Of the three theoretical perspectives, which one would you prefer to use if you were a sociologist? Why? Considering the macro- and micro-level approaches in sociology, which one do you think better explains social life? Why?

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Assignment:

Write a 1500-2000 word essay addressing each of the following points/questions. Be sure to thoroughly answer all the questions for each bullet point. There should be three sections, one for each bullet below. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least three (3) citations in your essay. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay. Also, include an introduction and conclusion. The cover page and reference page do not count towards the minimum word amount.

Section One: Of the three theoretical perspectives, which one would you prefer to use if you were a sociologist? Why?

Section Two: Considering the macro- and micro-level approaches in sociology, which one do you think better explains social life? Why?

Section Three: After reviewing the six influential sociologists from the textbook this week – Auguste Comte, Harriet Martineau, Herbert Spencer, Karl Marx, Émile Durkheim, and Max Weber, pick one and discuss their contribution to sociology. Why was their contribution important, and is it still relevant today?

Assignment Expectations:
Length: 1500-2000 words; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner.
Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA style. These do not count towards the minimal word amount for this assignment.
References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least three (3) scholarly sources to support your claims.

It has been said that a great leader will have the passion to lead, not just the ability. What has your current involvement in volunteerism taught you about your passion for leadership?

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Involvement in volunteerism

Describe a past life experience or circumstance that motivated you to volunteer.

It has been said that a great leader will have the passion to lead, not just the ability. What has your current involvement in volunteerism taught you about your passion for leadership?

Describe how you identified the need. How did you approach this creatively? Was this part of a group effort? If so, what individual role did you play?

Describe how you exercised initiative and took the lead to address a solution. Did you accept a leadership position because it was offered to you or did you seek out a leadership role to participate in this project? Were you part of a leadership team or did you take on the sole leadership role and supervise others?

How did you apply academic/intellectual skills to complete the project? How difficult was this project? Who did you involve in the solution?

What has the kaimahi whanau considered when choosing to visit the grandmother first rather than Mere’s father? What has the kaimahi whanau considered in choosing not to suggest karakia at the start of this home visit?

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Assessment 2: Video Analysis and Reflection Helping Skills

Questions to consider

The role play you have watched is based on experiences and learning of one kaimahi whanau. All kaimahi whanau will practice aspects of this role play in their own way, based on their own experiences and learnings. As a result there are many questions to consider.

Here are some:

  1. What has the kaimahi whanau considered when choosing to visit the grandmother first rather than Mere’s father?
  2. What has the kaimahi whanau considered in choosing not to suggest karakia at the start of this home visit?
  3. The kaimahi whanau in this roleplay is known by the whanau and has knowledge of the whanau’s interests and history. If you as the kaimahi whanau, were not familiar with the whanau or they with you, what could you talk about with the kuia before talking about the “issue” and what you’ve come for?
  4. How do you feel about the kaimahi whanau allowing the whanau to get back to the kaimahi whanau next week ? Should the kaimahi whanau have sought a more specific contact arrangement? If so, why?
  5. What strength based principles are put into practice in this roleplay?

 

If you were going to do research on this topic, what would your goal be: causal explanation, interpretive understanding, or critical sociology? Why this goal and not the others? How would your goal impact your theoretical perspective, research question, and research method?

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Interracial marriages

Write a post that addresses the following questions:

If you were going to do research on this topic, what would your goal be: causal explanation, interpretive understanding, or critical sociology? Why this goal and not the others? (There is no “right” goal—that is your choice. But there are more and less correct and detailed ways of explaining why you chose it—take some care with that part.)
How would your goal impact your theoretical perspective, research question, and research method?
–State which perspective (functionalism, conflict theory, interactionism) you would use and why.
–Write a research question that reflects your topic, goal, and theory.
–Explain which method you would use to collect data, and why.

Round out your post with some details on how you would actually carry out your research and what you might expect your results and conclusions to look like.
You must discuss sociological goals and theories in your post—and other concepts if you wish. Show me that you know what you are talking about!

