1. In Chapter 2, the problem of respondent honesty was discussed. Imagine that you are designing a survey about an uncomfortable topic such as pornography use, plagiarism, or abortion. How would you adequately prepare your research project in a manner that maximizes respondent honesty?

2.Let’s discuss correlation and causality. To explain this, we can use an example of illness. When doctors see some symptoms in the patient, they may or may not be clear about the disease. If the doctors are clear about what disease the patient has, they can cure the disease. However, often doctors treat symptoms, not the cause of the disease. They are dealing with a correlation, not causality. Do you see the difference between correlation and causality? Next, let’s discuss spurious relationship. Can you give an example of it? In this thread, provide either an example that illustrates a difference between correlation and causality or an example of spurious relationship. Make sure to come up with your own example. If it’s used by someone else, do not use it. Post early to get your original ideas in!

3.We are bombarded with news saying “according to research …” Take a look at major newspapers such as The New York Times or The Washington Post, and find an article that uses social science research. Do you find any conflation between correlation and causality? Are there any other methodological problems? Does the research have a random (representative) sample? Research findings are not generalizable unless they are based on a random sample. Aren’t researchers generalizing their findings regardless of the sample they have? Explain.

You do not have to answer all of these questions. Review the concepts in the textbook again. Focus on just one question.

4.Think about a topic of contemporary relevance in which you may be interested (for example, poverty, juvenile delinquency, teen pregnancy, or racial neighborhood segregation). Using what you learned in Chapter 2, create a simple research question about the topic. Match your research question to an appropriate research method. Be sure to explain in great detail why your chosen research method is the most appropriate.

For this assignment, you will need to choose a time of significant stress and crisis that your family has gone through that you are comfortable sharing. The goal of any of these assignments is NEVER to cause any student discomfort or to feel like they have to share distressing or uncomfortable matters of their personal lives. You only have to discuss what you are willing to present. The objective of this assignment is for you to apply what you are learning to your own life and to reflect on what you have gleaned from it.

THINK ABOUT A TIME WHEN YOUR FAMILY EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT TIME OF STRESS AND/OR CRISIS AND THE REACTIONS, WAYS OF COPING AND HOW THE FAMILY SYSTEM WORKED THROUGH THE DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED. EVERYONE HAS OR WILL GO THROUGH A CHALLENGE…

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YOU WILL NEED TO READ AND REVIEW CHAPTER 13 IN OUR LAMANNA TEXTBOOK TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THIS ASSIGNMENT BECAUSE IT IS A PERSONAL APPLICATION PAPER.

1. Identify and discuss what type of stressor(s) were present (the book provides the different types)? If it became a major crisis, what led to it becoming one?
   • Please note: the stressor or crisis you choose to discuss MUST 1) be in the past and one that your family has already gone through; not one that they are currently in, 2) one that you are old enough to recall and speak directly about and how it personally impacted you as a member of the family and 3) impacted your immediate family. This is important because you will not be able to answer all the questions if your family is still working through the challenge or if you are retelling something second hand such as you were too young to remember. If you are unsure about ANYTHING regarding this assignment, please email me 🙂
2. Then think about the “course of a family crisis” we learned about in chapter 13. Describe and summarize what your family looked like during these stages: how did your family handle it–what were the responses of the family system?
3. Address and discuss how your family coped, adjusted and or chose to adapt. Were they resilient or vulnerable and why? What resources/factors as addressed in the chapter did your family use, need, or should have used (this depends on what occurred as well as your own perception of what took place: remember how everyone appraises the situation/crisis/challenge differently)?
4. Finally, looking back, what came from this experience in the life of your family such as lessons learned or what you learned about your family and even yourself

• Describe your population of interest.
  (Healthcare)
• Identify one professional role that a social worker may assume when working with this population.
• Explain how you might apply ecological or systems theory when working with the population.
• Describe specific steps you will take to develop your knowledge of this population through critical thought and research.

I will need a 4 page paper not including title and bibliography page, written in Turabian format with footnotes on the Spiritual Discipline of Worship. A good reference that can be used is the book written by Richard J. Foster entitled Celebration of Discipline…The Path to Spiritual Growth. ISBN 978-0-06-280388-7

A minimum of 3 references needed.

This week I would like you to reflect on Discrimination vs. Religious Freedom: The Wedding Cake Baker. It’s a news article.

Your approach to this symposium discussion can be a bit more open-ended than the main discussion, remembering that your main goal is to work together to identify:

1. the main ethical questions and considerations,
2. evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the reasons for different positions one might hold,
3. apply the theories we have examined thus far to support or criticize the topic discussed.

This week, you will consider how deontology applies to a controversy, dilemma, event, or scenario selected by your instructor. It is a chance for you to discuss together the ethical issues and questions that it raises, your own response to those, and whether that aligns with or does not align with a deontological approach. The aim is not to simply assert your own view or to denigrate other views, but to identify, evaluate, and discuss the moral reasoning involved in addressing the chosen issue.

Your posts should remain focused on the ethical considerations, and at some point in your contribution you must specifically address the way someone with a deontological view would approach this issue by explaining and evaluating that approach.

If you have a position, you should strive to provide reasons in defense of that position.

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