This week we have read about issues of inequality in work and economics. We have

This week we have read about issues of inequality in work and economics. We have also considered skills on being mindful, being an ally/advocate, pre-judgments/prejudices, verbal and non-verbal communication, and how to meaningfully say we are sorry. For this discussion, please revisit the Millennials’ Guide, Chapters 27-29. Then, answer the following:

1. What is the worst and best way to verbally communicate with someone while practicing awareness of diversity and inclusion? (Chapter 27)
2. In what ways should you control nonverbal communication to reinforce positive verbal communication? (Chapter 28)
3. Finally, when appropriate, what is the most meaningful way to show remorse to another? Has anyone ever given you an apology that seemed forced? How did it make you feel? Is there something to learn from this interaction? (Chapter 29)

Your post should be a minimum of 250 words and clearly address the numbered questions above. Please use numerical formatting to allow for other readers’ ability to clearly follow and interact with your findings

Please answer each of the questions below in short-answer format. Write your res

Please answer each of the questions below in short-answer format. Write your responses in complete sentences. Your answers to each question should include 2-3 paragraphs (200-350 words).
Be sure to carefully read each question to ensure you answer each component with the appropriate depth and detail. Your answers should be free of spelling and grammar errors. When using reference material, you must properly cite your sources using in-text citations. You must also include a reference list. All documentation must be rendered in APA citation style. (See announcements for details on APA.) In addition, each response should contain your own unique insight, personal experiences, and opinions that will help demonstrate you comprehend the material covered in this lesson.
1. Sociologists often interpret social life from major theoretical frameworks. Describe the major points of structural functionalism, identify at least one sociologist associated with the theory, and explain at least one theoretical shortcoming.
2. Explain the difference between primary data and secondary data in sociological research. Provide an example of each data type.
3. Describe the differences between material and nonmaterial cultures. How are they connected? What are some examples of material and nonmaterial cultures you see in your daily life?
4. Explain ethnocentricity and xenocentricity. Which do you think is more prevalent in U.S. culture? Use examples from your own life or the media to defend your position.
5. Summarize Goffman’s idea of impression management. Then, watch the following video to learn more about this concept. Consider your experiences with social media (Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, Go Fund Me, etc.). Present examples from your experiences to describe each of the four strategies for impression management. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGOuEEVJRt8

Writing Assignment 1 – Week 2 – Final Paper Topic Proposal – 50 Points You will

Writing Assignment 1 – Week 2 – Final Paper Topic Proposal – 50 Points
You will be completing four writing assignments for this term which you will then combine to create your final term paper. Keep in mind, as you are completing these assignments, that you will need to write them out in paragraph form rather than merely listing answers to the questions in each assignment. For this first assignment, you are selecting the topic of your final paper, and you will also be using this topic in the remaining writing assignments as you relate what you have learned to this central topic. (For example, if you were to chose the topic of healthcare, you would then write in each of your writing assignments about how the things you have learned relate to healthcare. Note: Healthcare is just an example and you do not have to choose healthcare as your overall topic.)
For this first writing assignment, address the following in 1-2 paragraphs:
What topic will you be exploring this term in sociology? You may choose a topic from the list of suggested topics (listed below) or choose any other topic that you can explore and develop into a final paper at the end of the quarter. (1-2 sentences)
What made you choose this topic? Why does this topic matter sociologically? How does this topic relate to social interactions and relationships that people share? (3-4 sentences) (Be sure to refer to chapter one of your text to help with your understanding of the science of sociology in answering this question.)
What sociological perspective (sociological theory) will work best to understand or describe your chosen topic? Why does this perspective work for your topic? (2-3 sentences) (Sociological perspectives can be found in module 1.3 of your text.)
Note: you will be using your textbook as your reference for your writing assignments and in your final paper this term. The in-text citation for your textbook should look like this: (Conerly et al., 2021) for paraphrased information you get from your text. Your full reference citation at the end of your work (and on the reference page on your final paper) is formatted like this:
Conerly, T.R, Holmes, K, & Tamang, A.L. (2021). Introduction to sociology (3rd edition). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-sociology-3eLinks to an external site. For more information on APA format and an APA template that you may use, look in the “APA Resources – 7th Edition” module in Canvas.
Suggested Topics:
The Sociology of Health (or Mental Health)
Health disparity due to socioeconomic status (wealth or poverty), race, gender, ethnicity
Social attitudes towards mental illness (stigma, shame, etc)
COVID 19 Health Disparities based on cultural (or sub-cultural) identity (ethnicity, race, gender)
Drug use (Opiates or others) in the US.
Legalization of drugs
Racial disparities in perceptions of drug use in society
The Social Construct of Race (or Gender, or Ethnicity)
Government and Sociology
A sociological view of the practice of law enforcement
Sociology and politics (national, state, or local)
Mass Incarceration
Housing
Housing discrimination
The process of neighborhood gentrification
Families
Traditional and non-traditional families
How the structure of the family has changed over time.
Education
The experience of education based on group status (socioeconomic, race, gender)
How education has changed over time and how might it change in the future.

