Category: Sociology

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You are required to complete a 10 to 12-page research paper that analyzes a major problem facing todays juvenile justice system. An introduction must summarize and define your topic, including a clear statement of the problem or issue at hand. You must also select a theoretical framework for your issue and describe its relevance to the issue that you write about.

Integration of Other CJBS Courses:

I highly recommend drawing on material from other CJBS courses you have taken. For example, classes such as Police Use of Force, Youth, Crime and Justice, Police Work with Juveniles, Police and Diversity, Victimology, Urban Anthropology, and Women in Policing offer valuable theories, concepts, and perspectives. You are encouraged to integrate this knowledge into your paper by applying relevant theories and concepts and referencing them to strengthen your analysis and support your arguments.

The body of the paper must include summaries of current relevant research from a minimum of five (5) credible sources, including some of the assigned readings. The paper needs to be formatted in conformity with APA rules.

Some examples might be:

-Disproportionate minority confinement, recidivism, gang issues, drug use, juvenile curfews, zero tolerance policy for/with school searches, socio-economic factors affecting delinquency and parental liability for juvenile offenses, and life without parole for juvenile offender

Cite all relevant concepts and sources discussed in the course.

The paper must:

Include a title page, introduction, body, conclusion, page numbers, and bibliography

Include at least five (5) sociological/criminological sources (journal articles or books) besides the class readings.

Be typed in 12-point font, double-spaced, with 1-inch margins

Run 10-12 pages long, not includigjvng the cover page or bibliography

What is a substantial response?

It carries the discussion forward by adding the following:

• Asking a question to your classmate to further explore the topic.
• Adding a video with APA reference that further explores the topic or a related topic or showcases an alternative view.
• Adding a quote or citation from another source or reference along with adding the APA reference at the end of your post.

Overview

In your DSW program, you are moving toward the completion of a capstone project that focuses on action research or program evaluation. Although you are not starting that project now, it is helpful to think through action research requirements specific to identifying advocacy strategies for change (that is, policy development, policy advocacy, program implementation, lobbying, and so on).

In Week 2, you identified oppressive elements of a given social problem and broke down that social problem in a systems framework to propose a general solution. In this assignment, you will focus on a broad solution to the social problem based on systems-based thinking.

Instructions

Based on what you have learned, determine whether an action research or program evaluation approach would best facilitate change regarding the social problem and systems you have identified (policy advocacy, policy change, program development, program implementation, community organizing, and so on). Choose one approach focused on change specific to your social problem. Use systems-based thinking to help in conceptualizing all of the important organizations and people needed in that change effort. How will you evaluate the results of the change effort? Be explicit in how you will address diversity and oppression in that change effort. Lastly, part of this assignment is to identify personal biases and assumptions that are being made about the population and social problem of focus.

Address the seven main bullet points below that correspond to the rubric criteria for this assignment:

• Describe a strategy for change.
  • Describe a specific strategy that you believe will bring change, specific to your social problem of focus.
  • Specify your choice of action research or program evaluation to engage the system.
  • Your strategy may also focus on policy change, program implementation, and so on.
  • Explain in detail what your change-based strategy will look like.
  • Identify the individuals, organizations, coalitions, and stakeholders should be at the table in that effort.
  • Explain how you will engage the community and participants.
  • Explain how you will collaborate with relevant organizations.
  • Identify what kinds of steps must be taken to succeed in that change effort.
• Justify the choice of a particular intervention.
  • Cite relevant literature in arguing for your strategy.
• Propose a plan to evaluate the proposed change effort.
  • Include a timeline, the specific outcomes of focus, and specific details on how you will measure the outcomes.
• Explain one’s personal biases relative to a social problem.
  • For this criterion, you are asked to write about yourself; therefore, writing in the first person is appropriate for this portion of the assignment.
    • Identify and explain what personal biases you have specific to your social problem.
    • Identify and explain the assumptions you are making about your social problem and proposed change effort.
    • Explain how your biases and assumptions might affect the work you are doing to create change.
• Explain how one will address diversity and oppression.
  • Identify the issues of diversity, oppression, and social justice that must be considered specific to your social problem.
  • Specify which strategies you will employ to address those particular issues.
• Write content clearly and logically, following the rules of grammar, usage, and mechanics.
  • Grammar refers to the basic rules for how sentences are constructed and how words combine to make sentences (such as word order, case, and tense).
  • Usage refers to correct word choice and phrasing, particularly with regard to the meanings of words and phrases.
  • Mechanics refers to correct use of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
  • Write in the third person (except as noted above), adhering to conventions of academic tone.
• Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
  • This includes the formatting of the title page, page numbers, margins, use of in-text headers, appropriate in-text citations and references page.

