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Assignment: cultural and moral relativism
Assignment: cultural and moral relativism
[WLO: 3] [CLOs: 1, 3, 4, 5]
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, please review your feedback from the Week 3 Assignment: Summarize Your Sources for the Final Research Paper. Make sure that your instructor approved of the sources you chose for the final paper and your working thesis statement. Make any changes that your instructor requested prior to beginning work on the final paper.
For help in completing this assignment, see the which will walk you through how to successfully complete the Final Research Paper.
See this for an overview of what should be covered in each part of the paper.
See the for a list of requirements for each part of the paper.
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In the Final Research Paper, you will
Describe an aspect of your own culture from an etic (outsider’s) perspective in Part I of the paper.
Describe an aspect of another culture from an emic (insider’s) perspective in Part II of the paper.
Apply cultural relativism in order to examine misconceptions about culture that may occur due to ethnocentrism.
Keep the distinction between cultural relativism and moral relativism in mind as you write your final paper.
Even if you do not personally agree with a cultural practice, explain how the practice makes sense in its cultural context.
Avoid opinionated or judgmental language in your paper.
Analyze your chosen aspect in terms of how it developed as part of a social system within both your culture and another culture.
Analyze your chosen aspect in terms of its purpose as part of a social system both within your own culture and another culture.
The Final Research Paper
Must be five to six double-spaced pages in length (excluding title page and references page, meaning it will be seven to eight pages total), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s .
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to .
Must utilize academic voice. See the resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing as well as , refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources.
Must include at least one full-text scholarly resource ideally from the Ashford University Library in addition to the textbook, the Miner article, and the article chosen from the in Part II of the Week 3 assignment.
The table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.
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Discussion: Psychodynamic Therapy Articles
Discussion: Psychodynamic Therapy Articles
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Select one of the psychodynamic therapy articles below to evaluate for this Assignment.
Aznar-Martinez, B., Perez-Testor, C., Davins, M., & Aramburu, I. (2016). Couple psychoanalytic psychotherapy as the treatment of choice: Indications, challenges, and benefits. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 33(1), 1–20. doi:10.1037/a0038503
Karbelnig, A. M. (2016). “The analyst is present”: Viewing the psychoanalytic process as performance art. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 33(supplement 1), S153–S172. doi:10.1037/a0037332
LaMothe, R. (2015). A future project of psychoanalytic psychotherapy: Revisiting the debate between classical/commitment and analytic therapies. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 32(2), 334–351. doi:10.1037/a0035982
Migone, P. (2013). Psychoanalysis on the Internet: A discussion of its theoretical implications for both online and offline therapeutic technique. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 30(2), 281–299. doi:10.1037/a0031507
Tummala-Narra, P. (2013). Psychoanalytic applications in a diverse society. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 30(3), 471–487. doi:10.1037/a0031375
Aznar-Martinez, B., Perez-Testor, C., Davins, M., & Aramburu, I. (2016). Couple psychoanalytic psychotherapy as the treatment of choice: Indications, challenges, and benefits. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 33(1), 1–20. doi:10.1037/a0038503
Karbelnig, A. M. (2016). “The analyst is present”: Viewing the psychoanalytic process as performance art. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 33(supplement 1), S153–S172. doi:10.1037/a0037332
LaMothe, R. (2015). A future project of psychoanalytic psychotherapy: Revisiting the debate between classical/commitment and analytic therapies. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 32(2), 334–351. doi:10.1037/a0035982
Migone, P. (2013). Psychoanalysis on the Internet: A discussion of its theoretical implications for both online and offline therapeutic technique. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 30(2), 281–299. doi:10.1037/a0031507
Tummala-Narra, P. (2013). Psychoanalytic applications in a diverse society. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 30(3), 471–487. doi:10.1037/a0031375
In a 5- to 10-slide PowerPoint presentation, address the following:
Provide an overview of the article you selected.
What population is under consideration?
What was the specific intervention that was used? Is this a new intervention or one that was already used?
What were the author’s claims?
Explain the findings/outcomes of the study in the article. Include whether this will translate into practice with your own clients. If so, how? If not, why?
Explain whether the limitations of the study might impact your ability to use the findings/outcomes presented in the article. Support your position with evidence-based literature.

