Sociology

Instructions First, return to your topic chosen in the week three assignment. Answer this question: What are the personal and/or communal ethical factors that may be involved in determining the moral position of either side in that debate? Next, articulate and then evaluate the ethical positions using Kantian ethics (that is, the categorical imperative) relative to the long standing debate (that is your topic chosen in the week three assignment). Finally, create a complete annotated bibliography for 5 academic scholarly sources. You will annotate each source. The sources should be relevant to your topic chosen in the week three assignment. Include the following: Publication details Annotation (a detailed reading of the source) Each annotation section should include the following: Summarize key points and identify key terms (using quotation marks, and citing a page in parentheses). Describe the controversies or “problems” raised by the articles. State whether you agree or disagree and give reasons. Locate one or two quotations to be used in the final research project. Evaluate the ways in which this article is important and has helped you focus your understanding. Use the following as a model: APA Reference Mezirow, J. (2003). Transformative learning as discourse. Journal of Transformative Education, 1(1), 58-63. Annotation Example In this article, Mezirow (2003) makes a distinction between “instrumental” and “communicative” learning. “Instrumental learning” refers to those processes which measure and gauge learning, such as tests, grades, comments, quizzes, attendance records and the like. “Communicative learning,” on the other hand, refers to understanding created over time between individuals in what Mezirow calls “critical-dialectical-discourse,” (p. 59) which is a fancy way of saying, important conversation between 2 or more speakers. Another key idea Mezirow discusses is “transformative learning,” (p. 61) which changes the mind, the heart, the values and beliefs of people so that they may act better in the world. Mezirow argues that “hungry, desperate, homeless, sick, destitute, and intimidated people obviously cannot participate fully and freely in discourse” (p. 59). On the one hand, he is right: there are some people who cannot fully engage because their crisis is so long and deep, they are prevented. But, I don’t think Mezirow should make the blanket assumption that everyone in unfortunate circumstances is incapable of entering the discourse meaningfully. One thing is certain: if we gave as much attention to the non-instrumental forms of intelligence–like goodness, compassion, forgiveness, wonder, self-motivation, creativity, humor, love, and other non-measured forms of intelligence in our school curriculums, we’d see better people, actors in the world, and interested investigators than we currently have graduating high school. Writing Requirements (APA format) Length: 4-7 pages (not including title page or references page) 1-inch margins Double spaced 12-point Times New Roman font Title page

WRITE IN AN ESSAY FORMAT. 1-   What are the key questions/concepts/ideas addressed in chapters FOUNDATION OF GROUP BEHAVIOUR, UNDERSTANDING WORK TEAMS, and FOUNDATION OF ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE (three/per chapter; presented in complete sentences)? What are your thoughts on these questions? Do not just name the concepts! 2-   review/complete Ethical Dilemma given below, and post a general summary of your thoughts.    3-    review/complete Ethical Dilemma given below, and post a general summary of your thoughts.  4-    review/complete Ethical Dilemma given below, and post a general summary of your thoughts.    5-   What have you learned from these chapters? Why is it important/relevant to you? How are you going to use your new/improved knowledge at your place of employment (or school, athletic team, part-time job)? Be specific.  6-    What conclusions can you draw from these chapters?

Answer each question below based on the assigned readings. Please number each response. Each response should be two full paragraphs long – approximately 250 words. Questions:  1) Give your own example of how an ascribed status might impact an achieved status. Be sure to explain both kinds of status.  2) Explain how the self is a socially constituted being, drawing on either Mead or Cooley’s insights, and assess what this means for human agency.  3) Discuss Ritzer’s concept of McDonaldization and what may be lost culturally when the values and norms of rationalization come to dominate other cultures. Is McDonaldization a form of cultural imperialism?

Address the following in a 3- to 4-page academic essay that demonstrates your critical-thinking skills. It should be written for an audience of employers who are looking to expand their business overseas where labor costs are less than in the U.S. As an ethics expert, you have been asked to address the following: Should a company advocate for labor rights, a minimum wage, and unionization in developing countries where it has operations? What right does a Western company have to insist that its foreign contractors observe in their factories the protocols required in the West? What ethical responsibilities do individual consumers have when dealing with companies that rely on overseas labor? Should businesses adopt universal workplace standards about working conditions and employee protections? Why or why not? This assignment should include third-person voice. Write a well-integrated paper with a strong introduction and conclusion, and use a few section headings (e.g., do not simply follow a Q & A format). Bring in your Module background information. Whether or not you bring in sources outside of this Module is up to you. For all sources used, provide in-text citations and a references list. General References Useful for Preparing Graduate-Level Papers: For a list of general reference sources related to locating library sources, using APA formatting, applying critical-thinking skills, and so forth, see General References Useful for Preparing Graduate-Level Papers. It is not required that you read these sources page-by-page, but rather you use them as guides. ******Links below are provided for assignment  This Case Assignment for this module looks at an update of Nike and the ongoing issue of sweatshops. The case is found in: Byars, S., & Stanberry, K. (2018). Impact of culture and time on business ethics, chapter 5. Business Ethics. Rice University, OpenStax. Retrieved from http://cnx.org/content/col25722/1.3 p. 138. CC BY 4.0 license https://qz.com/1042298/nike-is-facing-a-new-wave-of-anti-sweatshop-protests/ https://www.ethicssage.com/2012/05/social-responsibilities-of-a-us-company-doing-business-abroad.html https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/09/10/105150/