Historicity Checklist Worksheet/Analytical Memo   Purpose As we have discussed i

Historicity Checklist Worksheet/Analytical Memo   Purpose As we have discussed in class, historicity refers to the idea (or fact) that anything currently happening in society is shaped by the events that happened before it, and was necessarily affected by this in important ways, so we cannot fully understand any social topic without some understanding of its history. Because human social life is patterned, there are some common patterned ways that the history of sites shape their characteristics (including, for us, the ways inequities occur or are reproduced) today. The purpose of this checklist is to help make sure you consider some common questions or important characteristics related to the history of your site; this is not an exhaustive list of historical phenomena that may matter – please do include anything else that is important – but investigating these should help you think carefully about the history of your organization and understand it well enough to consider how it shapes today’s equity environment.   Task List     •    Investigate each question on the worksheet in any and all ways you know how (internet research, scholar.google.com, insider informants, historical documents, etc.). Check off each axis as you investigate it to make sure you are considering all salient axes; as your investigation yields results that may be related (not that you will use while writing, but that you may need to consider in later thinking) to your research, write or copy/paste them in a separate document.     ◦    Remember that intersectionality means there may be more going on that isn’t captured one axis at a time, and you need to look for those patterns yourself.     ◦    Make sure you are also keeping track of where this info is coming from, so you can cite it correctly and fully!     ◦    This step is just about data collection; you may want to also re-organize the information in a way that is useful to your thinking, such as by axis or in a timeline.     •    Separately, in a different document or at the bottom of this one, write a memo that considers the implications of this history. Why does this matter? What does it help you understand?     ◦    Memos are a pretty informal kind of writing – you don’t need to worry about full sentences, spelling, grammar, formal tone, etc. Feel free to write it like you would talk to a friend, or like you are just making notes for yourself to read later (just make sure there is enough there and written clearly enough that your classmates can understand it and give good feedback).     ◦    Make sure to include the story or stories you are seeing (the argument), the details on the worksheet that tell the story (the evidence), any connections you see to course concepts and materials or to your previous findings, and any ideas you have about why it might be happening, whether it is positive or negative, what seems likely to happen long-term, who is being helped or harmed, etc.     ◦    There is no length requirement, but memos are usually pretty short. Half a page is fine, three pages is too much; one solid paragraph per story/pattern is about right.     •    Upload your worksheet and memo to this discussion.     •    Read your groupmates’ memos and give feedback.     ◦    Directly reference the criteria section below and discuss where you feel your classmate succeeded and where they could put more attention.     ◦    Help each other out, even more than you think is ok. If you see a different story or a patter the author didn’t write about which you find interesting, tell them about it! If you have a suggestion for a reading or quote related to their ideas, give them that info! If it feels like cheating, you are probably just starting to help.     ◦    Make sure your feedback is big-picture, ideas-related stuff. Don’t bother giving feedback on grammar/spelling/punctuation unless it is bad enough that you are struggling to understand what’s going on.     ◦    Feel free to tell the author about your own life experiences if you think there might be an interesting comparison to make, or they could learn from your life.     ◦    Make sure you tell classmates if/when you think they are wrong or are missing something important! This is hard but really crucial.     ◦    Don’t forget, you can learn a lot from seeing your classmates’ worksheets and thoughts – making some notes or even adding to/editing your own memo after seeing your classmate’s is probably a good idea in the long run! Criteria You will know your historical analysis is successful if you can (1) tell a clear, coherent story about the history of your site, that (2) illustrates the changes in the site’s inequality regime (how multiple intersecting inequalities show up here: policies, demographics, culture, roles, etc. for all axes, all together) over time and (3) helps us understand some things about why the site’s current inequality regime looks how it does. Nota Bene: you don’t need to actually write out this whole coherent story for the assignment, nor do you have to include a full history in your final paper – you just need to know enough that if you decided it would help your paper, you could do it!

