Sociology

InstructionsYou are working for a local department store in the Operations Department. You notice that their business practices and use of technology are not up to date. One day while working, you are having a discussion about technology and identity formation with your supervisor. Your supervisor continues to explain that individuals and organizations have digital identities that are formed and impacted through various methods. Your supervisor continues, saying, “They can develop or change through social media, positive or negative press, word of mouth, and so on.”You begin to understand that the digital footprint of a business or organization can greatly impact their success or failure due to many factors, including the rapid dissemination of information that can occur digitally.Your supervisor, through the course of the discussion, acknowledges that you are very fluent in the area of digital identity and asks you to conduct research and create a visual presentation explaining how digital identity is formed for both individuals and organizations. Your supervisor says, “This visual presentation will be presented to not only me, but company stakeholders and your coworkers in order to help them understand how identity is formed, and how to best maximize digital identity to contribute to the overall success of our store.”Your supervisor continues, saying, “From this presentation, decision makers will be able to work on identity management and can then implement digital strategies in order to maintain or improve the store’s identity. In the end, this is intended to help increase exposure to the store, enhance the customer base, and the overall success of the store. The visual representation should be interactive and informative and can be presented in any visual format that you choose.”For this research and presentation, you are to reflect upon and address the following topics:What are the key methods of identity development? Consider available technology, socioeconomic status, generational issues, access to technological resources, etc.Explain how technology and digital forums can aid in identity formation.Consider available technology, socioeconomic status, generational issues, access to technological resources, etc.Are there differences between identity development in the digital world and in the physical world?As technology improves and changes, what are some things that individuals and organizations do to impact change and development in the digital age?How can individuals change the course of action for organizations and their digital footprint?How is the digital identity of your store in the above scenario formulated, and what impact might that identity have on the overall success of the store?

Why is voting so important?  How might we increase voter participation?

This writing assignment on a forensic social work topic of personal interest and should be 2-3 pages (excluding the Reference page).

What are the similarities and differences in how Weber and Geertz define and construct a theory of culture as an analytical concept?

We are going through what many call an unprecedented health crisis in the US and around the world.  However, this crisis is not exactly unprecedented.  What became known as the Spanish Flu  – a global pandemic of 1918-1919 –  was a modern pandemic.  Even though the sophisticated  data collection techniques we have today were not available a hundred years ago, vital statistic information collection for death rates and cause of death were around.  According to the US Centers for Disease Control,  “it is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with this virus.  The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675,000 occurring in the United States.” The object of this assignment is for you to listen to the program – An Unfinished Lesson: What The 1918 Flu Tells Us About Human Nature  – linked below and then respond to and address the questions below.  The program is an interview with Dr. Nancy Bristow, an historian with an investigative sociological bent who has studied  and written about the Spanish Flu pandemic.  Bristow’s interview covers several topics that relate to society and sit right in the middle of sociological study.  Listen for those as you play through the interview as they will be part of what you will need to address in your discussion. https://www.npr.org/2020/03/23/820066211/an-unfinished-lesson-what-the-1918-flu-tells-us-about-human-nature (Links to an external site.)(1)  One of Bristow’s points is that the information about this topic has been largely ignored.  Before this module, had you ever heard about the Spanish Flu and if so, in what context?(2)  Can you see any similarities in societal behaviors and social  justice between what was described in how people responded to the 1918 pandemic and  what you are observing today?  Yes or no and explain.(3)  Although there is no vaccine and no cure for COVID-19,  putting our society on a par with the 1918 pandemic, we do understand more about viruses in general and how the virus is spread.  And, we also have medical technology like ventilators that can assist people’s breathing while their bodies fight off the virus, thus, are in a better position for more people  to survive.  This leads to a very difficult question.  We know that in a bad case scenario, there will not be sufficient ventilators for all who need them.  Reaching into your system of values and ethics, if medical equipment has to be rationed, should scarce supplies go to those who are the sickest or those who are most likely to recover?  Why?()  What did you find most surprising about the story of the 1918 pandemic and what are you likely to take away from this discussion?

You are working on 2 separate parts not connected. it is not an essay!!!!Part 1. Open uploads for full instruction!!!!Use the above information and perform a diagnostic assessment of the success elements in the intervention. Which means:1. How/ where does your intervention ‘fit’ into the SDG framework?•    SDG goal #(s) + short description- keep it short!!!!!(chose one/two goals)2. Reflect on the Elements of the success ( open uploads for the list and choose 4 out of 12)How does your intervention match up to these elements of success? Does it include any of the ‘Success Elements’? If yes, which ones?3. Does your intervention directly or indirectly address or encourage the following elements?If yes, how? Through which actions or frameworks? If not, where do you see it falling short / why?:1. Health equity, 2. Transformational social change and 3. a diagonal approach to healthPart 2.Resource: open uploads: Reimagining Global Health by P. Farmer Chapter 10,11,121. One of the most critical pieces of the global health architecture is foreign aid. Such aid is oftenchanneled through Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Using your critical analysis toolkit please respond to the following:a. List three ways NGOs contribute positively to supporting the goal of global health equityb. List three ways NGOs contribute negatively to achieving the goal of global health equityc. In your own words, describe how the concept of accompaniment can help NGOs in their efforts to contribute to the goal of global health equity2. In Chapter (12, Farmer- open uploads), we turn attention to the Movement for Global Health Equity. There are several suggestions/recommendations for helping individuals (special attention is made to the role of students) contribute to this goal. As you reflect on this chapter please write a short reflection piece (5 or more sentences) on if/how you might incorporate any of the suggestions into your own public health (and maybe global health) work.

