Sociology

According to Marx, what about capitalism makes jobs like the ones described in the documentary Fast Food Women possible? Is alienated labor a function of low-wage labor? Are there jobs in which alienation does not take place according to Marx? What kind of jobs are these and what are the conditions of these jobs? Your initial post must be a minimum of 300 words and your response posts should be substantial (about 150 words each).

M2D1: Genetic and Social Factors 13 13 unread replies. 13 13 replies. You have seen the important role that both biology and the social environment play in the development of addictive behaviors. However, these factors and the importance of them vary from person to person based on various factors and influences. After reading the module notes and the accompanying readings, answer the following questions: What role do biological factors play in addiction? Why do some studies indicate that children who do not live with an addicted parent have the same likelihood of being addicted themselves?  Evaluation Criteria Your initial post should be at least 250 words and must substantively integrate the assigned readings in the instructions with proper APA  (Links to an external site.)  style formattin

For your first essay, you will begin to think about how the social sciences can be used to address social problems. Read the instructions and guidelines below carefully and review the grading rubric before submitting your work. Instructions: Find a NEWS article that addresses a current social problem facing your community (local, national, or global) that you are concerned about. (A news article is an article from a media source like a newspaper or magazine such as the New York Times, FOX, The Washington Post, VICE, etc. that addresses a current event. It does not include sources like Wikipedia, eHow, dictionaries, academic journals, or other information websites.) Write a minimum 300-word essay that answers the following questions: Based on the article you chose, what is the social problem and who does it impact? How can the social sciences be used to research the issue? Name specific methods and disciplines from Chapter 1. What are some solutions you can think of to address the issue? Guidelines: Your essay should: be a total of 300 words or more.  o The 300-word limit DOES NOT include the questions, names, titles, and references. It also does not include meaningless filler statements have factual information from the textbook and/or appropriate articles and websites. be original work and will be checked for plagiarism.  You will receive a zero if substantial portions of your work are taken from other sources without proper citation have references and citations for your sources, including the textbook Cite your sources in-text and provide references for each source according to the APA Style Guide. FYI web addresses or links are not full references! Essays are automatically submitted to SafeAssign. Watch the video – SafeAssign for Students – Blackboard Learn Any work that SafeAssign identifies as having more than a 10% rate of plagiarism after quoted material and small matches (10 words or less) are excluded will not be read and will receive a grade of F (No points). All essays must be written using Microsoft Office applications such as Word. Work that is not submitted through the assigned dropbox or that is submitted using software that is not compatible with Safe Assign (SafeAssign accepts files in .doc, .docx, .docm, .ppt, .pptx, .odt, .txt, .rtf, .pdf, and .html file formats only) will not be read and will receive a grade of zero. Submitting a paper that was already submitted by the student to another professor and/or course is also considered an act of academic dishonesty. Students who are found doing this will also receive an F (no points) for this assignment. Students must write a different new essay or paper for every class they take.

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas: Gordon Allport was interested in studying healthy, mature, adult personalities. Based on Allport’s 6 criteria, evaluate how you are doing on each of the attributes. Then, rank them in order of your strongest to your weakest. Address the following:  What are some areas that still need improvement? Are you a mature, healthy adult according to Allport’s definition? Do you know others who meet this definition?  Respond to the discussion questions above, and include at least 1 of the following ideas in your response:  Do you have a unifying philosophy of life? Do you agree with Allport regarding the importance of religion or a philosophy of life? What aspects of trait theory can help you better understand the individuals that you interact with on a daily basis?

Select a major city e.g. Los Angeles in America and analyze the composition of its major minority groups, i.e. Latino groups. Do these minority groups work together to accomplish their common goals or do they compete with one another? Explain what you think could be done to increase their cooperation.

This assignment is the first step in a three part project. You only need to focus on part one at this point. Each step will build on earlier steps. However, it is not a matter of providing a rough draft of all or even part of the entire project here in week three. That is, further steps might require completely new and original text. At the same time, completing each step will aid you in completing a future step or future steps. And, you should use the same topic in all steps. First, select a topic of moral controversy, debate, disagreement, and dispute, Examples of such topics are euthanasia, the death penalty, abortion, cloning, etc. You can pick any such topic. It need not be listed here. Next, detail the positions of each side of the ethical debate. Note at least two moral reasons each side presents to show their view on the topic is correct. Now, we want to evaluate these positions using the moral theories we studied this week: What would an Ethical Egoist say about this topic? What side would the Ethical Egoist take? What would the Ethical Egoist say to justify their moral position? Is there a conflict between loyalty to self and to community relevant to your topic? If so, how so? Note what you feel is the best course of action. What would a Social Contract Ethicist say about this topic? What side would the Social Contract Ethicist take? What would the Social Contract Ethicist say to justify their moral position? Does your topic involve a collision between personal obligations and national ones? If so, how so? Note what you feel is the best course of action. Finally, reference and discuss any professional code of ethics relevant to your topic such as the AMA code for doctors, the ANA code for nurses, or any other pertinent professional code. State whether and how your chosen topic involves any conflicts between professional and familial duties. Cite the textbook and incorporate outside sources, including citations. Writing Requirements (APA format) Length: 3-4pages (not including title page or references page) 1-inch margins Double spaced 12-point Times New Roman font Title page References page (minimum of 2 scholarly sources in addition to the course textbook)

This assignment will be submitted to Turnitin®. Instructions Keeping in mind Kant’s understanding of ethical duties we have to others and ourselves, come up with what you believe are several of the most significant duties you have to yourself (4+ duties) and other people (4+ duties). Explain why you believe these duties are the most important duties you have. In other words – What do you owe yourself and what do you owe other people? Do you believe all people have the same set of moral obligations to themselves and other people as you do? Explain.

