Sociology

Please read these articles:  https://aspe.hhs.gov/report/personal-responsibility-and-work-opportunity-reconciliation-act-1996 https://imprintnews.org/child-welfare-2/time-for-child-welfare-system-to-stop-confusing-poverty-with-neglect/40222 racial_disproportionality.pdf   Then answer the following questions: 1. How does poverty impact child welfare placements? 2.  Why do Black and Brown people disproportionately come into contact with child welfare? Please read carefully the articles, no outside resources, just one page

Our distracted young are on their devices constantly, will the society pay a price for the hours on end that young people are affixed to their phones, ipads, etc? Early studies are starting to indicate unintended consequences that can cause harm to them. Those of you who are working in schools now, what is your district’s policy toward the use of them and what problems/issues have you observed? Also consider in your post, the adverse effects it may have on economically disadvantaged, culturally and linguistically diverse populations that could be interpreted as indicative of learning problems?

Describe cultural intelligence (CQ) and why it is important for leaders to have CQ in addition to EQ. How can leaders increase their own cultural intelligence? What are the added considerations leaders must have for coaching someone that is not of the same culture?

The second Exploration Activity is a summary of your interview with an individual from a different ethnic background than yourself (non-Jewish). Again use the ADDRESSING model and the questions below to conduct your interview. Provide a summary of what you learned about the person in the interview.  Discuss insights you gained about this person and yourself. Identify any challenges you had relating to the person.  Refer to what you learned about your own world view in the first activity and contrast it with the world view and experiences of this individual.   If you were this person’s counselor what obstacles would you need to overcome to provide culturally competent counseling?  See syllabus for grading rubric Questions for self -exploration and interview: 1. When you were born, what were the social expectations for a person of your identity? 2. When you were a teenager, what were the norms, values, and gender roles supported within your family,  peers,  culture, and in the dominant culture? 3. How your view of the world shaped by the social movements of your teenage years? 4. When you were a young adult, what educational and occupational opportunities were available to you? And now? 5. What generational roles make up your core identity (e.g., auntie, father, adult child, grandparent)? 6. What experiences have you had related to racism and/or sexism? 7. Tell me about experiences you have had with discrimination. 8. Do you see yourself as being in position of power or privilege? In what ways? 9.Have you ever felt oppressed? Please give an example. 10. What impact do you believe that racism, discrimination sexism, power, privilege and oppression have had on your life and your career?

This assignment will be submitted to Turnitin®. Instructions Keeping in mind Kant’s understanding of ethical duties we have to others and ourselves, come up with what you believe are several of the most significant duties you have to yourself (4+ duties) and other people (4+ duties). Explain why you believe these duties are the most important duties you have. In other words – What do you owe yourself and what do you owe other people? Do you believe all people have the same set of moral obligations to themselves and other people as you do? Explain.

In the video lecture on the End of the Vedas, I discuss some key philosophical ideals that emerge from the Upanashadic tradition including the following: atman/Self; Brahman, dukha, knowledge/Self-realization; dukha, samsara, karma, and reincarnation.  You’ve been assigned to read three of the Upanishads for this week–the Katha Upanishad, the Mundaka Upanishad and the Chandogya Upanishad. Your group assignment this week is to read these with a critical eye looking for examples of the concepts listed above and answer the following questions: What are the three “boons” that Nachiketa asks of Death in the Katha Upanishad? According to the Katha Upanishad, how does one achieve Self-Realization?  How is the Self described in the Katha Upanishad? Explain allegory of the chariot that Death offers Nachiketa in the Katha Upanishad? According to the Mundaka Upanishad, what are the two kinds of knowledge? How does the Mundaka Upanisahd say one gains knowledge of the Self? According to the Mundaka Upanishad, what keeps us in sorrow and suffering and how can we free ourselves from suffering? What is the creation story that Uppalaka tells his son in the Chandogya Upanishad? What is the lesson that Uppalaka teaches his son by having him mix salt in water? Video lecture:  https://www.youtube.com/watch v=OAOSDk2g8NM&feature=youtu.be other article:  http://veda.wikidot.com/mundaka-upanishad-eknath https://hridaya-yoga.com/hridaya-yoga-articles/teachings-from-the-upanishads/tat-tvam-asi-you-are-that-chandogya-upanishad/ http://veda.wikidot.com/katha-upanishad-eknath

