Once you have selected a reading, you are to first provide a brief summary of the main points presented in the reading. Describe how the reading enhanced your understanding of race, class, and gender issues impacting the social lives of urban youth.

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The Impact of Race, Class and Gender on Urban Youth

This week’ s reflection paper, review the course documents and select one of the pdf readings.

Once you have selected a reading, you are to first provide a brief summary of the main points presented in the reading.

Second, you should describe how the reading enhanced your understanding of race, class, and gender issues impacting the social lives of urban youth.

The written assignment should be no less than two (2) pages in length, The paper must also adhere to APA publication guidelines for in body reference citations and reference listing.

 

Based on the Putnam reading what is your understanding of the two tier perspective discussed; and how do you relate Putnam’s views to race, class, and gender issues impacting urban families.

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The Details of the Life of Alice Washington

Question 1 Based on the Kozol reading about the relate the way the conversation between Alice and her mother can be related to race, class and gender issues impacting Alice’s social reality.

Question 2 Based on the Putnam reading what is your understanding of the two tier perspective discussed; and how do you relate Putnam’s views to race, class, and gender issues impacting urban families.

 

Pick a specific example of how your culture may have shaped your socialization and identify how exposure to a different culture may have shaped you differently. Use specific terminology from the module.

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Sociology

Respond to the following prompt in a response of at least 150 words:

Cultural norms play a significant role in socialization, as outlined in the example of Princes William and Harry taking a “gap year” before starting college. Take a moment to think about the various ways culture has shaped your own socialization.

Pick a specific example of how your culture may have shaped your socialization and identify how exposure to a different culture may have shaped you differently. Use specific terminology from the module.

 

What is a bureaucracy that most impacts your life? List the ideal-type characteristics outline by Weber in your reading on formal organizations, and evaluate Weber’s ideal-type. Does it accurately describe the bureaucracy you selected? Why or why not?

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Sociology

For this discussion, pick ONE of the following prompts and write a response between 200-300 words. Pull in examples and applications from your own life as well as the readings.

What is a bureaucracy that most impacts your life?

List the ideal-type characteristics outline by Weber in your reading on formal organizations, and evaluate Weber’s ideal-type. Does it accurately describe the bureaucracy you selected? Why or why not?

To what extent do you think our society is a meritocracy?

Where do we see nepotism?

The Kennedy and Bush Dynasties included multiple members of the same family serving in the most powerful positions in American government and many corporations also have extensive familial ties. What about in Ivy League institutions? Most have an alumni preference–doescho this take away from merit-based admissions?

 

Write about what services are available and explain why they are helpful for older adults. If they are lacking, describe the services or resources you think would be most beneficial to those in your community.

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Nutrition services and resources

Conduct a web search to discover the nutrition services and resources available to older adults in your community or in your state. Indicate whether the options seem plentiful, adequate, or lacking. If they are plentiful or adequate, write about what services are available and explain why they are helpful for older adults. If they are lacking, describe the services or resources you think would be most beneficial to those in your community.

Have mental health policies benefited individuals with mental illness? Should social workers use the DSM-5? Does it reflect social work values?

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How Substance Abuse Affects Mental Health

Write a short, 3-5 page, reflective paper related to an issue or concept(s) covered in the material. Think beyond the information presented and write about further insights that you believe are important.

The focus of reflective papers may include but are not limited to culture, values, biases, assumptions, or ethical considerations.

Consider how the social environment influences the mental health treatment of individuals from micro, mezzo, or macro levels. Two examples are listed below:

1). Have mental health policies benefited individuals with mental illness?

2). Should social workers use the DSM-5? Does it reflect social work values?

The reflection paper should not exceed 3-5 pages — this does not include the cover or reference pages. Citations and references are required for this assignment and must be formatted according to APA 7th Edition.

 

Do have own a house? If so, how much equity do you have from the house? Do you have a 401k from work? If so, how much altogether?  Do you have any Social Security benefit? If so, how much at the time of retirement by projection? Do you expect any inheritance? If so, how much is the likely amount? Do you have any debt? 

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Saving for retirement

How much money do you need to save for your retirement?

Step one: First, define what is a comfortable living? Then turn this comfortable living, defined by yourself, into today’s dollar amount, by a monthly living budget. (1 pt)

Step Two: Based on the film, “Retirement,” and other expert in the field, the suggested amount of savings for an average retiree before their retirement should be 10 or more times the annual income of pre-retirement.

