Category: Sociology

Module Six Journal Guidelines and Rubric Overview Understanding the lives and experiences of marginalized populations is crucial when studying a historical era or analyzing modern issues. Historically, dominant populations have used medicalization to define individuals from marginalized populations as deviant, pathological, or abnormal, often reinforcing social control and justifying exclusion or discrimination. In the twenty-first century, Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, including natural language processing, machine learning, and data mining, are also impacting how people are defined. AI is increasingly being used in historical research and cultural studies. These tools have the potential to transform how we uncover and represent marginalized voices. This journal assignment allows you to reflect on what you have learned about marginalized populations and how mainstream populations view these populations. Directions Your journal assignment will explore the historical context of how mainstream populations view marginalized populations. Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria: Commonalities: Describe commonalities about the perceptions that mainstream populations have about marginalized populations. What stereotypes are attached to marginalized populations? Discuss a recent example from your observations and experiences that highlights stereotypes of marginalized populations. Impacts: Explain how the stories and experiences of those marginalized populations impact mainstream populations. Reflect on stories or lived experiences from marginalized individuals that you have learned about, either in this class or in your own life. How have these narratives influenced or challenged the attitudes and understanding of people outside those communities? What to Submit

Look at the template provided and fill out the template if you can not directly fill it out please answer all questions on the template on another document but ensure all the questions (boxes) in the template are answered thank you. Please only use the book (PDF) provided and nothing else.

READ AND UTILIZE CHAPTERS 1 AND 2 FOR THIS READING RESPONSE PLEASE USE BOTH CHAPTERS

Look at the template provided and fill out the template if you can not directly fill it out please answer all questions on the template on another document but ensure all the questions (boxes) in the template are answered thank you. Please only use the book (PDF) provided and nothing else.

READ AND UTILIZE CHAPTERS 3,4 AND 5 FOR THIS READING RESPONSE PLEASE USE BOTH CHAPTERS

Midterm Research Proposal:

Students will submit one midterm writing presenting the topic they have selected and how they intend to study and develop it to develop their final research proposal. The midterm assignment is designed to help students to imagine and conceptualize their final project and to receive feedback.

• Considering the comparative and historical methods in sociology, students will define a specific topic of their choice to develop their own research proposal, identify a researchable problem, and situate it theoretically
• The midterm research proposal writing must be organized as follows: 1) present the topic chosen, 2) justify its importance in regard to the comparative-historical sociological perspective, 3) identify and summarize existing scientific literature (examples and additional material will be uploaded for you on Canvas under the module “Midterm & Final Assignment Additional Guidelines” in the “Home” page on Canvas)
• Paper length is minimum 500 words, maximum 700 words (word count includes footnote/ endnotes, but excludes bibliography), single-spaced, fully justified, and with 1 margins on all four sides. The font must be Times Roman, double-spaced, and the font size must be 12.
• Please utilize the APA Style when formatting references. Exact formats and citation styles for written assignments are based on the American Psychological Association see: https://apastyle.apa.org/ I strongly encourage the adoption of an electronic citation system such as Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote or others.
• A minimum of 5 references is required for the bibliography of your midterm paper. The reference for this assignment consists of peer-reviewed articles (see guidelines and list on Canvas), official reports by governmental agencies such as the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), etc., and official reports by international organizations such as the WHO and the UNICEF.

******* word essay step one identify and briefly describe the agents of socialization Step two choose an individual to use as a case study to better understand each agent of socialization step three use your example, identify the situation of which the social expectation buried between agents

For this first section essay exam, imagine the following scenario:

A friends notices you are taking this class, and after they comment on how truly awful they have heard Prof Strand is, they ask you: “but what actually is capitalism? I hear the word a lot, and I’m told I should either love or hate it. How do you think I should feel about it?”

In this SEE, your mission (should you choose to accept it) is to write a 3-5 page paper in which you use course content from our first section to answer your friend’s questions: what is capitalism? how should they (or anyone) feel about it?

Make sure to include content from a least 3 readings and 3 course lectures in your answer. Please see the SEE Faqs on Moodle for more details on citation.

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Study Guide Chapter 3:

For this Chapter, you should be able to answer:

1) What the following points are (in your own words)

2) Why each point is important

• Categorical Approach
• Dimensional Approach
• Appraisal Approach
• Ekmans Theory of Emotions
• Arousal
• Valence
• Theory of Constructed Emotions

#2 To supplement understanding, a media representation (podcast, youtube animation, interview, etc) will be provided each week.

Watch the assigned “Media Source Video” for the week and answer the following prompt:

Summarize Barretts theory. Reflect on a time your interpretation of an event changed your emotional response.

For full credit, make sure to include content from the 1) lecture video 2) media representation and 3) chapter reading.

Reflection Guidelines

• Length: 200 words
• Content: Directly respond to the specific weekly prompt provided alongside the media source.
• Format: Submit as a text entry or upload a document in the assignment submission area.

OPEN-ENDED REVIEW QUESTIONS

1.What are the differences between public and private social welfare services?

2.Briefly explain the following forms of Social Welfare Assistance:

• Public Assistance and Social Insurance
• Cash Assistance Programs
• In-Kind Benefit Programs
• Vouchers
• Entitlement
• Social investment
• Economic development

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DISCUSSION POST #1

VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/QaN6ibm5r-I

Todays super-rich are putting record sums into tackling the worlds most pressing problems. With your classmates discuss how altruistic is this golden age of charitable giving. How effective are Charity Organization Societies?

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DISCUSSION POST # 2

VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/PWiHtUymEhw

VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/SFPOO82AS9Q

The video is a summary of the settlement house movement. With your classmates discuss how the settlement movement is apparent in social work practice today.