Sociology

Reflection paper: Identify and explain the three systems levels of social work practice.  choose one level that pertains to your field placement and discuss, in detail, how your practice social work using an empowerment approach. My field placement is in foster care adoption.

1. The Apostle Paul is responsible for having written not only a large portion of the New Testament he is also one of its major characters. Discuss the various ways he influenced and helped to establish the early church as well as his contributions to the New Testament (200 words) 2. Pick an epistle or passage (Romans, 1st Corinthians, 2nd Corinthians) that we covered in this week’s readings and discuss its context, purpose, issues addressed and who it was written to. Identify key ideas, setting and themes within the text. Be sure to include Chapter and verse references (200 words)

Read the scenario below and applying the principles of bioethics, create an essay that answers the questions at the end of the description.  Use at least two peer-reviewed sources to support your positions. A 32-year-old woman was admitted to the Trauma Intensive Care Unit following a motor vehicle accident; she had multiple injuries and fractures, with several complications that continued to develop over the first couple of weeks. The patient rapidly developed Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome is on a ventilator and is continuously sedated. Shortly after the patient’s admission, her parents were contacted and remained at her bedside. The parents report that their daughter (the patient) is one week away from having her divorce finalized. The parents also claim that her husband was physically and emotionally abusive to her throughout their five years of marriage. The parents have not notified the husband that hospitalization is ongoing and state that a visit by him would be distressing to the patient if she were aware of it(she is currently sedated). The patient’s soon to be ex-husband is now her legal next of kin. Should the husband participate in treatment decisions the patient cannot make? What are the legal and ethical parameters of this case?

In your own words, describe oppression and give 10 examples of negative –isms. For each –ism, describe who is oppressed by that –ism, and give an example of how it is displayed. For example, racism may be displayed by a black person and a white person committing the exact same crime and having the same past criminal history, but the black person receives a harsher sentence. Submit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.

For this essay, you will need to log into cengage mindtap, my login is crg240@txstate.edu and the password is Deuceguidry2. Please do not plagiarism, and for the resources, it should be under unit 2 and the lessons to help or should read are under resources to utilize. Also below is what else needs to be in the essay. Below are more instructions about the essay.  In the early 19th century, religious revival swept through the young republic. (My context statement to help student put the prompt in the proper time frame) The Second Great Awakening infused its ethics and ideas into the broader culture and our political discourse. (Note that this isn’t a question but a statement of fact. Again this is a key to help you on the right path.) Discuss the ways in which new denominations of the SGA contributed to a rise in reform and activism. (Action #1-Identify and describe at least 2-3 denominations that you think contributed to REFORM efforts) In what ways were the reform movements an extension of the democratic impulses of the nineteenth century? (Action #2- Note how the Reform efforts reflected democratic principles—equality, liberty?) Your essay needs to identify at least 3 reform efforts as discussed in your assigned readings along with explaining how the ideas and beliefs of both movements contributed to our national character, i.e., what values emerged as important or significant? (Action 3#-When discussing Action 1 and 2 make sure your examples are drawn from at least 3 different reform groups.)   Resources to Utilize Lesson Seven, Part Three: Issues of Class and Gender Lesson Eight, Part One, The Democratization of American Politics Lesson Eight. Part Three: The Second Great Awakening Lesson Eight, Part Four: The Benevolent Empire PSD: Declaration of Rights and Sentiments Thesis Statements for both essays must be in BOLD (-5 pts for each infraction) Single Space WITHIN a paragraph (-5 pts) Double Space BETWEEN paragraphs (-5 pts) Margins =1 inch all around (-5 pts) No Direct Quotations from Primary Source Documents in Primary Source Analysis Essays (-5 pts per infraction) Min. of 3/Max of 5 Direct Quotations from any assigned source in Secondary Source Analysis Essays. (-5 pts for each infraction) Direct Quotations must be 8 words or less in length

Do you believe that if a policy is legal that it is also just? What is the rationale for the response? Include and cite readings that support your position. How might a social worker engage in ethical policy practice to encourage those who are eligible for a program to also have access to the program? Include and cite readings that support your position.

Based on the readings and the lectured materials, Watch the embedded video and write a “meaty” paragraph explaining the way in which the media reinforces gender stereotypes. How are these stereotypes changed when we add class, race, and disability? How does being intersectional complicate the solutions to these problems? Think about the binary system and the complicated matrix of domination it creates that garners both barriers and privileges for various people.

Read Chapter 8 of Anthropology: What Does It Mean to Be Human?   Overview: Culture is the key concept unifying the sub-disciplines of anthropology. The culture concept helps anthropologists challenge notions of biological determinism. As you will see, you and all other human beings acquire culture—patterns of learned behavior and ideas—as a member of your own society. Material artifacts and structures created and used by humans help shape your acquisition of culture, and your culture builds on the heritage of earlier generations. As you will learn, no other living organism relies on culture as much as human beings do, and culture is our principle means of navigating the world. We will also explore the methods used by cultural anthropologists, primarily fieldwork and participant-observation, to understand culture.   Points to Consider: According to Ivan Karp, on p. 239, “reading ethnographies trains us to question the received wisdom of our society and makes us receptive to change.” Do you agree with this statement? Are we to believe then that ethnographies are inherently good? How do classical ethnographies problematize Karp’s point of view? Given what you have read in the text thus far, what are some of the pros and cons of doing ethnographic research? Is ethnographic research objective? How might this kind of research affect the researched group’s perspective of themselves? Is this a significant concern?   In-Class/or ZOOM Exercise 8: Culture Shock Students list the last time that they experienced the feeling of not belonging because they were in a cultural setting different from their own. Discuss specifically what factors made them feel out of place: sights, smells, other people, sound, and so forth.   Discussion Questions 8: On Chapter 8 of Anthropology: What Does It Mean to Be Human? Are all cultures equal, no matter how different they are, or are some cultures simply superior to other cultures? If all members follow and cherish a cultural tradition, but outsiders object to the practices associated with that tradition, should the culture be forced to stop their ancient practices? Should genital cutting be allowed, if it is an accepted cultural practice by the members of a society? Do people have a complete right to images associated with their culture, such as design on a T-shirt or tattoo? Watch Videos & Movies Before Class: 2008   Doing Anthropology. MIT Anthropology Department.

Address the following in your paper: Writing about Plastic Grocery Bags and the impact they have. Also answer below questions. What impact does the product have on the environment? Consider the materials/processes that must be used to deliver the product to the consumer. Describe how individual choices and/or behavior contribute to or diminish environmental sustainability. How can you or your community reduce your impact on the environment as it relates to this product? Use at least 1 outside reference.

The answer will describe clearly and convincingly how white privilege is like an invisible knapsack that needs to be unpacked?  How is it invisible? How must it be unpacked? How it it like a knapsack?   What do each of these metaphors mean in the context of her argument?  How convincing do you find her argument and why?