Introduce the social institutions that have made or require changes regarding the issue, problem, or event. Explain the institutional level changes made toward social justice and/or institutional level changes required for social justice to occur.

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Module 6 Essay

Instructions for this Assignment

Purpose:

For students to connect course material to “real world” issues outside of the classroom, provide students an opportunity to practice analyzing current issues through a social justice lens, as well as providing students an opportunity to apply course material to the world outside of the classroom.

Tasks(s):

Construct an essay in three sections that identifies and explains institutions level changes toward social justice related to the issue, event, or problem as follows:

Section 1: In one paragraph, introduce the social institutions that have made or require changes regarding the issue, problem, or event.
Include a brief explanation of what a social institution is in your introduction. Cite correctly.

Section 2: In two to three paragraphs, explain the institutional level changes made toward social justice and/or institutional level changes required for social justice to occur.

Correctly cite all sources verifying changes made and use course material to support your claims of changes required.

Section 3: In one paragraph, conclude your essay.
Proofread and edit your essay for clarity and standard English grammar.

Which theories of social justice are most representative of the philosophy of the movement? What was the origin of the justice issue and which stage of development has the social movement reached?

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Social justice theories

Instructions for this Assignment

The purpose is for students to connect course material to “real world” issues outside of the classroom, provide students an opportunity to practice analyzing current issues through a social justice lens, as well as providing students an opportunity to apply course material to the world outside of the classroom.

In this social justice introductory course, students have covered the foundational theories of social justice, the principles of social justice, the social movements that arose in an attempt to realize social justice, and those institutions having an effect upon and being affected by activism and the advocates for social justice.

In the final section, it is time to discuss and put all of those ideas together– to synthesize them– and use that knowledge to write a summary paper utilizing the essays written in previous Modules 2, 4, and 6.

Tasks(s):

For your final paper, students will select a current social justice event, issue, or movement discussed in the readings from Model 8 and apply their knowledge to assess, interpret, and discuss Social Justice in a summary paper.

Students will demonstrate their understanding of Social Justice by constructing an essay in 3 sections that address their selected issue, event, or movement toward social justice found in Module 8.

Section 1: In one page, introduce the issue, event, or social movement the student selected from the Readings in Module 8. Cite correctly.

Section 2: In at least 5 or more pages, discuss the 5 following questions about Your selected issue, event, or social movement as it relates to social justice and each of the 4 principles, eg, equity, participation, rights, and access.

One page minimum for each question. Provide examples when possible.

1. Which theories of social justice are most representative of the philosophy of the movement?

2. What was the origin of the justice issue and which stage of development has the social movement reached?

3. What social institutions are being affected by the advocates and activism of a movement’s participants?

4. How have the events and social movements achieved the goals of Restorative Justice?

5. What are the successes or failures of the movement in gaining access, equity, rights, and participation for the members of the disadvantaged population?

What are evidence-based interventions for young adults with schizophrenia? What are best practices to help homeless mothers? What is the effectiveness of the 12-step program for substance users? How to prevent truancy in middle school?

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Research Paper

Section I. Introduction (1-1.5 pages):

Briefly describe what your agency does to help its clients and your role is in that helping process.

Choose and describe a problem / issue that keeps coming up at your agency and needs a better intervention. This may be violence, truancy, high dropout rate, low grades, ADHD in school students, depression, addiction, family reunification, early / unplanned pregnancy, etc.

At the end of the introduction section, list your research question. An example of research question may be, “What are evidence-based interventions for young adults with schizophrenia?” “What are best practices to help homeless mothers?” “What is the effectiveness of the 12-step program for substance users?,” or “How to prevent truancy in middle school?”

Section II. Summarize 2 articles (2 pages each)

Find 2 articles from peer-reviewed journals published within 7 years that tested an intervention to resolve your client’s issue at Rutgers Libraries https://rutgers.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=01RUT_INST:01RUT&lang=en (Links to an external site.)

In your summary of each article, be sure to answer the following questions:

Population (age, gender, ethnicity, economic status, urban / rural population) and study size;
What intervention was studied, when, and for how long.
What research design was used (qualitative, quantitative, longitudinal / short term, randomized / control groups, ABA, case study, meta-analysis, etc.).
Describe method of study (questionnaire, interview, 10 weeks of therapy, focus groups, etc.).

Describe research findings listed in the article (include statistics);
Limitations of the study.

Section III. Conclusion (1 page):

Discuss how article findings are generalizable to your client population and what you will do differently (if this is the case) to better serve your clients.

How does Dr. Feltmate’s article show the importance of how claims change over time and space? Why is it important to understand how claims change over time and how can you use that knowledge when evaluating claims today?

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The Humorous Reproduction of Religious Prejudice:

“Cults” and Religious Humour in The Simpsons, South Park, and King of the Hill1

1. How does Dr. Feltmate’s article show the importance of how claims change over time and space?

2. Why is it important to understand how claims change over time and how can you use that knowledge when evaluating claims today?

