Sociological Imagination in Real Life Settings

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2-3 pages: double-spaced, 12 point font, 1” margins

For this final paper, you are expected to reflect on C. Wright Mills’s sociological imagination once again. This time, explain how you will use your sociological imagination moving forward. This may include how you anticipate it will help or guide you in your intended profession and/or personal life. Use this as an opportunity to reflect on material we’ve covered in this course, how some of it may have changed or confirmed the way you view our society, and what that means for you as an important member of our society. Try incorporating at least one concept or theory we’ve covered in your essay. This assignment is decidedly more creative than earlier assignments but there should still be some engagement with course material.

Modernization In Health Care

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DISCUSSION PART ONE

For this discussion, we will modify one of the short answer questions at the end of this weeks’ reading, so that we may apply the lens of medicine to the idea of social change. First, Google “modernization in medicine.”

DISCUSSION PART TWO

Do you think that modernization in medicine is good or bad or something else? How does modernization in medicine connect to social change? Explain, using examples.

Students Proficiency Level Analysis

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Analyze the proficiency levels of the students in Ms. Jensen’s class to place them into appropriate groups.

In a 250 word essay describe how you would group these students for in-class English language arts activities. The essay should include a rationale of placement, citing at least one source from your research to support the placement.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, an abstract is not required.

Student Behavior in the Classroom

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Think of this as a 3 page long take home final exam essay question.

Overview: The goal of this exercise is for you to demonstrate your ability to carry out a research project using the Deductive scientific method. You will propose a research project in its entirety, but will not collect or analyze any data. The proposal will be completed in a level of detail such that any person could pick up your proposal, follow your design and implement the study with no additional information. You will choose ONE of the following data collection techniques-Observation, Content analysis; Survey. You only need to propose a study using One type of data collection. Ignore all instructions that do not pertain to your chosen method.

The entire goal is to show off how much you have learned. Even if you feel like you are stating the obvious in any section of the assignment, state it. State it using vocabulary you learned in this class. Show off all your research methods knowledge!

Step 1: Topic selection. Write a paragraph stating your research question and why it is worth researching. (You may not use a topic that you used on a previous assignment!) You will need to select a topic which is sociological in nature and that will be examined deductively. Propose a project that you could carry out in a reasonable amount of time with minimal resources. The goal is not for you to be high-brow and complicated with this. The goal is to show you learned something this semester. So simple topics similar to what I have used in class are appropriate (advising at WKU; Student attendance at athletic events…)

Issues to Address in the 2020 National Election Opinion

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PAPER LENGTH – 250 words MAX

Question:

In the upcoming 2020 national election, what are some of the important issues you would like to see addressed by the candidates ? Why are these issues important to you ?

Please write personal opinions/ responses. Answer all parts of the topic question.

Do not use term papers or research papers. It must be opinion-based.

DON’T DO RESEARCH! PLEASE!

Southern Poverty in The United States Photo

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Instructions
For this assignment, you will 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 collections 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. Your 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.

Experiencing Diversity Visit Muslim Friday Service

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Attend a religious service of a religion that is different from your own. For example if you are Christian attend a Muslim or Hindu service. Again it must be a different major religion, for example, if you are Catholic attending a Methodist service is not acceptable. Answer 3 questions about diversity experience in APA format.

he Role of Women in Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Film

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Can you help me with this assignment ?

It’s due on Thursday Mid

The movies title: ” Ivory Tower”

This course is intended to give students a broad understanding of social problems from a sociological perspective, and how they are often interrelated. To this end, you are expected to write a 6-8 page final paper that illustrates your cumulative knowledge gained. This will serve as your final exam. For this paper, choose a contemporary piece of entertainment (released in 2008 or later) that highlights a particular social problem. You can select a film (not a documentary), album/music, television show (not a docu-series), etc. Write a reflective analysis, relating it to the various topics we have covered in class.

1. Start with evaluating the type of inequality your selected piece of entertainment focused on, including but of exclusive to:

  • Race & Ethnicity
  • Social Class & Poverty
  • Gender
  • Sexual Orientation

2. Then select the social institutions within with which these inequalities exist (more than one may apply), including but not exclusive to:

  • Family
  • Education
  • Work & the Economy
  • Health & Medicine
  • Media
  • Justice system

Compare & Contrast Christianity and Islam Religions

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ONE (1) of the categories listed below to focus on for this assignment.

  • Write a paper in which you compare and contrast two major Western religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam). Begin your project with a clear, focused thesis statement. Address the origins, region, main leaders, the particular teachings/philosophies, rituals, scriptures, holy days/holidays, and impact of the religions. Use the categories and terms from chapter 1 in your descriptions of the religions.
  • Write a paper in which you present a visual report on two (2) Western religions sites nearby [at least one has to be either Judaism or Islam]. An alternative for those in rural places would be to do an Internet search of two religious locations. Begin your project with a clear, focused thesis statement. Look at architecture, interior space, etc. Include visuals to illustrate your points. How do these reflect the definitions and terms of Chapter 1 and what we have learned about these religions?
  • Write a paper that explores religion in the news. Find an extensive news story on one Western religion or one of the New Religious Movements. Begin your project with a clear, focused thesis statement. Using 5 (five) terms and concepts from Chapter 1 and pertinent chapters from Fisher, interpret that story for people at a family gathering by explaining how it relates to the basic tenets of that faith tradition

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

  1. Use at least three (3) quality resources as references for the assignment and document your sources. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.
  2. Write clearly and coherently using correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and mechanics.

Your assignment must meet these requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The War on Drugs Conflict & Social Theory

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heory Reflection: Through the past thirteen weeks you have explored decades worth of ideas. In this assignment, you are being asked to contemplate the question “What have I learned and how does it best apply in the context of the career I’m interested in, or the life I’m experiencing?”. You must respond to this question with either a 3-6, page essay. The goal of this assignment is to give you an opportunity to put the entire course into perspective. (APA Formatting but do not include an abstract. Make sure you include a reference list and in-text citations where needed.)

You must discuss which of the classical or grand theories makes the most sense to you and why. Part of this discussion should be applying the theory you choose to a social problem from the list below (a macro explanation) as well as applying the theory to your own social location (a micro perspective). You must also choose one other theory from the semester from a different theorist and school of thought (i.e. do not use two functionalist theories instead use a functionalist and a symbolic interactionist, or conflict and symbolic interactionism, etc.) and apply it in a similar fashion. Lastly give a critical perspective to each theory you have chosen. Discuss what seem to be the weakest aspects of the theory. Use a social problem as a tool to explain the weaknesses of the theory. Give one solid example of how the theory does not explain everything.

You do not need to define the theories you select. If you apply and discuss them correctly, I will see that you understand and can define them. Focus the paper on applying the theories you choose to a social problem and your social location. The same is true with the theory you choose to critique. Explain why this theory does not seem to offer solid understanding of the social world and your position in it.

Make sure any claims you make regarding evidence are supported with source material. You should provide 2 examples or explanations, for each theory, to display its use and application. You will lose points for improper or inadequate applications and explanations or for not enough explanations or examples. See the rubric for specific info on grading.