Instructions
For this Critical Thinking Exercise, let's revisit the Barnes Family Timeline and focus on the years 2003-2005.
Review the following scenario and then complete the exercise. Answer all of the requests noted in the scenario; be sure to discuss the brain, learning, and behavior.
CTE Scenario
After Jimmy's mom died when he was 4 months old, his dad, David, became overwhelmed with grief. Although he continued to provide housing, food, and water for Samantha, an older adopted sister, and Jimmy, he didn't interact much with Jimmy. It took David 18 months to find relief from his grief and depression and to regain some sense of purpose in his life so he could engage the children more. However, Jimmy is now a toddler and doesn't interact with the family, other children, or even animals. Jimmy still isn't speaking much and his vocabulary is very limited compared to his peers. Additionally, Jimmy doesn't respond to dad's punishments or rewards when trying to motiv
Please submit as a single document (PDF or word)
Total 20% of final course grade
General guidelines
There are two objectives for this assignment.
Objective A: present a critical sociological analysis of a chosen social problem in the Canadian context
Analysis: More than just identifying or describing the problem, but breaking it down into smaller units to understand the whole, using the sociological imagination and conceptual/theoretical tools. You may of course combine your analysis with empirical data using statistics, graphs, charts, etc. to illustrate the issue as well as your sociological stance.
Objective B: discuss considerations for policy and practical solutions
Based on your analysis, discuss the practical directions that policy should take to address/mitigate the issue. You can think of this part as policy evaluation and recommendation:
- Evaluation
After reading Chapter 5, which describes the application of empowering social work processes, answer the following questions in this paper:
How does the empowering approach incorporate an ecosystems perspective?
In what ways does the empowering approach reflect a commitment to social justice?
In what ways does the empowering approach reflect a strengths orientation?
How is the empowering approach a generalist approach to social work practice?
Generalist means that practice processes apply to different system levels - micro, mezzo, and macro. Considering each level of practice, describe how you would approach drug abuse prevention among adolescents. Explain the similarities and differences across the three system levels in the phases of generalist practice including dialogue, discovery, and development.
Micro level Intervention
Mezzo level Intervention
Macro level InterventionInstructions
The Empowerment Approach Response paper must be a minimum of 2 page
Conduct Internet research about poverty in the United States and create a photo essay that
depicts the economic struggles that many Americans are facing today. Photo essays consist of a collection of photographs or images that portray a particular message. The idea of this assignment is to be creative, so don't let a new type of assignment hinder you. The photo essay should have an organized theme, linking two photos in some way in the essay.
Theme ideas include a certain area or region (urban or rural), lost jobs, a personal story, the recession, immigration, economic impact of globalization, low-paying jobs, slums, kids and poverty, hunger, elderly and poverty, single parents and poverty, health care and poverty, drugs, or other social issues that may be associated with poverty. You are not limited to these ideas; you may pick any theme that you think depicts the economic struggles of Americans.
the following needs to be in one document:
1. Two photos that support
Research the topic. Write a one page paper (double spaced) offering a summary of the research and how you feel this could impact your future career in nursing. Please make sure you CITE YOUR SOURCE(S). Sbj: Smart Homes
On a seprate page please watch and seperate these question and answer it with 100 to 150 words.
Question 1:tedTalk Discussion: https://www.ted.com/talks/clay_shirky_how_the_internet_will_one_day_transform_government
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How does censorship impact you? If it does not, think of who censorship might impact and what the would look like.question two
TedTalk Discussion: https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story?referrer=playlist-talks_for_the_thoughtful_trave
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How can we apply the ideas shared here? How could situations like this be changed with technology? Question 3 Discussion: advances in telecommunications. Explain how advances in technology have impact
The films Miss Representation and The Mask You Live In delve into numerous themes related to concepts discussed in your textbook. Both films include discussions concerning media representation, the social construction of masculinity and femininity, gender inequity, sexism, violence, rape, self-image, eating disorders, race, body image, media centralization, labeling, deviance, the sexualization of young girls, objectification of womens bodies, and suicidal and homicidal violence, to name a few concepts. Discuss the main points of both documentaries, paying keen attention to the aforementioned issues, and, its effects on the social expectations and lives of young girls, boys, men, and women. Furthermore, where relevant, relate the films to concepts discussed in chapters 4, 5, 7,11 and 16. Additionally, personally reflect on what the film meant to you and how the media has contributed to your notions of beauty, sexuality, and gender.
Conduct Internet research about poverty in the United States and create a photo essay that
depicts the economic struggles that many Americans are facing today. Photo essays consist of a collection of photographs or images that portray a particular message. The idea of this assignment is to be creative, so don't let a new type of assignment hinder you. The photo essay should have an organized theme, linking two photos in some way in the essay.
Theme ideas include a certain area or region (urban or rural), lost jobs, a personal story, the recession, immigration, economic impact of globalization, low-paying jobs, slums, kids and poverty, hunger, elderly and poverty, single parents and poverty, health care and poverty, drugs, or other social issues that may be associated with poverty. You are not limited to these ideas; you may pick any theme that you think depicts the economic struggles of Americans.
the following needs to be in one document:
1. Two photos that support
Write an academic essay of 2000 words
The essay question is>
Should we accept surveillance capitalism as necessary evil in order for us to participate in digital society? Discuss with reference to readings and own examples.
We are supposed to have a few academic references please also include the documents I added.
Assessment title: Digital methods project
Develop a content analysis project.
This entails developing a research question, gathering a small corpus (of texts, images, video, social media posts or other materials), developing a basic coding book and testing the coding book on the corpus.
You should write up what you have done in a 2,000 word report with an appendix.
I have attached a document with detailed instructions.
There are 2 websites that allow sources and further instructions.
I have come up with the research question> What are the effects of COVID19 on the content of instagram pages by climate deniers?
We are supposed to connect the research question to instagram accounts and if possible COVID19. However, if you come up with a better question you can of course change it.
Essay question 1: (30/100 marks). Word limit 500 words or less:
a) What is the main argument in each of the following two articles? (10 points):
i) Barbara Ehrenreich, "Serving in Florida," 11-50.
ii) Naomi Klein, "Threats and Temps," 173-192.
b) Compare and contrast them, providing specific examples from them to illustrate (20 points).
Essay question 2: (35/100 marks). Word limit 500 words or less:
a) Using an example from Sinclairs The Jungle, give a brief explanation of private ownership of
the means of production (10 points). b) How is the concept of "social ownership" -- as explained
by Huberman and Sweezy -- manifested in the film La Toma? Explain, using examples directly
(and only) from our course material to illustrate your answer (25 points).
Essay question 3: (35/100 marks): Word limit 500 words or less:
a) Briefly compare Tammy's story (and the 2013 update) to that of Jurgis Rudkus and his family
in Sinclair's The Jungle, with specific ref