Prepare a literature review chart. Using your Literature Review Chart – Summarize complete and upload Synthesizing Literature Chart. What collective knowledge have you gained from reading these articles? What unanswered research questions can you derive from this activity?

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Sex and Faith Chart

Prepare a literature review chart. Using your Literature Review Chart – Summarize complete and upload Synthesizing Literature Chart.

Use the references from the Article Review attached Sex and Faith

Part II—Synthesizing the Literature

Begin by looking at the last column of the chart in Part I and identify 2-3 concepts that comprise the most important insights you have gained from reading the five sources that will be part of your literature review.

Insert those concepts into the first column on this page, and then note how each concept is addressed by each article. If a particular article does not address one of the themes you are using put a slash in that table cell.

Themes Article A Article B Article C Article D Article E

  • Concept 1:
  • Concept 2:
  • Concept 3:

What collective knowledge have you gained from reading these articles?

What unanswered research questions can you derive from this activity?

 

How would you address or fix the problem? Explain. What challenges do school districts and our society face as teachers leave their professions?

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Questions and Answer

Read the article and answer the questions.
This is not an essay, answer the questions individually.

As an introduction this week, you are asked to read “School districts are struggling to hire as teachers reconsider their careers” NPR, August 29, 2022
https://www.npr.org/2022/08/29/1119882481/school-districts-are-struggling-to-hire-as-teachers-reconsider-their-careers

After reading, answer the following questions:

1) What are some of the key reasons that teacher are reconsidering their careers in education?

2) What challenges do school districts and our society face as teachers leave their professions?

3) How would you address or fix the problem? Explain.

What are the health implications for using this substance? What are the moral/biblical implications of using this substance? What societal issues are of concern with use of this substance?

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Case Study: Opiates

Watch the four-part video series, Poisoned: America’s Fentanyl Crisis in the Learn Section of Module 3: Week 3. After watching the video series, discus the following issues and public health and education prompts.

The Issues

Summarize the issue of Opioid Addiction

What are the health implications for using this substance?

What are the moral/biblical implications of using this substance?

What societal issues are of concern with use of this substance?

Public Health Intervention and Education

Select two additional scholarly articles about Opioid use and present evidence-based interventions about how to best prevent people from abusing opioids.

 

What do you think your own use of language suggests about how you think about the world, and the culture, subculture, and/or counterculture to which you belong? Provide at least three specific examples.

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Culture and Language

Think about the way you speak – the language/dialect you speak, your accent, the words you use, the slang or phrases you use most often.

What do you think your own use of language suggests about how you think about the world, and the culture, subculture, and/or counterculture to which you belong? Provide at least three specific examples.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKK7wGAYP6k

 

What are you calling on the workers of the world to do? What do you hope to accomplish? Why is your cause different from the one that drove Marx and Engels?

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Manifesto

For this paper, write your own manifesto. Your manifesto, calling on the workers of the world to unite, should reflect the situation today.

What are you calling on the workers of the world to do? What do you hope to accomplish? Why is your cause different from the one that drove Marx and Engels? Use Marxian methods to construct your case, be a dialectic materialist and use economic determinism as a vehicle.

If you choose to use another methodology to construct your manifesto, define what that is and defend your choice. Your manifesto should be no longer than four, but no shorter than two single spaced pages. Your font should be no larger than 12 points.

Your manifesto will be evaluated based on the content of your argument. The instructor will evaluate how you defined your terms and how you used Marxian deterministic models or some other model of your choice to construct your manifesto.

Remember, one course objective is to make all students enrolled in this class more effective communicators. Style – the correct use of basic English grammar rules – and spelling accounts for 20% of the paper grade.

Discuss the similarities between the incarceration of Japanese in intermittent camps during WWII and the incarceration of the children of Latin American immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S. during Donald Trump’s presidency.

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Incarceration

Discuss the similarities between the incarceration of Japanese in intermittent camps during WWII and the incarceration of the children of Latin American immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S. during Donald Trump’s presidency.

Key terms for the analysis: migration, racism, ethnocentrism, in-group, out-group