Assignment: My Ethical Theory
Assignment: My Ethical Theory
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Thread: In this course you have spent a considerable amount of time studying metaethics, examining various ethical theories that promise to provide you with a methodology for determining right from wrong. These included a simple “list” metaethic, Virtue Ethics, Natural Law Ethics, Ethical Egoism, Utilitarianism, Duty Ethics, and the Revelational Christian Ethic, as well as related metaphysical views such as Social Contract Theory, Moral Realism, Divine Command Theory, and Divine Nature Theory. Now it is time for you to decide for yourself how you are going to distinguish what is moral from what is immoral. This is your chance to devise your own metaethical theory and present it to the class.
In a post of 500 to 600 words, systematically describe what you think is the best way to approach ethics. Your goal is to explain how we can know what makes an action moral or immoral. In doing this you must interact with the ethical theories that you have studied in class. You are not required to adopt one of these theories; you may make up your own or use one that you have come across in your research from other assignments/readings, but you can adopt one of the theories that you have studied if one of them seems best to you. Alternatively you can combine theories if you think certain aspects of various theories work and complement each other, but be careful that you do not adopt theories that contradict one another.
In your thread, explain your theory and give a rationale for why you think yours is the best approach. Your argument(s) for your approach must be carefully-considered, logical arguments, not just “I feel like that would be best” or “that’s what I was raised to believe.”
Do not stray into a lengthy discussion of applied ethics. Be sure that this assignment focuses strictly on metaethics. Save applied ethics for your next Discussion Board.
Be sure to carefully define your terms. You are encouraged to support your position with rational arguments, fitting examples, and expert sources. Any quotes or information used from sources other than yourself must be cited using footnotes in current Turabian format and will not count towards the total word count.
You will be penalized for falling short or exceeding the word count. This is a university-level writing assignment and therefore it must be carefully proofread, free of grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. Do not use slang, emoticons, or abbreviations (as if you are texting or sending an email to a friend)

Sociology Video/DVD Analysis
Sociology Video/DVD Analysis
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This project will involve comparing and contrasting Comte, Marx and Durkheim to a short (up to 30 minutes) video/DVD of your choice.
write a 2 pages double-spaced analysis of a video.
Identify a video/DVD (from YouTube or elsewhere)
Provide a short summary of the video/DVD (What is the video about? Clarity is important!)
Separately, explain how Comte, Marx and Durkheim would view – interpret your video/DVD. Thoroughly explain using sociological concepts/terms. (You may write as much as possible.)
Which paradigm is most represented in your video/DVD? Explain.
Please post your final document with all the above information included.
grading:
Video Highlights: 5 points (Clarity is important)
Views of Comte, Marx and Durkheim: 10 points (must be thorough)
Paradigm: 5 Points (Explanation of selected paradigm: why did you select your particular paradigm? How does your paradigm explain your video/DVD? Thoroughly explain).
Usage of sociological concepts: 5 points
This project will involve comparing and contrasting Comte, Marx and Durkheim to a short (up to 30 minutes) video/DVD of your choice.
write a 2 pages double-spaced analysis of a video.
Identify a video/DVD (from YouTube or elsewhere)
Provide a short summary of the video/DVD (What is the video about? Clarity is important!)
Separately, explain how Comte, Marx and Durkheim would view – interpret your video/DVD. Thoroughly explain using sociological concepts/terms. (You may write as much as possible.)
Which paradigm is most represented in your video/DVD? Explain.
Please post your final document with all the above information included.
grading:
Video Highlights: 5 points (Clarity is important)
Views of Comte, Marx and Durkheim: 10 points (must be thorough)
Paradigm: 5 Points (Explanation of selected paradigm: why did you select your particular paradigm? How does your paradigm explain your video/DVD? Thoroughly explain).
Usage of sociological concepts: 5 points

