How do such skewed views affect real-life interactions with members of minority groups? Is there a difference among such genres as comedies, dramas, police procedurals, children’s shows, cartoons, and reality shows, in how marginalized people are portrayed? Can you cite any examples from your own experiences?

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Social and Cultural Norms

Overview
In this assignment, you will argue a pro or con position involving minorities, women, or LGBTQ individuals given an audience with opposing views.

Presenting stereotypes of minorities/women/LGBTQ individuals affects viewers’ conceptions of different groups.

How do such skewed views affect real-life interactions with members of minority groups? Is there a difference among such genres as comedies, dramas, police procedurals, children’s shows, cartoons, and reality shows, in how marginalized people are portrayed? Can you cite any examples from your own experiences?

The media should be trusted to provide the means to change people’s perceptions of minorities. Argue for or against this statement.

Requirements
Your paper must outline specifically the nature of the problem and demonstrate critical thinking, sound logic, valid claims, personal passion, and credible support that is cited correctly.

Write a three-page paper in which you:

In the introduction, include a quote, question or statistic from your text and an overview of the three major points you will cover.

Introduce your position with a thesis statement at the end of the first paragraph.

Provide three major points to support your thesis statement (put each major point in a separate paragraph).

Answer each of the sub-questions in at least one paragraph each.

Wrap up your assignment with a strong conclusion in which you restate the points you made and supported.

Organize arguments and support your claims effectively.

Demonstrate personal passion for your position and critical thinking with persuasive language, sound logic, valid claims, and credible support for the claims.

Provide three credible and reliable sources (in addition to the textbook) about current events, which have been published in the last five years and are cited correctly in the position paper.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title and the date. Include a source page to demonstrate understanding of the Strayer Writing Standards. The cover and source pages are not included in the required assignment page length. An Assignment 1 Sample [PDF] has been provided for your reference.

How does Schaefer characterize Debous work? Is it applied or clinical sociology? Which of the three theories would explain his sociological approach?

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W.E.B Dubois

We now take a look at a third sociologist. In your paper describe who and what Dubois purported. Complete a short autobiographical sketch from the book and other readings, Include his research interest and data collection methods. Cite each references. Then delve into his approach. How does Schaefer characterize Debous work? Is it applied or clinical sociology (see page 17)? Which of the three theories would explain his sociological approach?

Design and conduct a small-scale quantitative research study using information from SPSS outputs and teaching datasets.

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Quantitative Research Project

Design and conduct a small-scale quantitative research study using information from SPSS outputs and teaching datasets.

What are the basic epistemological and ontological assumptions, features, and debates on which quantitative and qualitative research is based? On what philosophical basis do these two main approaches differ? What are the main points of discussion on differences?

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Methodological Distinctions and Controversies in Sociological Research

The primary purpose of research conducted in social sciences, in general, is to reach valid and reliable information about social facts and events. As a social science, sociology aims to deal with the form, internal dynamics, and interaction of social phenomena and events using the most scientifically appropriate methods. However, there are various debates about what research method should be followed to reach scientific data in social sciences and sociology. Another discussion in social sciences is about the concepts used in scientific research methods and techniques. So much so that the concepts of research method, research technique, and research design are frequently used interchangeably in the social science literature. Research method can be defined as the path followed to achieve the purpose of the research. In this context, what are the basic epistemological and ontological assumptions, features, and debates on which quantitative and qualitative research is based? On what philosophical basis do these two main approaches differ? What are the main points of discussion on differences? How do these discussions affect the research design and process? Why should the researcher be aware of these discussions when choosing a research model?

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Provide information on the project such as TORs, project or program plan, website. Make sure that there is no design/inception report/evaluation study already done for this intervention.

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Case study

• You can choose one of the case studies presented to you during the face-to-face week at the end of the first semester or use an example of your own

• You can either use the same case study for all three assignments and the master thesis or change case studies

• If you use your own case study you will need to:
o Provide information on the project such as TORs, project or program plan, website (if there is one)
o Make sure that there is no design/inception report/evaluation study already done for this intervention.

Assignments that draw on case studies:
1. Term paper: Design Report (semester 1: Module 3: Evaluation Design)
2. Term paper: Inception report (semester 2, Module 4: Quantitative and Qualitative Data Research Methods)
3. Term paper: A case study (semester 2 & 3: multi-semester assignment not related to a specific module)

What are the implications for Indigenous peoples / non-Indigenous peoples to also have the stories of resilience and resurgence as part of their discourse and the public discourse? How is social work been implicated in the stories of colonization and resurgence?

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Decolonizing Critical Reflective Analysis (DCRA) – Colonization, Resilience Resurgence

The following requires you to engage in a Decolonizing /Decolonializing Critical Reflective Analysis.

Be sure to work with relevant course readings and materials as you engage in your reflections and analysis.

