M2 Assignment FA 23 Section 1 2 parts 1. Make a list of all of the different gro

M2 Assignment FA 23
Section 1 2 parts
1. Make a list of all of the different groups in your social world. Then label each group making sure you have at least one example of a primary group, secondary group, in-group, out-group, and a reference group. Now write the instrumental and expressive functions of each group next to the group. Now, list your status in each groups and describe your role.
2. What are social networks? Are they social groups by the definition of social groups? How has the internet changed the nature of social networks?
3. How has technology changed the nature of primary and secondary groups? What about Reference groups?
Section 2 3 parts
1. Revisit your graph from M1 Assignment 1. Create a hypothesis about poverty and incarceration rates where the unit of analysis is the state. Write out your hypothesis identifying the independent variable, dependent variable and unit of analysis.
2. Test your hypothesis by taking a sample of states with the highest poverty rates (At least 8) and choose a sample of 8 states with the lowest poverty rate. Create two tables. Each table should include the U.S. as a heading in the first data point. Table One has a sample of 8 high poverty states and TableTwo has a sample of 8 low poverty states. In a column next to the states, add the poverty rates. Now add another column next to the poverty rate column and add the incarceration rate of that state. You can use data from the Prison Policy Initiative. Was your hypothesis supported? Explain.
3. Read the following article: Welfare Misuse Scandal highlights Wealth Divide in Mississippi published by PBS. Write a reflection essay about the type of crime committed. Where does Mississippi stand in terms of poverty rates? How much welfare money does a single mother with 2 children receive? How much money is given to Mississippi from the federal government to use for welfare? How much money was stolen? Reflect. 350-450 words.
Section 3 4 parts
1. Read this article About TANF, and answer the following questions:
a. What is TANF and how does it work?
b. How much money does the federal government give to TANF?
c. Who gets to control how the money is spent?
2. Read this article: State Fact Sheets: How States Spend Funds Under the TANF Block Grant
a. How do states spend the TANF money? How much goes to basic assistance?
b. How much did Mississippi receive in 2021?
c. How much of this money went to cash assistance directly to families?
3. Add a new column to your previous two tables with a sample of 8 high poverty states and the table of 8 low poverty states. This column will go next to incarceration rates. collect the following data point: percentage of TANF money spent on direct assistance to families. You can collect that data here: How States Spend Funds Under the TANF Block Act.
4. What is a TANF Cap? Read this article: States Should Repeal Racist Policies Denying Benefits to Children Born to TANF Families Where does Mississippi stand on TANF caps? What does the TANF Cap mean for people of Mississippi?
Section 4 1 part
1. Read this article by PBS, and write a reflection essay, 350-450 words. ARTICLE
Section 5
1. The following states have TANF Caps. Go to this website and briefly discuss the current state of abortion laws in their state. NY Times Tracking Abortion Bans across the U.S. You will want to list each state and describe their current abortion laws.
• Mississippi
• Arkansas
• Tennessee
• Indiana
• Florida
2. Develop a reflection essay 275-350 words about the abortion laws in these TANF cap states. What are the implications? Is this a form of gender discrimination? Explain.