Sociology

Select and read an article of your choice (translated in English). (2) Assume the role of a concerned citizen from the nation in which the article was written. Provide your own assessments of differences in a balanced and realistic outlook from a news-person looking into and evaluating people’s values in the American Society. Using the Cultural Relativism perspective Is it possible for foreign personnel to look at people in the American Society in a “relatively fair” manner? Cultural relativism – the idea that the values, knowledge, morality and behavior of people must be understood within their own cultural context.

THERE IS NO RELIGION WITHOUT ETHICS, AND FOR MANY PEOPLE, THERE IS NO ETHICS WITHOUT RELIGION. Please do some general research on religious principles. Religious principles are the basics upon which a religion is founded. The Christian Ten Commandments’ “Thou shalt not kill” is a religious principle, as is the Five Pillars of Islam’s Shahadah. There are many, many more sets of religious principles across history. You can start with Google, but you should end up narrowing your search in our online library. Think about this as you browse: What commonalities do you notice between most or all sets of religious principles? What do scholars say about connections between them? When something stands out as unique among religious principles, why is that? Take notes—both for informational and for citations. After you’ve gotten the lay of the land, please choose and summarize, simply and in your own words, one religious principle that you see occurring in most or all of the religions you’ve researched. This principle may be worded differently in different religions, but its core meaning will be universal. Why do you think that this principle is so important to human interaction that it has been codified many times, across many centuries and cultures? This paper will have the following in this order. A one-paragraph introduction with a one-sentence thesis laying out the paper’s guiding idea and the main points supporting it (the main points occur in items 2 and 3, below). Two body paragraphs, one per religion, that explain your chosen religious principle as it shows up in two religions of your choice. These paragraphs should have in-text citations for all quotes, paraphrases, and outside information that you use as support for your explanation. A third body paragraph (the fourth paragraph including the introduction) that explores why you think this principle is so important to human interaction that it is one of the basics of these two different religions. A conclusion that reflects upon your thesis and how you’ve supported it.  You should use quality sources from our library as support. Wikipedia, “About” sites, and the like are for getting a quick (and sometimes unreliable) picture of a topic, not for citing in college-level papers. Do not use big chunks of outside information to share someone else’s argument; rather, reflect on well-chosen nuggets of outside information that define, clarify, and support your argument.  This paper should be in APA format. It should be two to three pages long with in-text citations as needed and a bibliography.

Debate the C. Wright Mills’ paradigm of “private trouble,” and “public issue.” Do numbers of people constitute a social problem? Who should be afflicted, and how many people, before society responds to the problem? As former president Bill Clinton once argued, if the ban on illegal drugs saves one life from turning to drugs, is worth it? Use an example from current events or the “news” to substantiate your position.

This reading assignment is a short writing assignment. It is an individual assignment to be completed on your own without outside help. You may reference the course resources as you complete this assignment and you are expected to informally cite the source of any information you reference (item + page). Prompt Now that you have reviewed resources and elements about physical development, respond to the following reflective prompts: What topics stood out to you as particularly interesting? What changes in your thinking have occurred? Describe what you thought and what information helped expand your knowledge/thinking about the topic. What questions do you now have as a result of learning more? Be sure to respond fully to all parts of the prompt to earn full credit. You are encouraged to respond in video, audio, or other alternative format of interest as long as you appropriately respond to the prompt. Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9tFk835vjo&feature=youtu.be https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5841333/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=WA5n9YW4MVk&feature=emb_title https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4AzT8iUqBI https://butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/

The second Exploration Activity is a summary of your interview with an individual from a different ethnic background than yourself (non-Jewish). Again use the ADDRESSING model and the questions below to conduct your interview. Provide a summary of what you learned about the person in the interview.  Discuss insights you gained about this person and yourself. Identify any challenges you had relating to the person.  Refer to what you learned about your own world view in the first activity and contrast it with the world view and experiences of this individual.   If you were this person’s counselor what obstacles would you need to overcome to provide culturally competent counseling?  See syllabus for grading rubric Questions for self -exploration and interview: 1. When you were born, what were the social expectations for a person of your identity? 2. When you were a teenager, what were the norms, values, and gender roles supported within your family,  peers,  culture, and in the dominant culture? 3. How your view of the world shaped by the social movements of your teenage years? 4. When you were a young adult, what educational and occupational opportunities were available to you? And now? 5. What generational roles make up your core identity (e.g., auntie, father, adult child, grandparent)? 6. What experiences have you had related to racism and/or sexism? 7. Tell me about experiences you have had with discrimination. 8. Do you see yourself as being in position of power or privilege? In what ways? 9.Have you ever felt oppressed? Please give an example. 10. What impact do you believe that racism, discrimination sexism, power, privilege and oppression have had on your life and your career?