Corntassel, Chaw-win-is & T’lakwadzi (2009) point out the “danger in allowing colonization to be the only story of Indigenous lives” (p. 139) as it inherently centers the colonizer’s power. To counter this risk, they argue that we also must bring to light Indigenous stories of “resilience and resurgence” (p. 139).

• Consider the implications for focusing/not focusing on the story of colonization? For colonization to be the ONLY story in Indigenous lives?

• Consider resilience and resurgence at the micro and macro levels?

• What are the implications for Indigenous peoples / non-Indigenous peoples to also have the stories of resilience and resurgence as part of their discourse and the public discourse?

• How is social work been implicated in the stories of colonization and resurgence?

• How can the medicine wheel as a theoretic framework help us understand colonization and its effects and Indigenous resurgence /resilience? Be mindful of your own reactions (thoughts, feeling, actions). Link them to your own worldview(s).

• Consider the cultural, political and social influences on yourself, your experiences and your thinking.

• Consider how your experiences and your thinking / understanding/ meaning making may be similar/different from Indigenous experiences and perspectives.

Analyze the importance of such values as justice, dissent, and equality to the functioning of republican government. Explain the importance of the Constitution and the structure of the government it creates to the preservation of individual rights.

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SLP Progress Report #2

Instructions:

For this course, you will complete a Service Learning Project (SLP) that will include volunteer hours and ten-entry reports about your efforts. Any type of volunteer work is acceptable for this project, so long as it is serving the needs of the larger community in some way.

Number of Required Hours to Volunteer:

You are expected to volunteer a total of 21 hours. Specific hours volunteered are not required to be formally documented, however, it will not be possible to write a quality Project Report for your assignment if one does not complete this volunteering.

References and citations from the assigned course materials are required. A minimum of 14 unique citations from the assigned readings, not the videos or reports, are expected in your SLP.

Important Assignment Guidelines: Not following these guidelines will have a negative impact on your grade.

  1. Write in Arial font, size 14
  2. Always name the author whose ideas you are discussing (use the author’s full name the first time you refer to him/her; after that, identify authors by their last names).
  3. Provide in-text citations for all ideas, opinions, and facts derived from the assigned course readings, whether you simply refer to them, paraphrase them (put them entirely into your own words), or quote them. Place the in-text citation at the end of your sentence but before the period that ends your sentence. The in-text citation should give the author’s last name (unless you’ve used it already in your sentence), the year of publication (if known), and the appropriate page number(s) from the reading (if page numbers are used in the online text of the essay). Do not use the title of the reading unless it does not have an author).

Here’s an example of a citation for a Thomas Paine reading for Week 1: (Paine, 1776).

Here’s an example of a citation for a John Locke reading for Week 2: (Locke, 1689, pp. 46-47).

  1. Provide a References list at the end of your essay that includes bibliographic references for every reading cited in your essay.

Note: Your references list does not count toward your minimum word count.

Center the word References (do not underline it, place it in quotation marks, or place it in bold or larger size font).

  • Present your references, listed alphabetically by author’s last name.
  • Follow APA formatting guidelines for your list. The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) offers excellent detailed explanations of APA Format requirements.

 

Note1: The first line of the reference begins at the left margin. All subsequent lines should be indented one tab.

 

Note 2: Do not include bibliographic references for any reading not cited in your essay.

 

Entry 1: “Selection of the Service Learning Project.”

Write an entry of 400 words minimum on why you chose your project. Discuss the life or work experiences that may have influenced your selection, including whether these experiences were positive or negative. Consider how issues of community, government or individual responsibility, leadership, productivity, problem-solving, work ethic, and/or ambition might have affected your project selection. Most importantly, explain why your project is important to you, as well as to the larger community. Include two unique citations from the assigned articles in this paragraph.

 

Entry 2: Write an entry of 400 words minimum explaining how your project relates to at least two of the course objectives. See the complete list of course objectives in the course syllabus (these can be found on the last page of this document). Be sure to explain why you think these objectives are important. Label this entry “Service Learning Project Objectives.” Include two unique citations from the assigned articles in this paragraph.

 

Note: The purpose of this entry is not to tell what you think the objective of your SLP is; rather, it is to relate your project to the course objectives (which are found in the course syllabus).

 

Entries 3-4: Narrate your experiences on the project. Synthesize ideas from the course readings in entries 3-4. You may reference ideas from earlier phases in the course, as well as up to four additional non-course assigned sources you have found in your own research. Cite at least 2 articles and/or readings from course in these entries.

 

Entries #3 through #4 discuss your experiences as a volunteer. These paragraphs can be redundant. To avoid repeating yourself, examine closely how your experiences align or reflect the main ideas or themes found in the week’s assigned reading documents. For example, when Jefferson posits the American ideal that, “all men are created equal,” did your experience as a volunteer find this to be the case? Why or why not? Also, examine the organization you volunteered at from the perspective of the organization’s client (or those who used the organization for assistance). You can also examine the organization from the perspective of those who are employed or leadership positions. Why are they working here? What motivates them? Also, you can examine why others, like you, volunteer at the organization. Finally, what do outsiders, or those that know of but are not involved in the organization think of the organization? Is it helpful? Does it serve a purpose? If so, what purpose does the organization serve? Finally, how does society benefit, or not, from the efforts of those involved in the organization’s mission?