Additional Requirements

Your assignment should also meet the following requirements:

• Paper length: 710 content pages plus a title page, abstract, and references.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
• Sources: Six scholarly sources published within the last 7 years, cited and referenced in current edition APA style and format.
• attached is the other paper that goes along with this

Dalam karya ini, Dante menggambarkan perjalanan tokohnya melewati tiga alam: Neraka (Inferno), Purgatorio, dan Surga (Paradiso). Perjalanan tersebut bukan hanya perjalanan fisik, tetapi juga simbol perjalanan jiwa manusia menuju keselamatan dan kedekatan dengan Tuhan.Hal-hal yang dapat dibahas dalam jawaban:

1. Makna simbolik perjalanan spiritual
2. Tokoh-tokoh simbolis
3. Nilai agama dalam karya
4. Kondisi sosial dan keagamaan Eropa abad pertengahan
5. Pesan moral karya

1. The project should be a form of public sociology that highlights a sociological topic you are passionate about.
2. Your project can be a podcast, website, short film (YouTube upload), or other form of media. It can NOT be a PowerPoint presentation.
3. You should cite at least two academic sources and two media sources on your topic.
4. You should discuss the following:

• Why the topic is important to you?
• How is it sociologically relevant?
• Who is the public audience that can benefit the most by seeing your project?
• What have the experts said about the topic – the empirical facts?
• What are some policy recommendations to support this topic

1. You must include visual components in the project. It can not just be a written document. Your visual additions should be meaningful and related to the topic in a way that adds value to the project
4. my topic is mental health stigma.

In last weeks discussion, you were asked to define medicalization, analyze its impact on a real life situation, and explain how it can be both a good thing and a bad thing. You learned that homosexuality used to be medicalized, and was even in the DSMThe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Illness, also known as the psychiatric bibleas a mental illness.

This is not merely a matter of semantics. Perspective shapes behavior, sometimes with dramatic consequences. Many people have died because their bodies and behaviors were medicalized, and their race, ethnicity, and even behaviors were treated as an incurable illness. To frame an aspects of ones being as a medical problem implies that there is a medical solution. If your race, for example, is defined as an incurable and contagious disease, the solution may be framed as death. This was the reality in The Holocaust of World War II. Medicalization was the ultimate tool of social control.

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This weeks discussion has 6 parts:

1. Lets start with some short definitions (like maybe 20 words each): (3/4 point, including the below sub-questions)

• What is the medical model of disability?
• What is the social model of disability?
• What is the relationship between disability and impairment?

2. What is the relationship between medicalization and disability? (1/4 point)

• Think carefully before answering this. Your answer should be concise and precise.

3. How was medicalization used as the rationale for the extermination of ethnically and culturally marginal (Proctor 184) people in The Holocaust? (~300 words) (1 point, including the below sub-questions)

• Who was included in the group of people who were ethnically and culturally marginal? Name as many categories as you can.
• What was the role of those in the medical profession?

4. Do you believe medicalization is a tool for social control? (1/4 point)

• Why or why not?
• At least 100 words, but really as many words as you want.

5. What is an interesting question, either on this topic, or linking this topic with another in our class, to guide discussion in this week’s forum? (1/4 point)

Your initial post should be about 450 words long.

6. After finishing with your own post, also post a comment on at least two of the posts of your classmates. You are welcome to post even more than 2 comments! Thoughtful, positive, questioning, and educational comments, which help to develop the group conversation, can both help others engage the subject more deeply AND improve your own grade! (1/4 point for each comment=total 1/2 point)

Make sure you’ve properly cited, including page numbers, paragraph numbers, and/or time stamps for all in-text citations.

Please select one model from the following approaches:

Postmodern Models:

• Solution-focused (de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg)
• Narrative (Michael White and David Epston)
• Collaborative (Harlene Anderson)

Model Description

• Provide the context of the model. Include key theorists, model formation, connection to systems theory, and model assumptions (including description of how change occurs).

• Explain the role of the therapist in facilitating change.
• Determine legal and ethical considerations unique to the model.
• Explain which client population/presenting problems this model would work for and where it would not be appropriate.
• Be sure to support this with 2-3 research articles form your Week 10 annotated outline.

Model Fit

• Document the strengths you have that will fit well with this model.
• Indicate personal areas of improvement that will make this model a better fit for you. Include ways that you will watch for bias and potential misuse of power. Feel free to revisit the presentation that you constructed in Week 3.

Recovery Model and (insert your model here)

• Articulate the principles or concepts from the mental health recovery model that fit with your personal model.

Model Application

• Create a brief case example. You can base your family system on a movie that you have seen, a family you know, your own family, or your imagination. Describe the family system, including important information about their context (this will include aspects of their culture, belief systems, etc.) and presenting problem(s). This section should be brief – a paragraph or so.
• Include assessment strategies related to the model.
• Recommend a treatment plan based on your model specific for the family system you described above.

Support your report with at least five scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including seminal articles, may be included.

Length: 10-12 pages, not including title and references pages

Your report should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy.

• Asking a question to your classmate to further explore the topic.
• Adding a video with APA reference that further explores the topic or a related topic or showcases an alternative view.
• Adding a quote or citation from another source or reference along with adding the APA reference at the end of your post.