Please find a documentary film or an animation related to one or more topics you

Please find a documentary film or an animation related to one or more topics you’ve learned during the course and write a review making use of one or more concepts such as liminality, schismogenisis and scapegoating mechanism. The following questions/topics might be helpful in finding a film or an animation. 1- Critically discuss contemporary issues of globalisation and/or development. 2- Is it possible that with a change of world power different values might inform a different form of development? What forms might that take? (Bearing in mind BRIC countries as emerging powers). What is likely to happen in the future –greater alienation/leisure time/risk? 3- The benefits of globalization have not been spread evenly. Discuss. *Please read and refer to academic texts in all essays. All essays should contain in-text citations and a bibliography.

Evaluating Intimate Relationships Exercise: The purpose of this exercise is to r

Evaluating Intimate Relationships Exercise: The purpose of this exercise is to reflect on the different aspects of significant relationships in your life. (These can be positive, negative, or mixed relationships.) Choose one relationship you would like to evaluate. Answer the following questions: Name three things you like about this person and three things you dislike. In what ways do you consider your relationship to be healthy and/or unhealthy? In what specific ways is this person supportive of your relationships with others and in activities you engage yourself in? Are you supportive of the other person’s relationships and activities? How would you characterize your communication style or patterns with this person? How are decisions made in your relationship with this person? How do you handle conflicts? Discuss healthy and unhealthy relationships and how interpersonal experiences are involved in shaping other biopsychosocial developmental outcomes. Paper should be a minimum of 4 pages, Times New Roman 12 point font, and APA format.

Review the sections in the chapter on middle adulthood related to employment and

Review the sections in the chapter on middle adulthood related to employment and financial planning. Discuss the financial needs of families and individuals when parents are approaching late adulthood. Think of events that can create financial crises or radically change the family’s or individual’s financial security. As a social worker working with this age group, what financial questions should always be included in the assessment? What are the sources of income, and how long will the middle-aged adults continue working? Consider who, besides the individual or couple in middle adulthood, is aware of his, her, or their financial arrangements? How well does the couple or family communicate about finances? What family discussions would be good to have regarding future planning (not only regarding finances but also things like advance directives). Paper should be a minimum of 4 pages, Times New Roman, 12 point, and APA.

General guidelines for written assignments: All writing assignments in this clas

General guidelines for written assignments: All writing assignments in this class should be
typed, double spaced, Times New Roman 12pt type, and with no larger than 1” margins. Do
not leave blank lines between paragraphs. For the rough and final drafts there should be a title
page with the title, your name, and the course title on it. There should be a separate
bibliography page at the end of the paper. The title page and the bibliography do not count in
the 10 page required length.
You should assume an intelligent but uninformed reader for your paper, meaning the reader
knows something about sociology but not about the specific topic of your paper. The best way
to do this is to give the paper to a friend of yours and have them read it to see if it makes sense
to them. If it does not make sense to someone who has not been in class, you should clarify
your arguments.
Your task in this paper will be to look at a social problem or condition of your choice from each
of the three Sociological perspectives discussed in class. While you can choose almost any topic,
be aware that certain topics are very common. These include abortion, divorce, teen
pregnancy, legalization of drugs, capital punishment, video games and violence, and social
networking. Also, some common topics are difficult to discuss from a sociological perspective.
Eating disorders is an example. Papers on eating disorders tend to slip into a psychological
framework if the author is not very careful, and that will result in a reduction in the grade, since
the task is to take a sociological perspective.
Please note that due to changes in class size over time, there are limitations on what I can
grade and return in terms of feedback on the paper process. However, I promise you that I will
read your final paper very closely, and will give you feedback along the way during the process
to the extent that you individually ask for it.
You will be required to write a 10 page paper. This paper is worth 400 points. In addition, you
will turn in a paper proposal (worth 40 points) and a rough draft of your paper (worth 160
points). This means that your paper and related work are worth a total of 600 points.
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Adolescent Movie Analysis Paper You can download the Instructions here: Adolesce