Integrate the feedback you have received from your faculty member on your previous family analysis papers submitted in Weeks 1 through 4. Combine your previous papers into a 3,500- to 4,200-word paper in which you synthesize what you have learned into a conclusion. Apply the concepts learned from your family history and genogram to a human service and/or counseling scenario. Discuss the following in your Final Family Analysis paper: An analysis of any special issues associated with your family In what kinds of applications would having the knowledge from the genogram be useful? How would this knowledge impact and direct treatment, as well as help you assess client services? A genogram can be a helpful visual tool to keep track of family members, the quality of relationships in each family, and assist a human service worker in determining the needs and services from which the family may benefit. Create a genogram for your family based on your analysis and using a genogram template/program. Use the Preferred Genogram Guide as an example. You may use Microsoft® Word®, Microsoft® Visio®, or another program of your choice to create your genogram. Cite at least 2 peer-reviewed sources. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Submit your assignment.

Think about the eye-color experiment conducted by Jane Elliot (A Class Divided). There were a number of outcomes such as educational performance, the quick division into us/them groups, as well as changes in the use of language. What is our reaction to this arbitrary division of people into dichotomous categories? What do these outcomes tell us about construction and race? Why are the adults so belligerent? Terms to understand and use for Module 2:conventional wisdom, post-racial, racial projects, colorblindness (proscriptive and descriptive), institutional racism, Civil Rights, segregation, active racism, passive racism

For this discussion, you must read Chapter 8 and Chapter 9 of the text, Sociology: Beyond Common Sense, the article The ‘Pink vs Blue’ Gender Myth  (Links to an external site.) , and watch the three videos, Social Construction  (Links to an external site.) ,[Transcript ]  RACE: Are We So Different?  (Links to an external site.) , and A Girl Like Me  (Links to an external site.)  [Transcript ]. [Note that A Girl Like Me uses words or language that are considered profane, vulgar or offensive by some viewers. Ashford University does not condone such content that may be objectionable; however, the video is being used due to its impact and education value in understanding social construction.] After reviewing these resources on varied perspectives of social construction, consider the following questions: What is social construction? Which example from the resources provided did you find most compelling in building your knowledge of social construction? Describe it and explain why you found it most useful.

Watch one of the following episodes of “The Story of God” on Netflix o    Season 1, episode 4, “Who is God?” o    Season 1, episode 5, “Why does Evil exist?” o    Season 2, episode 3, “Proof of God” Season 3, episode 2, “Gods among Us” After you have reviewed the PPTs and the episode of “Story of God”, complete this assignment by answering the following question(s) before the deadline. Make sure your submission meets all of the requirements listed below: Based on the episode of “The Story of God” you watched, answer ONLY ONE of the following questions: How does the episode you watched justify God’s existence? · How does the episode you watched raise doubt about God’s existence? · How does the episode you watched address the idea of good and evil? ·How does the episode you watched address free will? Requirements for this assignment:MLA format. Use template that has been attached. Must be at least 2 full paragraphs. Feel free to write more. Must NOT be a summary. Use details from the episode to help you answer one of the questions above, but do not spend this assignment explaining what the episode was about.

Using the textbook, required articles and recommended resources, construct a 5-6 item questionnaire on a topic of your choice. Your questionnaire can include either open-ended or closed-ended (fixed format) questions. Submit your completed questionnaire to this discussion forum. Be sure to consider the following when responding: What are the strengths and weaknesses of the questionnaire overall? Consider how the items are worded and the response choices, if applicable, are provided. Are the questions clear and concise? Are there any questions that are vague or unclear? If applicable, are the response choices effective? Is there only one correct response choice? Are there any unintentional cues to the correct answer? Do the items appear to be a good measure of what the student is wanting to assess? How could the questionnaire be improved? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings by providing evaluations of their questionnaires. Responses to students should be at least 200 words in length.