SOC/262: Contemporary American Society

  assignment one Due Thursday  In our discussion last week, we considered the many societal groups we belong to and how those groups and others, at both the micro- and macro-level, contribute to a complex society. Not all groups are perceived or treated equally in our society. Like other social issues, inequality can be explored … Read more

Journal response 4

  Prompt:  In this moral quandry (where the trans athlete remains biologically male), make an argument for whose rights to compete in female school sports should be protected, and why.  Why should the other group (the group that will lose the ability to compete in your answer) let go of their desires in the situation?  … Read more

immigration policies

 Research, discuss and analyze an immigration policy from another country. After discussing and analyzing the immigration policy from the other country, compare and contrast it with a United States immigration policy. Some questions to ponder while researching this discussion board: What is the policy? Whom does it impact? Whom does it benefit? Whom does it … Read more

Cornell note ch3 4

   1. Write Cornell notes after reading materials, Cornell Notes are designed to engage critical thinking, analysis, and synthesis. Use uploaded ‘Cornell Notes Template.doc’ to write. Reading for Chapter 3: pg 130 to 143 Reading for Chapter 4: pg 145 to 162 2. No less than 350 words for each notes. 3. All WRITING, IDEAS, … Read more

6336 WK8 Assgn 1

Bullying, gang violence, and hate crimes all have a common denominator: acts of violence toward individuals or groups from whom the perpetrator(s) feels some level of threat. This threat results in the perpetrator(s) taking action. A bully might attempt to intimidate a classmate to relieve his or her own sense of insecurity through a false … Read more

Soci

Think of an older person you know well, perhaps a grandparent, other relative, or neighbor. How does this person defy certain stereotypes of aging? 2. Based on what you know about symbolic interactionism and feminist theory, what do you think proponents of those theories see as the role of the school?

6530 WK7 Assgn 1

By Day 7 Submit a 1-2 pgs in which you: Briefly describe the setting where the intervention/treatment plan was conducted.  Briefly discuss how you used the literature to guide your practice (i.e. actual use of the treatment/intervention plan). Briefly summarize the experience of actually working with the client and any emerging themes (i.e., anything in … Read more

6336 WK7 Assgn 1

Discussion: Effects of Relationship and Family Violence One in four women will be a victim of partner violence in her lifetime. One-third of female homicides are at the hands of a partner. Boys who witness relationship violence are twice as likely to abuse their partners. The witnessing of relationship violence during childhood is the strongest … Read more