Sociology

should consist of TWO essays, submitted as one document. first essay (discussing two books) comprising at least  1/2 of the total Question #1:  Describe and explain variations in patterns of marriage, childbearing and childrearing examined in Promises I Can Keep and Unequal Childhoods. Consider the different implications – advantages as well as disadvantages- of these patterns for males and females, children and adults. Approach this question as a paper.  Note: Make sure you offer a CLEAR statement of the principal arguments of each author – whether you agree with it or not. Include a short statement of WHERE  each study was carried out, and the methods used for the investigation (this can be done in no more than 3-4 sentences.) Explore the ideas to be drawn from these books and don’t hesitate to describe your individual response to them. Convince me that you have given these texts a close careful reading and have not depended solely on lectures by offering a few precise quotations or references to parts of the texts that illustrate a point you are making. An essay is not a list, but should read as a well-considered presentation and reflection on the texts.  Pay particular attention to crafting your introductory and concluding paragraphs.  While your own responses to these texts are important, do NOT go off on a tangent that leaves the texts behind!  Be sure in communicating your own ideas and experience that you anchor them to references to the texts. The understanding to be gleaned from these books can be amplified, if you wish, with reference to your own experience.  But the texts, NOT opinions you held even before reading them, must remain the focus of your essay.  Question #2: Answer A) or B) –NOT both. A) Drawing both upon lectures and upon Gillis’ A World of Their Own Making, briefly summarize the most significant changes in household composition, marriage, work, reproduction, childrearing, old age and mortality that have radically altered family life in Western culture since the 19th century Industrial Revolution. How does the history of your own  family across three generations compare with these trends?  B) What is the principal argument of Gillis’ A World of Their Own Making? Choose one theme from Gillis’ a cultural history of the symbolic representations, ceremonies and rituals expressive of changing ideals of family life.  Discuss the theme as presented by Gillis, and compare with your own observations and experience (with respect to the theme you have identified) of the families people “live by,” and the “making” of them. In examining your own experience, note and attempt to explain any changes over time in the symbolic representation of family, to which Gillis has drawn your attention, that you have chosen to discus

Please indicate WHY you think I grouped authentic leadership and organizational ethics together in this module? How do they work together? Why is it important to understand the relationship between power, ethics, and language?

In a paper 1,000-1,250 words, complete the following: 1. Explain cultural factors that influence the development of ethical relationships in or between cultures. 2. Evaluate the different perspectives on the ethics of developing, maintaining, or ending relationships in members of different cultural groups? 3. Explain how differing cultural values and norms may influence conflict styles. 4. Give specific illustrations that show different conflict styles of people from different cultures. 5. Project must have a minimum of five scholarly sources. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance. This assignment assesses the following competencies: Comp 4.1 Evaluate the connection between ethical communication and different worldviews. Comp 2.3 Compare and contrast how communicative behaviors reflect various cultural norms.

12 pt. font, times new roman, APA Format 1. Introduction The introduction will serve to introduce the topic and idea to your audience (i.e. me). In this case, you need to construct an introduction that motivates an interest in the topic as well as introduces the basic necessities of understanding to your reader. To that end, your introduction should focus primarily on your issue of interest (the pay gap, for example). Make sure there is a clear thesis of what your overall paper is as well as the research question you’re attempting to answer. It should give some insight into the components that underlie that issue 2. Literature Review The literature review serves to fine tune your point further and helps you to focus on where you are most specifically interested, namely the key independent variable(s) that you think influence the problem you are trying to understand. You need to work through your idea here about what you identify as happening. This works to take what you’re interested in and give insight into how it’s complex. So, make sure your literature review discusses what influences what you’re interested, with special focus on the primary independent variable you’re focused on. For example, say you were interested in the voting behaviors of people. Your literature review would note what influences people to vote and why. So, you’d most likely have some discussion of how and why race influences voter preference, as well as some discussion of some things like gender, income, etc. That way your reader understands the complexity of the issue, but keep in mind your major focus. 3. Hypotheses/Expectations These should clearly articulate what you are expecting to see in terms of your key independent variable(s) influencing your dependent variable, or at least the what you expect to see. For example: at this point I’d make the claim of what I expect to see in my own data as it flows from the literature review I just did. Note that these need to make sense with the literature you just reviewed! These are logically deduced from what you’ve read. 4. Proposed Methodology and Data Collection Strategy In this section, you will need to discuss the method and sampling approach that is best suited for what you want to do. Discuss the method in detail, with a major focus on its strengths and why it is well suited for what you’re trying to do. Basically, the why is the most important. For this you’ll be pulling from the readings and lectures in terms of defining and substantiating your approach. You’re not collecting the data, you’re saying that you will collect the data. Additionally, make sure that you discuss which sampling approach is best suited for obtaining your respondents and why you think it is well suited. Again, this should be discussed in detail. 5. Conclusion The conclusion reiterates your main research question and the points you’re expecting to address and why. Highlight how your research fits within and is useful for the broader area you’re arguing for. Additionally, note what you can’t address in this project but make sure you present how this gets us moving forward and basis for understanding and pursuing future research 6. References In addition to using in-text citations, you must also have a references list. Use whichever citation method you want but it must be uniform!

Complete the Feminist Perspectives Scale and score yourself on the five types of feminism measured by that scale: Feminist Perspectives Scale.pdf Cultural feminism; questions 1, 6, 11 Socialist feminism; questions 2, 7, 12 Woman of color feminism; questions 3, 8, 13 Radical feminism; questions 4, 9, 14 Liberal feminism; questions 5, 10, 15 Part 2 After completing the scale, answer the following questions and submit your replies for grading: Based on your results of the Feminist Perspectives Scale, describe the kinds of changes, if any, that have occurred in your personal beliefs after taking this course, as well as reasons for these changes. Some women support the goals of feminism but do not label themselves as feminists. Discuss possible reasons for this discrepancy.

It is argued that public policy reflects public opinion. Do you agree with this statement? Please explain your answer.

The Importance of Remaining Self-Aware in Groups Next week you will learn about group facilitation, so it is important to reflect on self-awareness broadly, and specifically in group settings. Reflect on your level of self-awareness and on the character and nature of your self-awareness. How has your self-awareness informed and influenced what you have learned in this course so far? What can you do to improve in this area? Share your reflections and ideas in a journal entry consisting of 400-600 words.

Learn more about client populations by finding an article that will help you understand the population and typical presenting problems that are typical. Summarize what you think are 3 important pieces of information that will be helpful in working with and understanding your clients. Why did you pick these three things? How do they help you to understand the population/main problems? b. Given what you learned from reading the article, what do you think are 2 things that you might find rewarding in working with the clients and problems? What are 2 things that might be challenging about work with this population/problems? Make sure to fully explain your thinking. What information do you need and what strategies do you think you need to develop to work with this population? You must answer this question fully – do not simply say nothing will be rewarding or challenging. Is your client population mandated? Explain? What impact does this have on the work both positive and negative?

1. Selective perception is a big social concept found within the social studies surrounding race. Selective perception simply means people see what they want to see concerning a certain racial group. That is, people can ignore blatant proof and believe what they want.  Why do you think people (may) have selective perception surrounding a given racial group?     2. Where do your perceptions of people outside of your racial group come from and how does that source influence your perceptions surrounding a racial group outside of your own?   Discuss 3 sources and why do you think they are influential?

If you had the power to change just two things about the education system in the United States, what two things would you change, and how would those changes improve the system?