Define and discuss the type of violence you chose (Adults- IPV or children-FV). Identify symptoms the victim may experience related to the type of violence you chose. Identify patterns of behavior of perpetrators towards the population you chose.

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Signature Assignment

The Signature Assignment for this course is a 5-8-page essay narrative academic paper (excluding title page and references) using the following required 5-7 academic sources from the Touro library:
1: Peer reviewed journal articles
2: Credible popular sources (newspapers/credible magazines) 1-2: CREDIBLE internet sources. Wikipedia is NOT a credible source and may not be used. Include an introduction and conclusion in your paper. In addition, in text citations are required. Your paper must answer each question of this assignment. Use headings to ensure you respond to
the criteria of this assignment.
For the topic of your signature assignment, choose one of the following populations:

Option A: Adults who experience Intimate partner violence (Intimate Partner Violence)
Option B: Children who witness Family Violence (Family Violence) The paper must include all of the following:

1. Define and discuss the type of violence you chose (Adults- IPV or children-FV)

2. Identify symptoms the victim may experience related to the type of violence you chose

3. Identify patterns of behavior of perpetrators towards the population you chose

4. How does the role of culture impact your population? 1 / 2

5. Identify and discuss 1 Law that addresses: (focus on the population of your paper)
1. The victim
2. The Perpetrator

6. Identify and discuss 1 program that is national or located in your geographic area that addresses: (focus on the population that is the focus of your paper)
1. The victim
2. Perpetrator
7. You are a social worker in a program that provides services to the population that is the topic of this paper. Really think about this question, be specific in your details what is the role of the social worker? How will they do the work?

1. Develop a program related to enhancing your agency’s emergency services that will address services during the CoVid 19 pandemic that will address the agency’s ability to identify and serve those who are not visible and have lost access to shelters, schools, services due to the impact of the virus.

8. What have you learned from this course that you will use in social work practice?

Why do you want to join the Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society? Describe an example when you were an agent of change / made a major contribution. What did you change and how did you make it happen?

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Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society

1) Why do you want to join the Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society?
2) Describe an example when you were an agent of change / made a major contribution. What did you change and how did you make it happen?

Do you think analyzing things like YouTube clips and commentary (or “reaction”) videos is a helpful way to analyze popular culture’s impact in the claims-making cycle? Why or why not?

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Joel Best’s Social Problems ( chapter 6)

Read my least favorite chapter in Joel Best’s Social Problems, chapter 6. I’ll take the time in class to tell you why I don’t like the chapter, but the big issue that Best is getting at–that audiences will do different things with the claims they consume and that we as sociologists want to have ways of getting at a claim’s reception and effectiveness–is relevant. So, let’s deal with some popular culture and its reception. First, watch these two editions of Saturday Night Live’s “Black Jeopardy” sketch. You can watch the others on your own time if you’d like and I recommend going to YouTube and reading the comments so you can see what people are getting from the sketch. Then watch T1J’s analysis of the sketches to see one, very thoughtful, take on its relevance.

Black Jeopardy – Saturday Night Live
YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWuJHbVZBQg

Black Jeopardy with Tom Hanks – SNL

How SNL’s “Black Jeopardy” Nailed Racial Commentary

Then, respond to this prompt question:

Do you think analyzing things like YouTube clips and commentary (or “reaction”) videos is a helpful way to analyze popular culture’s impact in the claims-making cycle? Why or why not? Be sure to use evidence from the assigned videos and their YouTube comments to support your answer.

Analyze an Issue or Event in Technology through the Lenses of the Natural and Applied Sciences.

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Milestone Four

Analyze an Issue or Event in Technology through the Lenses of the Natural and Applied Sciences.

What meaning does the material have for you regarding the author’s argument as you understand it? What do you find most convincing or lacking about the author’s argument? Was it supported with evidence?

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Social Geography Assignment

The critique should be no more than 250 words.

Write 250-word critique of the reading(s). What meaning does the material have for you regarding the author’s argument as you understand it? What do you find most convincing or lacking about the author’s argument? Was it supported with evidence? Describe in 250 words what the reading(s) mean to you.

 

How are environmental and economic problems shaped by insider claimsmakers? What makes insider claimsmakers effective and how do they frame issues so that outsider claimsmakers are thwarted in their attempts to gain ownership of the issue at hand?

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Prompt 4

How do insider claimsmakers operate? First, read chapter 4 of Joel Best’s Social Problems and then watch the attached video. Then answer the following questions: How are environmental and economic problems shaped by insider claimsmakers? What makes insider claimsmakers effective and how do they frame issues so that outsider claimsmakers are thwarted in their attempts to gain ownership of the issue at hand? As you write think about all the different ways that expert discourse that can be challenged and the ways that Exxon’s lobbists effectively challenged outsider scientific efforts to put climate issues as serious social problems to be solved through the their rhetoric, resource mobilization, and reframing of an issue.

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