Sociology

reflect on how you have matured, developed and grown as a person.  Whether you are aware of it or not, during the past three or four years, you will have gained experience, learned new skills and developed competences that will serve you well as you enter the workforce.  Taking time to reflect on and acknowledge this will help to grow in confidence.  It will also help you to identify gaps in these areas so that you can set yourself goals for future personal, career and academic development.  There are two parts to the narrative:1. provide a broad reflection on the last few years. Consider academic skills that you learned such as critical thinking, problem solving and analytical skills, personal skills such as resilience, dealing with difficult events or people and skills that will be important for your career such as leadership, collaboration and networking.  You do not need to provide long lists of your acquired skills and competences. Draw on the academic literature to interpret you experience and to describe how you have learned and became more competent in these areas.2.Next, having reflected on your development to date, consider areas of your repertoire that need further development and how you can address these gaps.  Draw on the academic literature to illustrate the complexity of these shills and why they are important in life and/or in the workplace.  For example, you might focus on specifics types of communication skills that you have not mastered as well as you would like to, and set specific goals to become better at this. Use the appropriate academic literature to identify importance competences, why they are important and the aspect of these that you that you hope to develop further.The second element of the assignment is to provide evidence which supports your narrative.  Within your narrative youshoulddirectthereader to pictorial and other evidence.Format:       11 font sizeCalibri/Arial/Times New Roman fontA4 page size1 inch marginPagenumbersbottommiddle/rightWord document – doc/docx filen text citations————————-About me:I am an international student whohas done 1 year foundation program (English and business courses including computer courses to use ms office, survey, planning, accounting, conomy,…..etc)-3 years commerce program in Ireland ( I am currently on my third and final year in business college)-I have attached some of the learning courses I have done during past few summers as a picture proof of my achievements for personal development (outside of college)

One of the crucial arguments William Julius Wilson made about the emergence of concentrated poverty among African Americans was that it derived, in large part, from the spatial and social separation of poor African American not only from mainstream society, but other African Americans.Using three readings from weeks 4-8, assess to what degree you find this conclusion to be true after 1970.  How much of a departure was this condition – if true – from the circumstances of the 1940s?  If true, what role did key institutions and structures play in establishing that separation?See rest of the Prompt in attached doc “Paper 2 Prompt”See the readings you can choose from with the other attachments.

Written Assignment 6 Prepare and submit of an essay of 1750 to 2000 words (with a typical font and double spacing, this will be between 7 and 8 pages). Your assignment should be submitted as a Microsoft Word document file. (If you cannot submit your file in in Word, please discuss other options with your mentor before submitting your first assignment.) Your essay should answer all the following questions. Be sure your answer is complete and that your writing is organized, clear, and grammatically correct. Properly cite any outside sources of information, including your textbook, in proper APA style. Compare and contrast forms of democracy and civic participation in any two countries discussed in the reading materials for Module 4. Which country, in your opinion, represents the interests of the widest groups of social actors? Explain. What problems do you think each country faces, and what would you advise each set of leaders to do in tackling these issues? What can their nations teach the United States?

For Assignment G we are going to think about social structure theories and how they may influence criminal justice policies. If you were a policymaker who believed in a social structure theory, and you were designing a crime prevention program, how would that program work? Please briefly describe the social structure theory informing your policy, and describe how your prevention program would work (police intervention/social program/school intervention etc.) Please submit at minimum a paragraph response in complete sentences that briefly explains the theory informing your policy, and how the policy would work.

PROMPT: The University of Miami’s official mascot is the ibis. Folklore maintains that the native marsh bird is the last to take shelter before a hurricane hits and the first to emerge once the storm passes, making it an apt symbol of courage and resilience. Considering your ability to control your own motivation and behavior, how have past experiences helped build your courage and resilience to persist in the face of academic and life challenges so that, once these storms pass, you can emerge in continued pursuit of your goals?

   Describe how communication creates and sustains relationships            Describe ways that love is expressed in relationships

1.    Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources if needed, use APA style as required, and check your spelling. Assignment: For this assignment, conduct a cultural self-assessment and write a 1250–1500-word essay. Background Italian/Irish household Catholic, parents both worked 2 jobs grandparents heavily involved   In order to understand culture and cultural diversity, it is important that you understand your own culture and heritage. Using the tables that are located throughout Chapter 2 of your textbook (one for each domain of the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence, Table 2-1 to Table 2-12), answer these questions as they relate to you.   Remember, you are answering these questions from your personal perspective, so there is no right or wrong response.   Explain why you do or do not adhere to the dominant cultural practices and beliefs of the ethnic group(s) with which you primarily identify.   Although the information on this self-assessment paper is strictly confidential, if you do not wish to self-disclose a specific area from the Organizing Framework, indicate so instead of just not addressing it. You are not required to provide citations/references in this paper. Attention should be paid to grammar, spelling, and punctuation.    Assignment Expectations Length: 1250–1500 words; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner. Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA style. These do not count towards the minimum word count for this assignment. References: N/A Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx).

