe how the developments changed society’s understanding.  How is the development applicable outside of the social sciences?  View this submission and the feedback for this assignment via the Grades section of the course and incorporate this assignment into your final reflection.  3. If you choose to submit a presentation instead of a paper, you may use PowerPoint, Prezi, or another presentation platform of your choosing. Reference the Supporting Resources document for instructions on how to use different presentation programs. Be sure to include notes as needed in your presentation in order to meet the outlined critical elements.  4. In Module Seven, it was suggested for you to work on Section III of your project. If completed, use this as well as the instructor feedback when working toward your final submission. 5. Module Eight includes a Final Reflection Submission Checklist that you can use to ensure you have met all the requirements of this project. Your instructor is available to provide guidance and answer any questions you may have as you work to finalize your final reflection.

WRITE IN AN ESSAY FORMAT. 1-   What are the key questions/concepts/ideas addressed in chapters FOUNDATION OF GROUP BEHAVIOUR, UNDERSTANDING WORK TEAMS, and FOUNDATION OF ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE (three/per chapter; presented in complete sentences)? What are your thoughts on these questions? Do not just name the concepts! 2-   review/complete Ethical Dilemma given below, and post a general summary of your thoughts.    3-    review/complete Ethical Dilemma given below, and post a general summary of your thoughts.  4-    review/complete Ethical Dilemma given below, and post a general summary of your thoughts.    5-   What have you learned from these chapters? Why is it important/relevant to you? How are you going to use your new/improved knowledge at your place of employment (or school, athletic team, part-time job)? Be specific.  6-    What conclusions can you draw from these chapters?

Seibert, M. 2018. Systems Thinking and How It Can Help Build a Sustainable World: A Beginning Conversation. The Solutions Journal, 9(3)URL McMichael, P. Development: Theory and Reality, p. 1-23File Introduction, Holism and Systems ThinkingPage Development in PracticePage Theorizing Development l: Modernization and DependencyPage Theorizing Development II: World SystemsPage   2 . Pieterse, J. 2010. Development Theory: Deconstructions/Reconstructions SAGE. Chapter 1: Trends in Development Theory.File Escobar, Arturo. 2008. Territories of Difference: Place, Movement, Life, Redes.File  . 1. Which theory/theories do you find most convincing to explain development issues today? 2. In Chapter 1, McMichael (2016) provides a number of examples and case studies of development issues. Apply some of the theoretical principles covered in Weeks 1 and 2 to analyze one or more of these examples. 3. Despite the inability of development programs to achieve many of their stated aims, Escobar (2008, p. 175) notes that local communities still aspire to achieve development. Why is this so? How can we participate in academic critiques of development while also respecting the agency of communities that strive to achieve development?