Research the history and traditions of a culture that is of special interest to you. You may research the arts, musical traditions, literature, significant historical events, and religions of your chosen culture.
“The Cultural Other” Research the history and traditions of a culture that is of special interest to you. You may research the arts, musical traditions, literature, significant historical events, and religions of your chosen culture. Armed with this background, create a portfolio of an invented person from that culture. The result will be a case […]
Identify an element of the Hernandez family’s case that may influence the way Juan and Elena Hernandez address their issue with the social worker.
Assignment Genogram: Hernandez Family As you have been exploring human behavior and the social environment, you have likely increased your awareness of the many biological, psychological, and sociological factors that affect individual behavior. Human relationships are complex, and social workers may find it difficult to keep these important interactions in mind when addressing a client’s […]
Describe why the science of psychology places more emphasis on results based on scientific studies than it does on personal experiences and anecdotes.
Assignment 1: Retrospective Analysis of Personality Due Week 9 and worth 220 points In this assignment, begin by taking a retrospective look at your life history, to discuss which aspects of your personality have remained consistent and which aspects of your personality have changed over time. Then, analyze the roles of nature and nurture in shaping […]
Explain how your topic relates to health/mental health and adjustment. This can include how knowledge of your topic can help people live better lives.
Using between 350 and 400 words create a tri-fold health brochure on the topic of Posttraumatic Stress. You will use the Microsoft Word pamphlet template. The pamphlet needs to be visually interesting and use appropriate images. This project must have 350 – 400 of your own words. Quotations are not part of the word count. Grammar and […]
Analyze the importance (or lack thereof) of Health/Wellness/Fitness in society and how it has sparked change in the everyday behavior of individuals or societies?
Prompt: The topic you select for this Milestone is the topic you will explore throughout this course. The issue is an event within that particular topic that looks at one aspect of it. Your chosen issue will be discussed further in Milestone Two. I. Introduction: Examine the importance of Health/Wellness/Fitness in society and how it influences social practices. […]
explain the role of social work (as a profession and political lobby) in the formation of the policy.
Often, policymakers develop policies in response to a recent societal problem or event. Whereas some societal problems, such as homelessness, unemployment, and poverty, require long-term policy development and refinement, society sometimes demands immediate policy implementation in response to events or problems that proved dangerous for society at large. For example, the U.S. terrorist attacks on […]
Describe any ethical issues you foresee with your study. Make a preliminary assessment of the level of risk associated with participation in your study that might need to be raised with the Institutional Review Board.
For this task, you will pull together your learning from the previous assignments to create a quantitative or qualitative mock research proposal in PowerPoint. Assume you will be presenting your proposal to the committee that decides who will receive funding for their study. The required components for your PowerPoint presentation are as follows (consider using 1-2 […]
Complete the Multimedia Presentation Planning Worksheet, in which you will discuss your potential multimedia presentation for Project 3.
Complete the Multimedia Presentation Planning Worksheet, in which you will discuss your potential multimedia presentation for Project 3. Download the Multimedia Presentation Planning Worksheet to help you start Project 3 off on the right foot. Since this course has entailed quite a bit of writing thus far, this assignment provides you with an opportunity to get […]
Explain the issues involved in the “interest view’ and the “potentiality argument.”
On abortion: Steinbeck bases her defense of the morality of abortion on the “interest view,” and makes a strong argument against the anti-abortionist “potentiality argument.” On the on the other hand, thinking he has overcome the “interest view” and the “potentiality argument,” Don Marquis argues that abortion is immoral. Steinbeck disagrees. Explain the issues involved […]
consider the impact of social policy from the perspective of the group you selected.
Sometimes, during heated discussions and debates about social policy, the underlying reasons for the policy go unnoticed. Advocates and policymakers may become so committed to their perspectives and to winning the debates that they lose focus on the larger context surrounding an issue. The purpose of policy is to improve the lives and well-being of […]
Explain your results, including if you have an internal or an external locus of control. How might your locus of control be affecting your life, personally and academically?
Module 8 Self-Reflection (Worth 30 points) The purpose of this assignment is to explore anger expression and also to explore locus of control. Learning Objectives: 3d, 4a, and 4b For this assignment, you will take two brief, online measurements. Because they are online measurements, please do not read deeply into the results. Instead, online measurements […]
Discuss the Characteristics of the Message: What attributes are inherent in persuasive messages?
Persuasion: Who, What, To Whom In your textbook, Feenstra (2013) states, “In evaluating persuason we need to take into account where the message comes from, what the message contains, and the intended audience.” (p. 167). For your assignment this week, construct a paper that provides an in-depth analysis of the three parts of persuasion. Address […]