The essay demonstrates your ability to write clearly and concisely on a selected topic and helps you distinguish yourself in your own voice. What do you want the readers of your application to know about you apart from courses, grades, and test scores? Choose the option that best helps you answer that question and write an essay of no more than 650 words, using the prompt to inspire and structure your response. Remember: 650 words is your limit, not your goal. Use the full range if you need it, but don’t feel obligated to do so. (The application won’t accept a response shorter than 250 words.) Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more? The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience? Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome? Describe a problem you’ve solved or a problem you’d like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma-anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution. Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others. If you can write it to apply to a business topic that would be great. I struggle so hard with personal essays. I am applying to go to undergrad business school. I have an AA degree in economics that I earned while in high school. Thank you!!!

Charles Grandison Finney, “Lectures on Revivals of Religion”: Why did Finney promote political and social activism instead of calling for a withdrawal from such worldly concerns?  According to Finney, what role should the churches play in the abolition of slavery?  In what sense did he charge that they had “consented” to the practice of slavery?

Part 1: Case Description The client system chosen for your assignment can be drawn from a) current field placement; b) current employment (must be in human services field); c) case vignette (to be provided); or d) Video/movie (to be assigned).  The client system may be an individual, family, or group.  Possible videos include:    A Beautiful Mind Antwon Fisher Boys Don’t Cry Carol   Good Will Hunting Moonlight Precious Quincienera   Still Alice The Fisher King Tyler Perry’s The Family that Preys     a) Provide a thorough description of the individual, family or group (each member), including observational data (appearance, affect, behavior) as well as relevant social, cultural, racial, ethnic, educational, and vocational information. Describe where the client falls along the life course development trajectory. Describe how issues related to socio-economic status, culture, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, life style, and individual difference affect the client system’s coping responses. Describe any physical, psychological, and social acute illnesses and long-term disabilities. Discuss the client system’s decision to seek help (voluntary vs. involuntary), the impact of the referral process, and any other factors influencing access and receipt of services.  Make sure to include attention to issues of diversity, difference, and identity.  Please protect client confidentiality by using pseudonyms.   b) Make an eco-map and a cultural gram of the relationships and systems involved in the case.  Provide a description of the key findings shown in the eco-map and cultural gram and their implications for your work with the client system.   Part 2: Theory Identify and explain what social work practice theory or theories you are using to organize your assessment. Refer to the course readings here for further information. Justify your choices in a general and brief way, explaining why the theory or theories makes sense for this particular case.  Avoid repeating material about the case that you will get into in greater depth in the assessment section.   Part 3: Presenting Problem Situation Data Source: Briefly describe how you gathered data for the assessment, including measures and assessment tools used, format, and an analysis of the strengths and limitations of the data. include a blank copy of any assessment forms or other data collection tools used at your agency in an appendix (excluded from the page limit).  Be sure to discuss how you use these tools and their implications.   Problem identification (client perspective): Describe the following from the client’s perspective: a) the presenting problem situation, b) client’s construction of meaning re: the problem situation, c) the reason(s) for or cause(s) of the problem situation, d) the desired solution(s)/outcome to the problem situation.   Problem identification (worker perspective): Describe your perception of the presenting problem situation as compared to the client’s perception and described the similarities and differences in your perspectives. To what extent is your perspective shared by others in your agency and other involved service providers?  What is the family’s perspective? What are the perspectives of significant others? Are there conflicts among perspectives and how have these been addressed?   Part 4: Assessment Assessment involves organizing into a framework all of the information you have obtained.  It is how you add up the strengths/capacities of the client system and various relevant systems to address the problem situations at hand.  Please make sure to explicitly incorporate the strengths perspective into your assessment.  Limitations and obstacles should be noted as well.  For this section, it is assumed that you will not have enough information to assess all aspects of the client system.  Be selective and include those aspects that are most important to the case, in your judgement.  If something is important but you don’t have information on it, say why you think it might affect your assessment.  Be sure to address specifically strengths as well as problems, and be sure to include how broader issues such as diversity, oppression, culture, or power may have affected the client system.   If the client system is an individual, assess the client on the main areas outlined in chapter 9 of the textbook: [1] Intrapersonal Systems (biological functioning, cognitive/perceptual functioning, affective functioning, behavioral functioning, and motivation); [2] Interpersonal Systems (social support systems, spirituality and affiliation with a faith community); and [3] Physical environment (safety of the main physical environment, place attachment, place identity, and territoriality).   