Hypothesis on Dissolved Oxygen Content
Question 2: Describes How Dissolved Oxygen Can Affect Fish Populations
Total: 0.70
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Distinguished – Utilizes at least one scholarly source to accurately and thoroughly describe how dissolved oxygen content can affect fish populations.
Proficient – Utilizes at least one scholarly source to describe how dissolved oxygen content can affect fish populations. Minor details are missing or inaccurate.
Basic – Utilizes at least one scholarly source to describe how dissolved oxygen content can affect fish populations. Intermediate details are missing or inaccurate.
Below Expectations – Utilizes at least one source to describe how dissolved oxygen content can affect fish populations. Major details are missing or inaccurate, or the source utilized is not appropriate or scholarly.
Non-Performance – Fails to describe how dissolved oxygen content can affect fish populations.
Question 3: Develops a Hypothesis on Dissolved Oxygen Content in the Water and the Fish Population
Total: 0.70
Distinguished – Develops a logical hypothesis related to the amount of dissolved oxygen measured in the water sample and the number of fish observed, based on observations in Question 1 and research in Question 2.
Proficient – Develops a mostly logical hypothesis related to the amount of dissolved oxygen measured in the water sample and the number of fish observed, based on observations in Question 1 and research in Question 2. Minor errors in hypothesis format are present.
Basic – Develops a hypothesis related to the amount of dissolved oxygen measured in the water sample and the number of fish observed, based on observations in Question 1 and research in Question 2. Major errors in hypothesis format are present.
Below Expectations – Develops a hypothesis related to the amount of dissolved oxygen measured in the water sample and the number of fish observed. Hypothesis contradicts observations in Question 1 and/or research in Question 2 or fails to properly address the experimental question.
Non-Performance – Fails to develop a hypothesis related to the amount of dissolved oxygen measured in the water sample and the number of fish observed.

Assignment: Driving Forces of Weather
Assignment: Driving Forces of Weather
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“Chapters 24 and 25”
For your primary post, provide a link to a current news article or science article that is related to at least one topic from Chapter 24 “Oceans, Atmosphere & Climatic Effects” and/or Chapter 25 “Driving Forces of Weather.”
In addition to the link, write a paragraph of at least 125 words describing the article and how it relates to the material from the textbook. Which concepts from the text does it mention, cover or depend on? Is the article more or less detailed on the science than the textbook?
Make a substantive reply to at least one fellow student.
Week 10-
“Chapters 26 and 27”
For your primary post, provide a link to a current news article or science article that is related to at least one topic from Chapter 26 “Solar System” and/or Chapter 27 “Stars & Galaxies.”
In addition to the link, write a paragraph of at least 125 words describing the article and how it relates to the material from the textbook. Which concepts from the text does it mention, cover or depend on? Is the article more or less detailed on the science than the textbook?
Make a substantive reply to at least one fellow student.
Week 11-
“Romantic Facts”
“Reality provides us with fact so romantic that imagination itself could add nothing to them” — Jules Verne
Respond to the above quote.
Do you agree or disagree?
What field did you explore in this class, that makes this true? Why?
What field did you explore that indicates this couldn’t be further from the truth? Why?