In this discussion, you will pick a course and start preparing for an upcoming exam by creating a study routine/plan, along with what strategies you will use to help you study. You will be sharing your study plan with your classmates and providing feedback.

Please note that this discussion is an assignment and is worth 10% of your overall grade.

Initial Post: Study Technique

• Choose a course with an upcoming exam and pick one USLO from your syllabus that will be covered on the exam.
• Select a study technique listed in and
  • Helpful Hint- Note Cards, 3 Column Notes, or other notes are not a study strategy. Please ensure that you select a strategy listed in the course material.

• Why did you choose that study strategy?
• Embed a picture of the notes you will apply to the study strategy you choose.

APPLICATION: Embed a video, picture, or handout of your chosen study strategy from this unit (cannot be coded text or 3-column notes from last week). For example, you can embed a picture of your index cards, study notes, an infographic that you made, etc. See for how to embed a picture or video into the discussion.

File Format Reminder:

• If you use a Mac, iPhone, or iPad, remember that images are saved as HEIC files by default. Canvas cannot preview HEIC files, meaning your classmates and instructor cannot see them.
• Convert your images from HEIC to JPG format to ensure visibility.

Assignment Overview

For your final paper, you will design your own economic system using sociological theories and course concepts. This assignment asks you to move beyond analysis and into application, combining critical thinking with creativity.

You will construct an economy that reflects your values and addresses key issues in social stratification such as inequality, mobility, and access to resources. Your design must be grounded in sociological theory and course materialsthis is NOT a purely opinion-based paper.

Paper Requirements

Length & Format

• Minimum 67 full pages (not including references)
• Double-spaced
• 12-point Times New Roman
• 1-inch margins
• Page numbers included
• Submit as PDF or Word document only

Sources & Citations (ASA Format Required)

• Minimum 6 sources from the course
• Minimum 6 in-text citations
• ASA-style References page required (in addition to 6-7 page count)

INSTRUCTIONS

Design an economic system that addresses inequality and social stratification.

Your paper should clearly explain how your system works and justify your decisions using sociological theory.

Your Paper Should Address

• The core values of your economy (e.g., equality, efficiency, freedom, sustainability)
• How and why wealth and resources are distributed (e.g. is money freely given or do you work for it, or a combo)
• The role of government vs. markets
• How your system addresses:
  • Social inequality
  • Poverty
  • Mobility and opportunity
• The role of institutions (education, labor market, healthcare, etc.)
• Which groups benefit and whether any inequalities remain (how does your economy manage inequalities in a practical way?)
• How your system compares (explicitly or implicitly) to existing systems (capitalism, socialism, mixed economies)

Required Use of Theory

You must apply at least 23 sociological theories or frameworks, such as:

• Marx (class conflict, capitalism)
• Weber (class, status, power)
• Functionalism
• Conflict theory
• Intersectionality
• Neoliberalism / political economy perspectives

Suggested Structure

I. Introduction

• Introduce your economic system
• Present a clear thesis outlining its goals and approach

II. Core Design of Your Economy

• Key values and structure
• Distribution of wealth/resources
• Role of government and markets

III. Application of Sociological Theory

• Explain how your 2-3 theories inform your system
• Justify your design choices

IV. Addressing Inequality & Stratification

• How your system reduces (or manages) inequality
• Impacts on mobility, poverty, and opportunity

V. Institutional Impact

• Education, labor, healthcare, etc.
• How these systems function within your model

VI. Strengths, Limitations, and Trade-offs

• What works well
• What challenges or inequalities might still exist

VII. Conclusion

• Summarize your vision and its broader implications

Grading Rubric (80 Points Total)

Criteria	Excellent (1614 pts)	Proficient (1311 pts)	Developing (107 pts)	Limited (60 pts)
Thesis & Economic Design (16 pts)	Clear, original, well-developed economic system with strong thesis	Clear system but partially developed or lacking clarity	Basic idea but underdeveloped or inconsistent	Unclear or missing design
Application of Theory (16 pts)	Strong, accurate, and integrated use of multiple sociological theories	Theory present but not fully integrated	Limited or partially inaccurate use of theory	No meaningful theory application
Analysis of Inequality (16 pts)	Deep, critical analysis of stratification, mobility, and inequality	Some analysis but partially descriptive	Mostly descriptive with limited analysis	No meaningful analysis
Use of Sources & ASA Format (16 pts)	6+ sources; strong integration; correct ASA formatting	Minor citation/formatting errors	Fewer than 6 sources or repeated errors	Missing references or major issues
Organization & Writing Quality (16 pts)	Clear structure, strong flow, academic tone, minimal errors	Generally clear with minor issues	Disorganized or frequent writing errors	Difficult to follow; significant issues

Academic Integrity

All work must be original. Plagiarism or submitting AI-generated papers will result in disciplinary action per university policy.

AI tools may be used for brainstorming or outlining only. Your writing, analysis, and citations must be your own.