Which social movement did you choose, and what interests you about the movement?

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Prompt: Choose a current social movement. You may choose your own or select one of the following: Occupy Wall Street movement, Black Lives Matter
movement, the environmental movement, or the gender equality movement.
While you might have not heard of the specific organizations involved in the movements, you have likely heard of issues raise d by participants in these
movements. Answer the following questions about the movement you have selected in 1 to 2 sentences each.

1. Which social movement did you choose, and what interests you about the movement?

2. How have you learned about this social movement (news articles, social media, social commentary, conversation with others, television news)?

3. What is the “big question” or inquiry that the movement is trying to answer?

4. What do you think has caused the movement to gain or lose momentum? How does this movement either directly or indirectly impact your day–to–day
life? For example, if you are looking at the environmental movement, maybe you were directly impacted by a tax break for purchasing a new Prius or
putting new energy–efficient windows in your home.

Explain how finding the answer to your question might impact others around you. For instance, who might be most invested in the answer?

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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.
Use course resources to back up your discussion.

How did their responses vary according to the specific social/historical context of their experiences?

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Using at least two (2) narratives (choose from The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, Hester Street, Farewell to Manzanar and Miss Navajo) as examples, compare and contrast how each of the authors or subjects you selected respond to challenges and changes to his/her respective cultural identity.

How did their responses vary according to the specific social/historical context of their experiences? In what ways did ideas about race and ethnicity, the impact of social class, and ideals about masculinity and femininity, affect their experiences and understanding of themselves in relation to other characters, individuals, or groups in the narrative?

Describe what steps are required to initiate policy change.

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Social policies

Research public health issues on the “Climate Change” or “Topics and Issues” pages of the American Public Health Association (APHA) website. Investigate a public health issue related to an environmental issue within the U.S. health care delivery system and examine its effect on a specific population.

Write a 750-1,000-word policy brief that summarizes the issue, explains the effect on the population, and proposes a solution to the issue.

Follow this outline when writing the policy brief:

– Describe the policy health issue. Include the following information: (a) what population is affected, (b) at what level does it occur (local, state, or national), and (c) evidence about the issues supported by resources.

-Create a problem statement.

– Provide suggestions for addressing the health issue caused by the current policy. Describe what steps are required to initiate policy change. Include necessary stakeholders (government officials, administrator) and budget or funding considerations, if applicable.

– Discuss the impact on the health care delivery system.

Describe how your view of this issue changed and how it might change for you or others in the future.

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Writing prompt: Using the language of sociology, describe one thing you learned in this course that was most important to you using one of the three sociological perspectives.

Describe how your view of this issue changed and how it might change for you or others in the future.

Explain how everyday social life impacts this issue.

Describe how the new plans will affect the organization, both internally and externally.

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21st Century Corporate Social Responsibility

Choose an organization that has their corporate social responsibility (CSR) statement, vision, and mission statements available on their website.

2. Quote the statement and describe what this means in your own words

3. Research a recent article on the organization that is related to their current and/or future CSR activities.

4. Describe how the new plans will affect the organization, both internally and externally.

5. Develop an idea for a new CSR endeavor for the organization based on the organization’s mission and vision.

 

Explain how the media and public opinion influenced the situation and what lessons a business practitioner can learn from Apple’s experience with how the media and the public can impact business.

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Global Supply Chain Case Study

Key Points: Briefly summarize key points that the case raises, such as who was involved; key problems and concerns identified; and questions about corporate social responsibility, public opinion, and/or international business.

Corporate Social Responsibility: Explain how corporate social responsibility, specifically related to employee treatment, is important to a business.

Public Opinion: Explain how the media and public opinion influenced the situation and what lessons a business practitioner can learn from Apple’s experience with how the media and the public can impact business.

International Business: The case states that although the concerns regarding poor employee treatment were related to events at manufacturing facilities such as Foxconn and Pegatron, the concerns regarding corporate social responsibility fell to Apple. Explain what this can teach business professionals about international business and supply chain management.

Labor Practices: Compare the advantages and disadvantages of commonly used labor practices in international business.

Discuss what difference you think the readings and class material make in social work Examples from your field placement and life experience (yours or those of your friends or relatives).

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Guidelines:

Journal entries are to include the following:

Discuss your intellectual and emotional reactions. Critical reaction to class lectures, discussions, presentations, exercises and videos. Again, do not summarize. Instead, discuss and react to those issues in class that interest or excite you or with which you have some experience. Implications you draw from readings and class discussion for social work practice and policy.

Discuss what difference you think the readings and class material make in social work Examples from your field placement and life experience (yours or those of your friends or relatives). Examples should illustrate how the reading or class discussion increases your understanding of a particular practice situation and /or connects to a life experience or raises further questions.

Reactions, thoughts, feelings about what is happening in the world around us, in relation to what we are reading and discussing in class Discussion of newspaper or magazine articles, journal articles, books, television programs, movies, etc. that are relevant to what we are considering in class and the topic Some other suggestions: Formulate your own questions and ideas and express them even when you can only be tentative.

Try to make connections between the abstract and concrete, between theories, concepts and ideas and ways in which they are played out in yours and other’s experiences. Respond to the perspective of the author of the article.

When you start an entry with experience, test it out against some reading. When you start with reading, react critically and try to relate it to our own ideas, experiences, and questions.

Discuss a recent news story or a statistic that points to the magnitude of the problem and also discuss why the problem is significant and important.

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Institutional racism

Give an overview of the problem. Discuss a recent news story or a statistic that points to the magnitude of the problem and also discuss why the problem is significant and important.
Propose a solution to the social problem.

Give a counterargument about how to solve the problem. Most complex social problems have more than one side and more than one perspective.

Give the other sides argument. Do not present a straw man argument. Present the other side as accurately as possible.

How does the digital divide affect those living in rural/non-urban America? Provide at least one solution to this rural digital gap.

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The digital divide is not just a phenomenon found in emerging nations – the digital divide is “real” to many who live in the United States.

Read the following article, including the additional readings in this Pew series on the digital divide Digital Gaps Persist, then respond to the following questions:

What is the digital divide and why is it important in the social sciences? (4 points)
Respond to 2 of the following 4 questions: (3 points each)

How does the digital divide affect those living in rural/non-urban America? Provide at least one solution to this rural digital gap.

Social and behavioral scientists who work with disabled Americans  are concerned how the digital divide affects individuals in the disabled community What digital divide challenges do those with disabilities face?  Suggest at least one way in which the gap might be narrowed.

How does the digital divide affect low income families and their abilities to access digital technology?

Smart phones often help bridge the digital divide. How are communities of color (Black, Hispanic) positively affected with access to smart phones in reducing the digital divide? What work remains to fill the digital divide gap for minority communities?

Your quiz must be in APA format including in-text citations and reference list.