Instructions This assignment is the first step in a three part project. You only need to focus on part one at this point. Each step will build on earlier steps. However, it is not a matter of providing a rough draft of all or even part of the entire project here in week three. That is, further steps might require completely new and original text.  At the same time, completing each step will aid you in completing a future step or future steps. And, you should use the same topic in all steps. First, select a topic of moral controversy, debate, disagreement, and dispute, Examples of such topics are euthanasia, the death penalty, abortion, cloning, etc. You can pick any such topic. It need not be listed here. Next, detail the positions of each side of the ethical debate. Note at least two moral reasons each side presents to show their view on the topic is correct. Now, we want to evaluate these positions using the moral theories we studied this week: What would an Ethical Egoist say about this topic? What side would the Ethical Egoist take? What would the Ethical Egoist say to justify their moral position? Is there a conflict between loyalty to self and to community relevant to your topic? If so, how so? Note what you feel is the best course of action. What would a Social Contract Ethicist say about this topic? What side would the Social Contract Ethicist take? What would the Social Contract Ethicist say to justify their moral position? Does your topic involve a collision between personal obligations and national ones? If so, how so? Note what you feel is the best course of action. Finally, reference and discuss any professional code of ethics relevant to your topic such as the AMA code for doctors, the ANA code for nurses, or any other pertinent professional code. State whether and how your chosen topic involves any conflicts between professional and familial duties. Cite the textbook and incorporate outside sources, including citations. Writing Requirements (APA format) Length: 3-4pages (not including title page or references page) 1-inch margins Double spaced 12-point Times New Roman font Title page References page (minimum of 2 scholarly sources in addition to the course textbook) Cours textbook : Rachels, S., & Rachels, J. (2019). The elements of moral philosophy (9th ed.). Mcgraw-Hill Education.

Watch the video & explore the 2020 Census website  (Links to an external site.) .   Link  (Links to an external site.)   What information did you find regarding sampling? What does this tell us about the Data that are being collected? There have been significant changes in census administration since 2010, some of which were planned prior to pandemic. Based on what you read about the census, how effective will these changes be? Why? Do you believe that response rates will be higher or lower than the 2010 census? Provide rationale to support your contention.

In your Journal, answer the following questions after reading the Introduction in Ethics A-Level. Use complete sentences in your answers and do not copy or quote. No bulleted answers. Assume your reader has never heard any of this before. A copy of the reading has been uploaded for your review.  1. How would you explain what philosophy is to someone?  2. Do you think philosophy is important? If yes, why? If no, why?  3. List some ethical questions.  4. Can you figure out if your questions are Normative, Applied, or Metaethical?  5. Is there a link be between Applied, Normative and Metaethics? Which type of ethics do you think it would be best to study first, and which last?  6. What is the difference between prudential and moral reasons?  7. What is meant by the “is/ought” gap? Why is it important to remember when discussing ethical questions?  8. What role, if any, does science have in ethical arguments?  9. What are thought experiments? Why might they be useful to philosophers?  10. “Because there are so many different views on moral issues there cannot be any moral truth”. What do you think of this line of argument?

Select a major city e.g. Los Angeles in America and analyze the composition of its major minority groups, i.e. Latino groups. Do these minority groups work together to accomplish their common goals or do they compete with one another? Explain what you think could be done to increase their cooperation.

Debate the C. Wright Mills’ paradigm of “private trouble,” and “public issue.” Do numbers of people constitute a social problem? Who should be afflicted, and how many people, before society responds to the problem? As former president Bill Clinton once argued, if the ban on illegal drugs saves one life from turning to drugs, is worth it? Use an example from current events or the “news” to substantiate your position.

In the video lecture on the End of the Vedas, I discuss some key philosophical ideals that emerge from the Upanashadic tradition including the following: atman/Self; Brahman, dukha, knowledge/Self-realization; dukha, samsara, karma, and reincarnation.  You’ve been assigned to read three of the Upanishads for this week–the Katha Upanishad, the Mundaka Upanishad and the Chandogya Upanishad. Your group assignment this week is to read these with a critical eye looking for examples of the concepts listed above and answer the following questions: What are the three “boons” that Nachiketa asks of Death in the Katha Upanishad? According to the Katha Upanishad, how does one achieve Self-Realization?  How is the Self described in the Katha Upanishad? Explain allegory of the chariot that Death offers Nachiketa in the Katha Upanishad? According to the Mundaka Upanishad, what are the two kinds of knowledge? How does the Mundaka Upanisahd say one gains knowledge of the Self? According to the Mundaka Upanishad, what keeps us in sorrow and suffering and how can we free ourselves from suffering? What is the creation story that Uppalaka tells his son in the Chandogya Upanishad? What is the lesson that Uppalaka teaches his son by having him mix salt in water? Video lecture:  https://www.youtube.com/watch v=OAOSDk2g8NM&feature=youtu.be other article:  http://veda.wikidot.com/mundaka-upanishad-eknath http://veda.wikidot.com/katha-upanishad-eknath