 

  • A minimum of 500 words must be written for each entry.
  • Entries should simply be labeled with the appropriate entry

 

Course Objectives

Students who successfully complete this cluster should be able to:

 

  1. Analyze the importance of such values as justice, dissent, and equality to the functioning of republican government.

 

  1. Explain the importance of the Constitution and the structure of the government it creates to the preservation of individual rights.

 

  1. Reflect on the relevance of the values discussed to their work and personal lives.

 

  1. Assess the benefits of changes in race and gender equality for the individual and governance.

 

  1. Synthesize ideas about the challenges posed, to the individual and to governance, by globalization and immigration.

 

  1. Assess the impact of large changes in modern society on their work and personal lives.

 

  1. Explain the relationship between engaged citizenship and the functioning of a republican form of government.

 

  1. Synthesize ideas about the duty of individual citizens to promote engaged citizenship.

 

  1. Assess the impact on their communities of their own acts of engaged citizenship.

 

How has technology affected life? Be specific as to what changes, and in what ways. Do you believe the long-term consequences of increased technological dependence are going to be good or bad? Explain. How do you see technology’s effect on society 20 years from now?

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Daily Questions

First DQ– How has technology affected life? Be specific as to what changes, and in what ways.

Second DQ– Do you believe the long-term consequences of increased technological dependence are going to be good or bad? Explain. How do you see technology’s effect on society 20 years from now?

These are separate questions but can be on the same paper.

Which measures operationalize “demographic characteristics”? Which operationalize socio-economic status? What concepts were you operationalizing with your questions in the issue matrix?

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Questionnaire Analysis for Methods

Option 1: Survey Design
You will design a questionnaire that might be used in a survey to assess people’s attitudes toward governmental policy to reduce poverty. The survey should try to capture general attitudes about the role of government in reducing poverty rather than their positive or negative views of specific social welfare programs. Your questionnaire should obtain the following from each respondent:

• Their demographic characteristics, including race, class, and gender

• If they plan to vote in the 2020 presidential election (pretend the 2020 election has not yet happened) and who they would like to vote for (include Trump and Biden for nomination) (a 2-part contingency question)

• The issues that are most likely to affect their vote choice in the form of a matrix question, using Likert-type responses to five statements.

This project should be 3-4 pages long. The first page should be the questionnaire laid out in the format you would use if you were actually conducting the survey. Make sure that the format will be easy to read and will not be difficult for respondents to answer. Be sure to provide appropriate spaces for respondents to check or write in their answers.

Question-wording should be simple and straightforward: avoid double-barreled questions, loaded terms, and negations. Justify your choice of open or closed-ended question. For closed-ended questions, response categories should be exhaustive and mutually exclusive. Matrix questions using Likert-type responses should have a consistent scale.

In 2-3 pages, discuss these issues:
• Which measures operationalize “demographic characteristics”? Which operationalize socio-economic status?

• What concepts were you operationalizing with your questions in the issue matrix?

• Identify the level of measurement for each item and the rationale for using a close-end or open-ended question.

• You have obviously given considerable thought and care to the wording of your questions in order to avoid the common problems noted above and discussed in lectures/readings. Now, gives us 2-3 examples of alternative wording that would be problematic and tell us why.

• Explain why you asked the questions in this order. Did this ordering allow you to avoid some sort of bias? Help increase engagement.

• Put it all together for us. State one hypothesis that you could test by analyzing the data that you collect with this instrument. Refer to specific variables and the concepts that they are designed to capture.

Describe your background and experiences with technology and with any prior online courses or programs. Were these experiences positive or negative? What contributed to or detracted from your success?

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ISS program

Your statement should address the following topics and questions in an essay of 750 to 1,000 words:

Your expectations of the ISS program. What do you hope to learn? What life goals – intellectual, personal and professional – will this degree help you accomplish?
One significant question, issue or problem in human society that you find meaningful or compelling. Think of the types of stories that grab your attention when you follow the news or interact with social media. How did you become interested in this issue? How do you think the ISS program can help further your understanding of it?
Two courses you’ve already completed in social science disciplines and that you hope to apply toward the ISS degree program. Possible subject areas include American ethnic studies, anthropology, communication, economics, geography, history, international studies, philosophy, political science, sociology or women’s studies. Why do these particular courses represent significant learning experiences for you? (Note: You should have a grade of 2.5 or higher in these courses, as with all other social science courses you wish to apply toward the ISS program.)
Your level of comfort and preparedness for learning in an online environment. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 signifying the highest level, how comfortable are you with online learning? Describe your background and experiences with technology and with any prior online courses or programs. Were these experiences positive or negative? What contributed to or detracted from your success?