Sociology

This assignment will have you evaluating your social interaction in a recent group role setting. Choose the group context you’d like (family, friends, workplace, dorm, class, club, etc.) Describe the interaction and your role within it. Include aspects of group interaction that we discussed in class…group size? friendly/cooperative? role you played? etc. Your inclusion of chapter terms would only strengthen your answer!

 Please respond to the following questions based upon these course objectives: Create a logical written argument about values and popular culture which includes scholarly research. Analyze an artifact of popular culture from multiple perspectives. Please answer the following questions with supporting examples and full explanations. For each of the learning objectives, provide an analysis of how the course supported each objective. Explain how the material learned in this course, based upon the objectives, will be applicable to professional application. Reflect back on your journey through this course and answer the following: What surprised you about the course? Reviewing the course objectives and description, what do you wish you could have learned more about? What is your perspective on how popular culture is affecting society and you, personally? In your opinion, what will be the next pop culture hit? Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format. For more information on Popular Culture read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_culture

Physical, emotional, and sexual abuse can have a devastating impact on a child and his or her family members. Social workers need to understand how to recognize and respond to cases of abuse expertly and efficiently. With an empathetic and helpful social worker, victims/survivors of abuse can take their first step onto the long road toward healing. For this Assignment, read the case study Working With Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Trauma: The Case of Brandon and then consider what you would do if you were a social worker and had to report a parent of suspected child abuse. By Day 7 Submit a 2- to 4-page paper in which you review the approach taken by the social worker in Brandon’s case. Identify how the social worker might have used the ecological model to understand Brandon’s situation based on a person-in-environment perspective. Explain the use of the ecological model in this case on micro, mezzo, and macro levels. Describe strengths the social worker may have missed in assessing Brandon and his mother. Review the challenges that the social worker identifies and explain the impact the abuse could have had on Brandon had his strengths not been identified and addressed. Please use the Learning Resources to support your answer. Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen S. M. (Eds.). (2014). Social work case studies: Foundation year. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader]. Working With the Homeless Population: The Case of Diane Working With Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Trauma: The Case of Brandon For more information on Social Worker read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_work

Review your problem or issue and cultural assessment. Consider how the findings connect to your topic and intervention for your capstone change project. Write a list of three to five objectives for your proposed intervention. Below each objective, provide a one or two-sentence rationale. (the change project is based on after patient discharge follow up, the majority of the patients at Perdue Medical Center derive from Haitian culture, another majority are homeless) After writing your objectives, provide a rationale for how your proposed project and objectives advocate for autonomy and social justice for individuals and diverse populations. This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Benchmark Information This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies: RN to BSN 1.5:  Advocate for autonomy and social justice for individuals and diverse populations. For more information on Cultural Assessment read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture

Write up to THREE (3) PAGES in response to the topic listed below. NO OUTSIDE SOURCES are to be used. You can use these briefs as a guide, but the critical work should be original.  THE FOUNDATION: American identity is a complex phenomenon to ponder. Demographic statistics, citizenship status, and geopolitical allegiances all count for something, but literature is more adept than politics at uncovering the imaginative aspects of American identity. Some years ago, I read Benedict Anderson, who famously identified a nation as an “imagined community.” If this is true, it’s also true that each person taps a personal imagination when regarding that nation. In Zami and WHEREAS, Audre Lorde and Layli Long Soldier write from unique perspectives, expanding our multicultural understanding of American identity. Lorde’s is an individual’s coming-of-age story that expands outward to embrace a community of women. Long Soldier’s is a traumatizing story of the American frontier that employs experimental language in a quest for real accuracy. Imagination prompts both writers to consider alternative forms of belonging. THE PROMPT: Reflecting on the impact of Lorde, Long Soldier, and one additional writer on our syllabus, describe how experimental writing/film/music has changed your view of American identity (or American culture more generally). Focus on imaginative artistry that, however unusual it might be in its delivery, presents you with a clear-eyed view of life in postmodern America. What are the major ideas will you take away from ENL 336? How do you imagine America now? For more information on American Identity read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_the_United_States

Problem 4 (40 pts). Write at least ½ page for each answer Describe changes of the global environment in the past that affected the evolution of life (10 pts) What traits are common for most domesticated species? (10 pts) Why are small populations more likely to go extinct? (10 pts) Compare and the effects of selection, random genetic drift and gene flow on genetic diversity within and among populations. You can use PopG for illustration (10 pts) For more information on Global Environment read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_variable