Assignment: OSHA standards interpretations
Assignment: OSHA standards interpretations
Search the OSHA standards interpretations and compliance directives for supplemental information on three standards that are important to your workplace or a workplace with which you are familiar. Discuss what you found for each of the standards. Does the information change the way you view these standards or what you might need to do to comply with them in your workplace?
Your response must be at least 300 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
Search the OSHA standards interpretations and compliance directives for supplemental information on three standards that are important to your workplace or a workplace with which you are familiar. Discuss what you found for each of the standards. Does the information change the way you view these standards or what you might need to do to comply with them in your workplace?
Your response must be at least 300 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
Search the OSHA standards interpretations and compliance directives for supplemental information on three standards that are important to your workplace or a workplace with which you are familiar. Discuss what you found for each of the standards. Does the information change the way you view these standards or what you might need to do to comply with them in your workplace?
Your response must be at least 300 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Assignment: Analysis of music
Assignment: Analysis of music
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Analyze a Piece of Music The principles of unity and variety apply to all music, regardless of compositional style or historical period. Now that you are familiar with the concepts in the first section of the course (Basic Musical Concepts), and you have seen how they work on different pieces of music, try your hand, mouse, and ears at how they operate in a music selection that you may not have heard yet: “Manha de Carnaval” by Sigman and Bonfa.
Your analysis should include:
•The number of different musical ideas in the piece (for example, can we say that there are two ideas A and B? Or is there only one?).
•The timings (start and stop times) of the different sections of the piece. (Hint: Listen for changes in musical ideas and timbre, for example, points when different instruments come in or give way to others.).
•How unity and variety are exemplified in those sections through the use of: 1.Dynamics.
2.Timbre.
3.Pitch. .
•Although there are sections that feature one instrument over others, whether you think this is a piece for a solo performer or for an ensemble..
•A list of the characteristics of the musical style closest to the one this piece exemplifies. (Hint: Look at the last lecture in the first section of the course). •Whether you think this piece serves (or could serve) a specific purpose.. •Whether or not it has any specific connotation(s) for you..

Discussion: Models of Grieving
Discussion: Models of Grieving
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The death of a loved one is a significant event that everyone experiences. An individual’s social environment, including societal and familial cultural factors, may influence how an individual approaches death or grieves the loss of someone else who dies. You can anticipate addressing grief in your social work practice and, therefore, should develop an understanding of the grieving process.
Two models of grieving—the Kubler-Ross and Westburg models—identify stages through which an individual progresses in response to the death of a loved one. Understanding the various ways individuals cope with grief helps you to anticipate their responses and to assist them in managing their grief. Select one model of grieving—the Kubler-Ross or Westburg model—to address in this assignment.
Addressing the needs of grieving family members can diminish your personal emotional, mental, and physical resources. In addition to developing strategies to assist grieving individuals in crisis, you must develop strategies that support self-care.
In this Assignment, you apply a grieving model to work with families in a hospice environment and suggest strategies for self-care.
Submit by SATURDAY 8PM NEW YORK TIME a 2- to 4-page paper in which you:
Explain how you, as a social worker, might apply the grieving model you selected to your work with families in a hospice environment.
Identify components of the grieving model that you think might be difficult to apply to your social work practice. Explain why you anticipate these challenges.
Identify strategies you might use for your own self care as a social worker dealing with grief counseling. Explain why these strategies might be effective.
References
Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
Support your Assignment with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

Assignment: Communication
Assignment: Communication
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Question 1
Communication is a key factor to successfully completing a task, especially if others are involved in the task completion. In an essay, discuss the items that can go wrong with a communication system. Discuss the elements of a communication system and what the ultimate impact might be due to some sort of failure.Your response must be at least 200 words in length.
Question 2
The amount of information can sometimes hamper the outcome expected by the end user. In other words, clutter can hinder the intended message. One example of clutter (or too much information) is prescription-drug packaging. Explain why it is important for ergonomics professionals to understand the concept of clutter or “too much information”.Your response should be at least a 200-word essay.
Question 3
The communication of the message from the man to the machine is one factor to be considered. The other factor is the communication of the responding message from the machine to the man. Consider the word processor (i.e., Microsoft Word) you are currently using. In an essay, discuss how you are commanding the machine to do certain things and how the machine is responding to the commands. Discuss how this could go wrong and what could be done to prevent a failure from occurring. If the machine fails, how do you ensure that the work is completed?Your response should be at least 200 words.
Question 4
Continuing to draw upon our examples highlighted in Unit I, Beth continues to develop headaches while at work. Remember, she is an administrative assistant and works in a new office building, which has produced significant odors relating to the combination of construction materials. And this is the presumed source of the headaches. Because this has become a workers compensation issue, you are asked to look into the employee’s setup for her work station. Discuss this situation using both the feedback mechanisms and also the controlling mechanisms as they pertain to Beth’s individual circumstance.Your response should be at least 200 words