Reference no: EM131090403
This assignment will have you engaging in the activities required of professional sociologists. Specifically, you will interpret a social problem from the sociological perspective and suggest policies for managing/reducing the negative consequences of this social problem.
Directions
Select a social problem from your textbook (THINK: Carl 2013 Social Problems) that you are interested in writing about. The topic you select can address either a general (e.g., "family violence") or specific (e.g., "child abuse") topic...
Find 2 articles from the popular press (newspapers, magazines, web pages) and 2 articles from a social science journal.
Write a brief review of each of the four articles. That is, in your own words, summarize each article's main points. For the articles in social science journals you will focus primarily on the abstract, introduction, and conclusions/discussion.
Select one of the sociological perspectives: functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism, or either version of feminist theory. Interpret the social problem from this perspective. Your interpretation should reflect what you have learned from your four readings. Be specific in your interpretation about what you learned from each reading. Also, be specific about which sociological perspective you are using in your paper (e.g., "I will use conflict theory to explain....").
Suggest a social policy to mitigate the negative consequences of the social problem.
You do not need to attach copies of your four articles to your papers. Be certain, however, to provide full citations to them.
The paper should be minimum 4-5 pages in length (see: Writing Instructions).
Students are not allowed to share work with one another. Each paper should be unique. Please refer to the Writing Instructions for information about how to write your paper.
Please follow these instructions carefully. Points will be deducted from your written assignment for failure to do so.
Writing Instructions
The paper should be minimum 4-5 pages in length, typed, double-spaced.
The paper should have 1" margins all around.
The type font should be Times New Roman, size 12.
· All pages should be numbered.
The references should be listed on a separate page from the text.
Because this assignment asks for your personal interpretation/opinions, feel free to use the pronouns "I" and "me."
|
Case study analysis-case-hospital debt
: Complete a detailed case study analysis of the given case, using the process described in the following chapter of your course textbook Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations:
|
|
Describe the benefits of gasoline-diesel powered engines
: Describe the benefits of gasoline/diesel powered engines compared to various alternatives. Discuss the costs of gasoline/diesel powered engines compared to the alternative. What are the estimates of the elasticity of the demand for gasoline in the sh..
|
|
Describe national security implications of the dependence
: Briefly describe the national security implications of the dependence on imported oil. Politicians of both political Parties routinely discuss the concept of achieving energy independence. Describe the reasons why this is or is not a realistic goal.
|
|
Right demand shift result into increase in equilibrium price
: The right demand shift results into an increase in equilibrium price. The price down of necessity goods results in increases of both demand and total revenue. The price down for long-run results in increases of both demand and total revenue.
|
|
Write a brief review of each of the four articles
: Write a brief review of each of the four articles. That is, in your own words, summarize each article's main points. For the articles in social science journals you will focus primarily on the abstract, introduction, and conclusions/discussion.
|
|
Subsidies are scheduled to end in upcoming years
: Many of these subsidies are scheduled to end in upcoming years. In what other ways might the PPACA be supported financially? Explain.
|
|
Important role in the economic meltdown
: The residential real-estate market played an important role in the economic meltdown in 2008. What were the driving forces behind this collapse and do you think that this is something that meltdown has shown to authorities (Federal Reserve, Wall Stre..
|
|
How can escalating conflict situations be identified
: Choose one of those conflict situations. What action could you have taken/ did you take to prevent escalation of the conflict? How can escalating conflict situations be identified
|
|
Spend to acquire the amount of yen required
: How many dollars must you spend to acquire the amount of yen required? This is a swap currencies and the company have to pay 1 million in 6 months. you can find this exercise 1 on page 318 im the International Business book.
|