The midterm is a “take home” exam. It will account for 100 points and 20% of the course grade. Refer to the relevant reading and lecture materials. View the contextual statements, transitions, and questions in the paragraph below. Provide a thorough essay answer that clearly addresses all of the questions. You should send your finished essay as a Word document to my email address by 12:00 pm on Saturday, April 17th. There is no “minimum” page requirement for answering the questions. Good luck.Many urban scholars see the postindustrial city as a local site for the expression of contemporary class and race conflicts. Such conflicts take place regarding private investment, housing, access to jobs, lifestyle differences, commerce, education, public services, and neighborhood “turf.”1) The rise of “neoliberal” economic conditions has reshaped and expanded patterns of social inequality globally, nationally, and locally. Elite segments have grown wealthier and more powerful in the neoliberal era. For Brash, what are the TCC and the PMC respectively, and why were these groupings significant in the context of New York’s transformation in the Bloomberg era? Elaborate.2) What does Brash mean by the term “luxury city” and how did the Bloomberg administration go about promoting this feature of neoliberalization in the city of New York? Explain.3) Broadly speaking, the postwar rise of the new middle class has been tied to the development of postindustrial social conditions by scholars such as C. Wright Mills and Daniel Bell. What trends account for the transformation and relative decline of the broad middle classes in the U.S. since the 1980s? Elaborate.4) The decline of middle-class opportunities in recent decades is also apparently linked to the creation of a controversial “underclassdebate” among scholars, policy advocates, and politicians. Indeed, many U.S. cities have developed “hyperghettoes” where the most severe urban problems are located. What are the key features of a hyperghetto discussed in lecture? Explain.5) Rios argues that one of the responses to such urban problems in East Oakland (and other places) is the “criminalization” of youth. Why does Rios argue that not only criminal justice institutions (police, courts, etc.) but also other community institutions and participants are part of the criminalization of youth in Oakland? Explain.6) Why do these young males feel that in the context of neighborhood life, they must choose between freedom versus dignity, and how does this explain the strategy of choosing “deviant politics?” Elaborate.

This assignment will highlight the importance of maintaining a diversity perspective as a group facilitator. The paper should address the following:1. Research studies that have shown the best methods to manage diversity;2. Specific steps the group leader can take to manage diversity and difference in a group;3. How your own cultural background, values, and belief systems affect your leadership ability.4. Research gender and/or race/ethnicity and/or disability in groups and note key skills a group leader needs to use to effectively facilitate a group where women and/or BIPOC people and/or people with disabilities make up a minority of the group participants.5. Summary and Conclusions.Write 8-10 pages, backed up by an average of one scholarly journal article citation (peer reviewed journal articles) per page, i.e., 8 citations for a 8-page paper; 10 citations for a 10-page paper. APA style, Ariel or Calibri, 12 point font, one inch margins.Objective Points possible Points EarnedAnalysis of research articles on managing diversity 5Steps to manage diversity and difference in groups 6Effect of facilitator background on group leadership 5Report research on gender and/or race/ethnicity and/or disability in groups and skills needed to effectively work with the identified population(s) 6APA style 2Writing, including grammar and spelling competence and facility, analytic skills, and logic. 3Quality and fit of minimum number of independently identified peer reviewed journal articles. 3Total 30.

In Sociology, when we study religion – we primarily examine religion as an institution in society, albeit an important and interactive institution. In our society, whether we define ourselves as a religious adherent or not (adherent is the sociological term for belonging to), because religion is such a powerful institution, it affects all of us. If we look globally, the strength of religious identity shapes much of the conflict that happens in the world. And while this may seem ironic, disagreement over religious belief has been at the center of conflict for centuries.Now to your assignment. First, let me stress that there is no expectation that anyone be or not be an adherent of any tradition.In your content folder for this week are a number of articles that describe religious traditions and research on religious observance.  For this discussion forum, read (as well as your related text) at least 2 articles and discuss what you learned from those articles.In your discussion, be certain to include the following (labeled 1, 2, and 3):1)  Did the articles dispel any myths you might have had about religious traditions or secular humanism?2)  Were you able to find commonalities among the groups described in the articles?3)  And since this chapter also discusses families, how did your family shape your experiences and decisions related to religious group adherence or not?

Building on our discussions of Nietzsche’s concept of Perspectivism, examine how changes in transportation and communication broadened the possibilities and influences of art and led to innovation through the assimilation of different cultural styles and ideas, perhaps even establishing the foundations of multiculturalism through the embracing of different cultural perspectives in the early part of the twentieth century. Formulate an arguable thesison  the influence of Chinese characters on the literary experiments of Ezra PoundSuggested reading: Ezra Pound. The Chinese Written Character as a Medium for Poetry.