If the client system is a family, assess the family system on the main areas outlined in chapter 10 of the textbook: [1] Family System (homeostasis; boundaries and boundary maintenance; family decision-making; hierarchy and power; family roles; communication styles of family members; family life cycle; family rules; social environment; family adaptive capacity); and [2] Physical environment (safety of the main physical environment, place attachment, place identity, and territoriality).   If the client is a group, assess the group system on the main areas outlined in chapter 11 of the textbook: Individuals’ patterned behavior and individuals’ cognitions and behaviors (you may select two group members); Roles of group members; The group’s patterned behaviors; Group Alliances; Group norms; Group cohesion; Physical environment (safety of the main physical environment, and its symbolic meaning in terms of place attachment, place identity, and territoriality).   Does your agency set guidelines for required content or use a standard format to gather assessment information? If so, describe the measure and how it assisted in your assessment. Did you use a rapid assessment instrument or other evaluation tool? If so, identify the measure and why you chose to use it. Be sure to discuss how you use these tools and their implications.   In this section, you should also identify and discuss strengths you observe in the client system.  Make sure to also include an assessment of culture and its impact with this client system.  Discuss any culturally relevant factors, including issues of oppression and discrimination that might influence their current situation. Also assess environmental factors that influence the system’s functioning and development.  Consider resources and risk factors at various systems levels.  Pay attention to and include assessment for potential sources of trauma.   Part 5: Using Evidence and the Professional Literature Identify two main client problem areas or client concerns that have emerged from your assessment above (e.g., teen pregnancy, child abuse or neglect, family conflict, substance abuse). Discuss your rationale for focusing on these issues with this client.  Why are they important in your work with this client?  For each problem area, read at least 3 recent professional peer-reviewed journal articles that are not on the syllabus (minimum 6 total references). The articles should be focused on assessment or interventions for the problems, not on describing the nature of the problems. You can use additional articles to describe background or human behavior articles on the problems. This minimum of six (6) references will assist you in developing a well-grounded evidence-based assessment and intervention plan for this client system. Do not use quotes, unless they are exceptional, but rather demonstrate your understanding of the literature and its relationship to your analysis and assessment. Be sure to cite the literature using APA format. Also use assigned readings on assessment that are relevant to your client and to the theoretical perspectives you are utilizing.   Communicate your understanding of this client system and the two problems that you selected. Address intra-personal, interpersonal, and environmental issues related to each problem. What are the resources available both within the client system and externally to deal with the problems and issues that have been identified? What obstacles exist internally and externally?   Part 6: Evaluation of the Therapeutic Relationship Briefly summarize the qualitative aspects of the client system’s relationship to you, both initially and at the current time.  How did you approach the process of engagement with this client system?  What issues impacted the engagement process?  What has assisted or impaired the establishment of your current relationship?  This may include client system characteristics, ethnic or racial issues, personal characteristics, communication/interviewing skills, helping strategies, barriers, and/or other issues.  If your assignment is based on a vignette or other alternative, you should use this section to write about what aspects of the therapeutic relationship would be important if you were working with this client system.   Part 7: Race, Ethnicity, Identity, and Culture What factors related to diversity in terms of race, identity, sexual orientation and other cultural variables are relevant to this system?  How have societal and institutional processes of racism, discrimination and oppression impacted the client system’s development and functioning over time?  What human rights and social, economic, and environmental issues have affected the client system?  Discuss the ways in which you have addressed cultural, ethnic, racial, social class, and other psychosocial and physical aspects of the situation.  If you have not addressed these issues, discuss how and why you would do so in direct practice with the client system?    Part 8: Ethical and Value Issues What ethical and value considerations have been central in working with this client system? Explain the differing sides of the value perspectives and ethical dilemmas. How did (or would) you use professional and ethical strategies to address these issues?  Describe your rationale for the strategies you used and/or the choices you made.   Part 9: Final Summary Include an assessment summary at the end of your paper (a brief but clear overview of the client system’s situation, including areas you will work on and your understanding of the contract with the client). This section should “wrap up” the paper. It provides also an opportunity for you to integrate your knowledge of the literature with your assessment. Include anything you would do differently now with the client system, given what you have learned in classes.