Step Three: turn your “comfortable living” budget into an annual income x10=? (1 pt)

Step Four: Build 3% annual increase in inflation of the total amount you need to save (step 3) times the remaining number of years before you retire. This will be the amount you will need to save before you retire. (provide the software or app you used to compute this number, they can download a software easily) (1 pt)

Step Five: Now ask yourself these following questions:

(Q1-10: 10 pts) 1. How old are you? (age is related to number of years to save)

  1. Do have own a house? If so, how much equity do you have from the house?
  2. Do you have a 401k from work? If so, how much altogether?
  3. Do you have any Social Security benefit? If so, how much at the time of retirement by projection?
  4. Do you expect any inheritance? If so, how much is the likely amount?
  5. Do you have any debt?
  6. Do you have to pay for kids’ college education? If so, what is the estimated amount in total?
  7. If you were to save the amount desired for a “comfortable living” how many years do you still have to save? (use desired age for retirement minus current age)
  8. Now, add the savings together, and deduct all the debt or possible expenditures (such as kids’ education and credit card debt). Where do you stand?
  9. Use a pension calculation tool online to calculate how much money you have to save per month from now till your desired retirement age, after taking into account both your savings and debt. (include your reference or webpage) ( reference 1 pt), if no reference page, deduct a point.
  10. When can you afford to retire? How do your monthly savings differ by your retirement age at 62 & 70? (need to give two number for age 62 and 70) (5 pts)
  11. What can you do to prepare for my retirement? Make your comments.

Comments: (2 pts):

  1. How is your work history, employment pattern, retirement age, and pension plans related to population ageing, and societal changes in the U.S.?

In the year you are at age 65, what percentage of people are 65+ in the U.S.?

Comment on how your personal path toward retirement is likely related to social patterns for retirement and Social Security (5 pts)

  1. Make sure to include your reference page or reference website.

 

Write your own, separate essay on the debate topic even though the debate is going to be a group activity.

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Shall we Ration Healthcare

Written Portion: 4-5 pages The written portion of the assignment should be an independent essay addressing debate. Each student will write their own, separate essay on the debate topic even though the debate is going to be a group activity.

The debate paper should include three major sections:

  1. a) Social and cultural background of the debate;
  2. b) Both sides of the argument (e.g., on the debate about euthanasia, you need to present the argument for and against euthanasia) with references and citations; and
  3. c) Your stand on the argument, presenting sociological reasoning why you think so. Your supporting evidence should be sociological, rather than purely ethical or religious. Religious or ethical statements can only be used as one of the views rather than the solo “self-evident” truth. Your “evidence” or “supporting arguments” should be from the textbooks or other scholarly literature you read or cite.
  4. d) A reference page that includes at least 3 external plus course material citations.

Different from the in-class debate, which may appear like a political debate, this written paper should be an intellectual work in which you adequately address important issues from either and both sides of the debate.

Your paper does not have to stick to the same perspective/position you hold during the in-class debate.

This paper is due before the class on the day of your group, spoken debate. One Moody, Harry R. & J. R. Sasser. (2021). Aging: Concepchots and Controversies. 10th edition. Sage

 

Write your own, separate essay on the debate topic even though the debate is going to be a group activity.

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Should Families Pay for Long Term Care?

Written Portion: 4-5 pages The written portion of the assignment should be an independent essay addressing debate. Each student will write their own, separate essay on the debate topic even though the debate is going to be a group activity.

The debate paper should include three major sections:

  1. a) Social and cultural background of the debate;
  2. b) Both sides of the argument (e.g., on the debate about euthanasia, you need to present the argument for and against euthanasia) with references and citations; and
  3. c) Your stand on the argument, presenting sociological reasoning why you think so.

Your supporting evidence should be sociological, rather than purely ethical or religious.

Religious or ethical statements can only be used as one of the views rather than the solo “self-evident” truth.

Your “evidence” or “supporting arguments” should be from the textbooks or other scholarly literature you read or cite. d) A reference page that includes at least 3 external plus course material citations.

Different from the in-class debate, which may appear like a political debate, this written paper should be an intellectual work in which you adequately address important issues from either and both sides of the debate.

This paper is due before the class on the day of your group, spoken debate. One Moody, Harry R. & J. R. Sasser. (2021). Aging: Concepchots and Controversies. 10th edition. Sage

 

Using sociological perspectives of conflict theory, symbolic interactionism, rational choice/exchange and functionalism, discuss how homelessness could be explained.

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Homelessness

Using sociological perspectives of conflict theory, symbolic interactionism, rational choice/exchange and functionalism, discuss how homelessness could be explained.

In your essay, you must:

Refer to at least 10 academic sources (including the book out social world y Ballentine)