Post your definition of the term globalization in relation to the nonprofit or non-governmental organization environments. Then, provide an analysis of how globalization in the past 50 years affected nonprofits and non-governmental organizations in the United States (or your country of residence) and throughout the world. Consider legal, contracting, social change, and leadership aspects. For more information on the Effects Of Globalization read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticisms_of_globalization

Topic: The Sharing of Powers What is Federalism and why is it important? Does it impact health policy? If so, how does it? Who are the policymakers? What is their role in the legislative process? Support your responses with academic resources. APA 200 words For more information on Federalism read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalism

After reading the various essays in regarding the organ donation crisis in the world, write a 2.5-page essay explaining which of the following options* would best solve the organ shortage in the United States.* Paying relatives of dead donors Paying live donors Presumed consent (with an opt-out option) Point system Present the problem (shortage of organs) to the reader.  If you use a statistic in the background information, be sure to include the source information on the Works Cited page.  Thesis/Body of your essay:  State which option would be the best for our society. In addition to answering which option offers the best solution, explain what is ineffective, immoral, or unethical about the solutions you did not choose. Use information and quotes from the articles to support your claim.  When you quote, don’t forget to include a signal phrase.  Whether you use a direct quote (the exact words) or paraphrase (changed into your own words), you need to put the author’s last name (and page number if you have one) in parenthesis at the end of the sentence.  This is called an in-text citation.   Note where the period is placed. Examples Paraphrase:  Even in a free society, people should not be allowed to degrade their bodies in order to support their children (Krauthammer). Quote:  According to one economist, “The black market may account for 5 percent to 10 percent of transplants worldwide” (Tabarrok).   The period goes at the end of the parenthesis because that is where the sentence ends. According to economist Alex Tabarrok in the article The Meat Market, “The black market may account for 5 percent to 10 percent of transplants worldwide.”  Tabarrok’s solution to the shortage…. (After the first reference, refer to the author by his last name.) Length: 2.5 pages double spaced, Times New Roman, 12-pt.   these are two links for two points and the others attach to the post-http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703481004574646233272990474#printMode http://archive.wired.com/medtech/health/news/2007/05/india_transplants_donorpolicy For more information on Organ Donation read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_donation

Sociology Film Analysis: Media, Culture, Socialization, and the Body Please answer the following prompt with as much detail as possible. A well-written essay will demonstrate mastery of concepts presented in the textbook, film, and relevance to both sociological inquiry and your personal life. Essays should be no shorter than 1200 words and typed in no larger than 12 fonts and double-spaced. Ensure that you write in both a grammatically correct manner and alignment and spacing utilized are in accordance with standard academic custom. Note that you do not need to utilize outside information; however, if you do choose to utilize outside sources, please ensure that you cite in accordance with a standard academic format (e.g. Mills, 22 or Berger, 15). Plagiarism or other forms of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated and result in an ungraded assignment (hence a “0” for that assignment). In addition, failure to meet the minimum page or word count requirement will also result in an ungraded assignment. Once you have typed your essay in a word processing document, submit in the dropbox prior to the due date. This assignment is worth 15% of your total grade. Prompt The films Miss Representation and The Mask You Live In delve into numerous themes related to concepts discussed in your textbook. Both films include discussions concerning media representation, the social construction of masculinity and femininity, gender inequity, sexism, violence, rape, self-image, eating disorders, race, body image, media centralization, labeling, deviance, the sexualization of young girls, objectification of women’s bodies, and suicidal and homicidal violence, to name a few concepts. Discuss the main points of both documentaries, paying keen attention to the aforementioned issues, and, its effects on the social expectations and lives of young girls, boys, men, and women. Furthermore, where relevant, relate the films to concepts discussed in chapters 4, 5, 7,11 and 16. Additionally, personally reflect on what the film meant to you and how the media has contributed to your notions of beauty, sexuality, and gender. NOTE: To view both films, click on the links below and log in: Borrower ID = MDC student or employee number; PIN = last 4 digits of MDC student or employee number. For further information, visit – https://www.mdc.edu/learning-resources/about/my-library-account/.