Category: Sociology

Human services professionals are, as we have noted, on the front lines of social changes and human services responses to those changes. Given this circumstance, as a professional, you are obliged to consider administrative, program, service delivery, and management policies to effectively respond to those changes. Your understanding of the policy development process in connection […]

Research Proposal: (15% of final grade, 4.5 – 6 pages) I. Problem Statement (1/2 – 1 page) Utilize 7 professional social work journal articles and other relevant information to introduce your research topic. Familiarize the reader with your topic, summarizing key issues and past research findings. II. Justification (1/2 page) Describe your topic’s relationship and […]

Answer one of the following two questions in 750 words or less. (Less than 3 pages), double spaced). For theorists in the early 20th century, both Charlotte Perkins Gilman and W.E.B. DuBois were very progressive theorists of gender and race. Yet, as we look back on them through history we also see that their definitions […]

Media Video Transcript: https://www.mediaed.org/transcripts/White-Like-Me-Transcript.pdf This is suppose to be a video you are watching but because i can only access the video with my school log in, so i have given you the transcript to answer the following. How does Tim Wise characterize “white privilege” in White Like Me? What do you think about the […]

Second  Homework Assignment Concept Ideas: Culture, Norm Violation, Sanctions, Folkways, Mores, Deviance Instructions: This assignment asks you to violate a norm and write a report about the experience. The objective of the research is to determine the extent to which norms influence behavior and how norm violation is perceived in our society. Thus, you will […]

Students should provide a critical appraisal of the interplay of theory and practice in the context of social justice and anti-oppression. The essay should: • Critically discuss the relationship of theory and practice • Critically analyze and reflect on how our understanding of a set of theories or a theory of your choice can inform […]

READINGS: Nikki Jones, “Working the Code: On Girls, Gender, and Inner-City Violence” Kelsy Burke, “Overcoming the Obscene in Evangelical Sex Websites” Jeannine Gailey, “Fat Shame to Fat Pride: Fat Women’s Sexual and Dating Experiences” Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleave, “Separate and Unequal Justice” PROMPT: For each reading, explore how the individuals were negatively labeled (i.e., stigmatized) […]

Prepare an annotated bibliography of recent scholarly journal articles (within five years) relevant to criminal procedure and topics addressed in any of the chapters/topics we will cover during the semester. Five (5) citations from refereed journals are to be prepared with an annotation of approximately one-half page, each (Times New Roman font, 12-point type, single […]

Answer 3 out of the following 5 questions: Policy Practice: Social workers understand that public policies affect the types of social benefits available to the general public, and they acknowledge the need for policy practice. What are some examples of social policies that affect services to clients in various fields of social work practice? Human […]