Sociology
The Truth About Marijuana
Tell Your Children: The Truth about Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence 1. Summarize the authors AOD points. 2. For adolescents explain the potential for psychosis when marijuana is used. 3. What is (are) the reason(s) for not much data being available that would connect violence and marijuana. 4. Explain why other countries rather than the US are accepting these data.
First Person Narrative
Weight: 25% Come prepared to present on your created persona at the beginning of class on Nov 9. You may still upload your assignment at 11:59 pm on Nov 9. In order to begin to understand the perspectives of the people with whom we may encounter, it is essential for us to critically examine the circumstances from which they have come. In this two-part assignment, you will be given the opportunity to create a persona of an Aboriginal person that has come to be involved in your social work agency (fictional) and then provide an analytical discussion/reflection. Part 1: Creation of the persona (750-1000 words) By using first person narrative, reveal what that personas life experience would have been like. 1.How have you been affected by the residential school system? 2. What was your childhood like? 3. How have you been affected by racism? 4. Describe your struggles with the school system, government authorities, etc. 5. Finally, describe your route to involvement with the social services system. Create specific details about yourself regarding your family, community, etc. Although it is expected that you take on the persona of someone else, please be sure that your writing reflects your own personal academic skills. It may be tempting to include a writing style that may truly reflect your persona but for the sake of this academic assignment, we will require you to capture the personality of your imagined person while still following the constructs of academic writing. Part 2: Analytical Discussion/Reflection (750-1000 words) Based on the persona you created, 1. Identify the colonial policies that may have had an impact on their behaviour 2. Discuss how these policies have impacted /are impacting your created persona 3. Briefly describe your social location, and reflect on how it could influence your work with your created persona 4. What are your thoughts and feelings as you prepare to begin work with this persona as your client? 5. Identify and discuss 2 things you can do in your beginning work towards reconciliation with this persona. This written portion would also include some description of the internal process of doing this assignment, open to description of feelings of empathy, foolishness, anger, frustrations, healing etc. Feel free to discuss some of your own thoughts and experiences both before and after having completed the assignment. Students will be expected to discuss their created personas in class and be prepared to reveal their thoughts and insights about this assignment on November 9th. APA Format
Community Policing
CRJ 201 Revised HW 6 HW should be 2 full pages. Please answer questions fully. Check spelling, grammar and sentence structure. Double space; font size 12 Times new Roman. You may use other material (articles and power points) to answer questions. DO NOT COPY OR CUT AND PASTE. WRITE IN YOUR OWN WORDS. 1 According to Police Chief Will Johnson, does community policing work? Why/why not? What does the success of community policing depend upon? 2- Discuss the critical elements of community policing identified by Chief Will Johnson? Describe each in a few sentences. 3 Is community policing proactive or reactive? 4 What is operation safety net? Why is it important for Chief Johnson to discuss operation safety net in this article? Community Policing Much More Than Walking a Beat. https://cops.usdoj.gov/html/dispatch/05-2018/walking_a_beat.html
Modern Society
Do you think our society has changed a lot or a little in your lifetime? Why or why not? What can you say about your own experiences as a member of modern society? To what extent have you had experiences like those described in mass-society theory? What about class-society theory?
Social Control Of Sexuality
Discuss the primary themes of this weeks readings including how any activities or films applied to the content. Be sure to reference at least 2-3 of the readings in the chapter assigned for this week.
The American Society
Sexual deviance is a major social problem in American society. In light of the above statement, please respond to the following in a three page paper to be submitted online: 1. What is your understanding of sexual deviance? 2. Identify three approaches to studying deviance and discuss how these approaches are related to the concept of sexual deviance.
Ways That Social Media Impacts Relationships
Instructions: Using a writing resource such as Word, choose one of the topics below and compose a five-paragraph expository essay. Make the thesis the last sentence in the introduction and include a parallel three-point plan of development that indicates the order of the major support. Use a third-person point of view and the present tense. Topic: Explain and Illustrate Three Ways That Social Media Impacts Relationships Either Positively OR Negatively.
Gender Role Development
needs to include how your life experiences impacted your sense of gender with influences by race, education, the media, peers
Indigenous People
Hello everyone, this week we are covering images of Indigenous people in North America and I will be leading the tutorial discussion. In the text, The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative. Chapter II: Youre not the Indian I had in mind by Thomas King he discusses how oftentimes Indigenous people in North America are pictured as having this particular look and image. This particular look and image of Indigenous people in North America is one that commonly portrays Indigenous people as being Noble Savages. In the first video below, we see that Indigenous culture and people are oftentimes used as logos and mascots by institutions and professional Sport teams whether it is for the McGill Redmen, Edmonton Eskimos, Chicago Blackhawks, Washington Redskins, or Cleveland Indians. Likewise, in the second video below we see that oftentimes films such as Pocahontas seem to portray Indigenous people as savage and primitive beings. In this weeks text, King mentions that photographers looking to take pictures of Indigenous people in North America would often carry boxes of First Nation paraphernalia such as wigs, blankets, painted backdrops, and clothing in case they ran into Indians who did not look as the Indian was supposed to look (41). In the text, King makes reference to contemporary Indigenous figures such as entertainment legend Will Rogers. King insinuates that when people think about Indigenous people they do not think about people like Rodgers because they do not look Indian (41). Overall, these stereotypes regarding Indigenous people in North America has resulted in some Indigenous people being viewed as not authentic or real due to them not fitting other peoples imagination of what they should look like. See Media link Video #1: Play Video See Media Link Video #2: Play Video Questions: #1). Why do you think photographers and film makers are so obsessed with the image and portrayal of Indigenous people as being primitive and Noble Savages? and why do you think there is so much less imagery of contemporary Indigenous culture and people? #2). How can we hold Universities, sport teams, and film makers accountable for the images they portray of Indigenous people? and how might this help us in changing the racist and stereotypical narratives of Indigenous people in popular culture?
Identity Construction
Identity in Language Learning & Teaching Assignment Purpose: Examine issues pertaining to identity construction in language learning and teaching. Candidates will incorporate Pavlenko and Blackledges (2004) three identities discussed in chapter 5 of Farrells book to frame and explain their research. Candidates will analyze this research as it pertains to them as language teachers and their language learners and draw conclusions as to the impact identity construction has on them and their learners. Directions/ Format: 1. Write a 7 page paper (title page & reference page not included in count) using APA format. Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced. 2. Must have a minimum of 4 resources. They must be reliable and reputable (No wikis, no blogs) You are conducting and utilizing research!! 3. Choose the topic you want to research; it must be relevant to you and the idea of identity construction in language learning in teaching. Please keep quotes short and no more than 2 per page.
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