Adolescent Movie Analysis Paper
You can download the Instructions here: Adolescent Movie Paper instructions 2022.pdf Grading Rubric: Adolescent Movie Paper rubric.pdf Example Paper: This is an exemplary paper that earned the full 100 points. Note that this student cited the time stamp in the movie of their examples. This is not required. Otherwise, this is a model paper if you are aiming to earn an A on this assignment. Movie Paper Example.pdf
100 points
For this assignment you will view and analyze a movie depicting adolescent development, observing the individual physical, cognitive, and social development of the characters and family, peer, and romantic relationship dynamics depicted in the film.
You may choose any film listed below. You may choose a film that is not listed, however, it must be approved by your instructor. If you want to use a movie not on the list, you must ask for approval no less than 2 weeks from the paper due date. If you write a paper on a movie not on the list without approval you will receive a zero. You do not need approval for the movies on the list. Make sure to make plans for how you will access your chosen film in advance. Set aside time to view the movie and be aware of its running time. If you choose a film that you have already seen, please view it again. It will be important to view the film to focus on concepts about adolescent development. Poor planning that results in you being unable to access the film in a timely manner is not a valid excuse for an extension.
The Adolescent Movie Analysis paper will consist of your observations and analysis of the film. Your paper should be in APA format (i.e., title page, reference page, citations and references in APA style) and be 1500-2500 words (i.e., about 5 pages) of text (not including title page or references). An abstract is not necessary. Make sure to link your observations to course content and cite your sources. When including course content, make sure to go beyond just stating what the concept is. Make sure explain why the movie scene is an example of that concept, including explaining what the concept is. Follow the rubric to help maximize your score.
Instructions for the Adolescent Movie Analysis Paper
**You may need to read ahead in the textbook for information to include that we have not covered yet.
Your paper should begin with an introduction to how the film depicted adolescent development and family, peer, and/or romantic relationships. In other words, you should tell the reader what your take-home message will be up front and summarize what you will discuss in your essay.
In the body of your paper give at least 1 example of each of the following that you observed in the film:
normative physical development
normative cognitive development
normative social/personality development
the association of relationships (family, peer, and/or romantic) and adolescent development/how relationships change over adolescence
non-normative events and/or cohort effects (i.e., are there events not tied to normative development at are important to the character(s) development and/or relationships? How is the time period in which the film occurs related to development and/or relationships?)
social context – for example, what are important cultural, racial, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, etc. factors that are related to the character’s experience/development (you do not have to comment on all of these, they are examples).
You should describe each of your examples from the film and clearly link them to concepts you learned in class – citing course material such as lecture or the textbook. Quality papers will take this description a step further, making connections across characters, time, and context. Think about whether what you observe in the film is consistent with what we learned in class and the possible reasons for any discrepancies. Note: You may include examples of development from any main character in the film. You do not have to restrict your examples to a single character.
Please do not write your paper in chronological order of the movie. Instead, organize it by developmental concept as listed above. This results in better written papers and it is also much easier for us to see what your examples of each developmental domain are. Conclude your paper with a brief summary of your paper and a take-home message about what can be learned from this film’s depiction of adolescent development.
**Unfortunately, papers on Clueless or Mean Girls will not be accepted.**
Preapproved Movies:
Real Women Have Curves
Diary of Anne Frank
Dazed and Confused
Boyhood
Thirteen
My Girl
My Girl 2
Now and Then
Inside Out
Turning Red
Luca Brave
Encanto
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Moxie
Eighth Grade
Empire Records
Goonies