Instructions This assignment is the first step in a three part project. You only need to focus on part one at this point. Each step will build on earlier steps. However, it is not a matter of providing a rough draft of all or even part of the entire project here in week three. That is, further steps might require completely new and original text.  At the same time, completing each step will aid you in completing a future step or future steps. And, you should use the same topic in all steps. First, select a topic of moral controversy, debate, disagreement, and dispute, Examples of such topics are euthanasia, the death penalty, abortion, cloning, etc. You can pick any such topic. It need not be listed here. Next, detail the positions of each side of the ethical debate. Note at least two moral reasons each side presents to show their view on the topic is correct. Now, we want to evaluate these positions using the moral theories we studied this week: What would an Ethical Egoist say about this topic? What side would the Ethical Egoist take? What would the Ethical Egoist say to justify their moral position? Is there a conflict between loyalty to self and to community relevant to your topic? If so, how so? Note what you feel is the best course of action. What would a Social Contract Ethicist say about this topic? What side would the Social Contract Ethicist take? What would the Social Contract Ethicist say to justify their moral position? Does your topic involve a collision between personal obligations and national ones? If so, how so? Note what you feel is the best course of action. Finally, reference and discuss any professional code of ethics relevant to your topic such as the AMA code for doctors, the ANA code for nurses, or any other pertinent professional code. State whether and how your chosen topic involves any conflicts between professional and familial duties. Cite the textbook and incorporate outside sources, including citations. Writing Requirements (APA format) Length: 3-4pages (not including title page or references page) 1-inch margins Double spaced 12-point Times New Roman font Title page References page (minimum of 2 scholarly sources in addition to the course textbook) Cours textbook : Rachels, S., & Rachels, J. (2019). The elements of moral philosophy (9th ed.). Mcgraw-Hill Education.

A rite of passage is an event that marks a person’s progress from one status to another. It is a universal phenomenon which can show anthropologists what social hierarchies, values and beliefs are important in specific cultures. Rites of passage are often ceremonies surrounding events such as other milestones are considered important rites of passage for persons of their respective religions.s within puberty, coming of age, marriage and death. Initiation ceremonies such as baptism, confirmation and bar or bat Mitzva I would like you to write and describe an event that you have gone through that has changed your perception of yourself, your perception by those around you, and any new roles, expectations that came along with your Rite of Passage. How has this passage changed how you interact with others? How has it changed who you interact with? Please use concepts and terms from the text to better explain your experiences. For example; you may describe when you had your first child and the new roles that came with being a mother or father. You may describe when you got married, graduated from high school, got your driver’s license, etc.

Address the following in a 3- to 4-page academic essay that demonstrates your critical-thinking skills. It should be written for an audience of employers who are looking to expand their business overseas where labor costs are less than in the U.S. As an ethics expert, you have been asked to address the following: Should a company advocate for labor rights, a minimum wage, and unionization in developing countries where it has operations? What right does a Western company have to insist that its foreign contractors observe in their factories the protocols required in the West? What ethical responsibilities do individual consumers have when dealing with companies that rely on overseas labor? Should businesses adopt universal workplace standards about working conditions and employee protections? Why or why not? This assignment should include third-person voice. Write a well-integrated paper with a strong introduction and conclusion, and use a few section headings (e.g., do not simply follow a Q & A format). Bring in your Module background information. Whether or not you bring in sources outside of this Module is up to you. For all sources used, provide in-text citations and a references list. General References Useful for Preparing Graduate-Level Papers: For a list of general reference sources related to locating library sources, using APA formatting, applying critical-thinking skills, and so forth, see General References Useful for Preparing Graduate-Level Papers. It is not required that you read these sources page-by-page, but rather you use them as guides. ******Links below are provided for assignment  This Case Assignment for this module looks at an update of Nike and the ongoing issue of sweatshops. The case is found in: Byars, S., & Stanberry, K. (2018). Impact of culture and time on business ethics, chapter 5. Business Ethics. Rice University, OpenStax. Retrieved from http://cnx.org/content/col25722/1.3 p. 138. CC BY 4.0 license https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1097&v=M5uYCWVfuPQ https://qz.com/1042298/nike-is-facing-a-new-wave-of-anti-sweatshop-protests/ https://www.ethicssage.com/2012/05/social-responsibilities-of-a-us-company-doing-business-abroad.html https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/09/10/105150/