Here you will answer various questions related to this module and larger societal and cultural trends. I encourage you to include your personal experiences and observations as part of these discussions. You will also read and comment upon the answers of your peers. Your participation in these discussion boards will be evaluated using the rubric provided in the discussion forum within Canvas. Consider the experience of puberty for you (or a child/friend/family member): 1. What were the most significant physical changes that happened? 2. How did your timing of puberty affect your overall experience? 1). If early/late: Was it similar to what the text describes for early or late maturers? Why/why not? 2). If with peers: Was it generally positive or negative? Describe the experience. 3. Describe any parental/family interaction around puberty (discussions, events, etc) as applicable. Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9tFk835vjo&feature=youtu.be https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5841333/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=WA5n9YW4MVk&feature=emb_title https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4AzT8iUqBI https://butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/

For your first essay, you will begin to think about how the social sciences can be used to address social problems. Read the instructions and guidelines below carefully and review the grading rubric before submitting your work. Instructions: Find a NEWS article that addresses a current social problem facing your community (local, national, or global) that you are concerned about. (A news article is an article from a media source like a newspaper or magazine such as the New York Times, FOX, The Washington Post, VICE, etc. that addresses a current event. It does not include sources like Wikipedia, eHow, dictionaries, academic journals, or other information websites.) Write a minimum 300-word essay that answers the following questions: Based on the article you chose, what is the social problem and who does it impact? How can the social sciences be used to research the issue? Name specific methods and disciplines from Chapter 1. What are some solutions you can think of to address the issue? Guidelines: Your essay should: be a total of 300 words or more.  o The 300-word limit DOES NOT include the questions, names, titles, and references. It also does not include meaningless filler statements have factual information from the textbook and/or appropriate articles and websites. be original work and will be checked for plagiarism.  You will receive a zero if substantial portions of your work are taken from other sources without proper citation have references and citations for your sources, including the textbook Cite your sources in-text and provide references for each source according to the APA Style Guide. FYI web addresses or links are not full references! Essays are automatically submitted to SafeAssign. Watch the video – SafeAssign for Students – Blackboard Learn Any work that SafeAssign identifies as having more than a 10% rate of plagiarism after quoted material and small matches (10 words or less) are excluded will not be read and will receive a grade of F (No points). All essays must be written using Microsoft Office applications such as Word. Work that is not submitted through the assigned dropbox or that is submitted using software that is not compatible with Safe Assign (SafeAssign accepts files in .doc, .docx, .docm, .ppt, .pptx, .odt, .txt, .rtf, .pdf, and .html file formats only) will not be read and will receive a grade of zero. Submitting a paper that was already submitted by the student to another professor and/or course is also considered an act of academic dishonesty. Students who are found doing this will also receive an F (no points) for this assignment. Students must write a different new essay or paper for every class they take.

What is globalization?  What are the views of the proponents and critics of globalization?  What is your view of globalization?

In your Journal, answer the following questions after reading the Introduction in Ethics A-Level. Use complete sentences in your answers and do not copy or quote. No bulleted answers. Assume your reader has never heard any of this before. A copy of the reading has been uploaded for your review.  1. How would you explain what philosophy is to someone?  2. Do you think philosophy is important? If yes, why? If no, why?  3. List some ethical questions.  4. Can you figure out if your questions are Normative, Applied, or Metaethical?  5. Is there a link be between Applied, Normative and Metaethics? Which type of ethics do you think it would be best to study first, and which last?  6. What is the difference between prudential and moral reasons?  7. What is meant by the “is/ought” gap? Why is it important to remember when discussing ethical questions?  8. What role, if any, does science have in ethical arguments?  9. What are thought experiments? Why might they be useful to philosophers?  10. “Because there are so many different views on moral issues there cannot be any moral truth”. What do you think of this line of argument?