write a 5-7 page paper using APA standards for citation of sources that focuses on the following:

Interview two different individuals regarding their positions in society.  Analyze their responses regarding:

1. Identify each person’s class, race, and gender.
2. What role has class, race, and gender played in their lives?  How do you see these stratifiers as playing a role, even if the interviewee is unaware of it?
3. Apply one of the sociological perspectives (structural-functional, social-conflict, or symbolic-interaction) to the individuals’ lives.  Why did you choose this particular perspective?  How does it explain each person’s life and life choices?
4. What are some the benefits and limitations to using interview as a research methodology?
5. Analyze each person’s components of culture (language, symbols, material objects, and behaviors) and relate them to his/her stratified position in society.

4 pages

12 font double space  Apa format

original work only.

Read “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel García Márquez which can be found anywhere in google. Reflect and respond to the story in a 4-page reader-response essay.

Remember that reader-response essays are less formal than other types of academic writing. You may use the personal pronoun “I” and may write about whatever strikes you from the story. You may also choose to write from one of the following prompts:

• Explain how “good” and “evil” co-exist in this story, and which one you think wins out in the end. Use specific lines of text from the story to support your assertion.
• Was the old man with the enormous wings truly an angel? Why or why not? Use specific lines of text from the story to support your assertion.
• Gabriel García Márquez is said to have fathered the genre of “magical realism” with this story. What parts of the story felt magical to you and what parts felt real? How do they work together to convey the overall message of the story? Use specific lines of text from the story to support your assertion.
• Does the fact that Márquez is a South American writer have any influence on the developments of this story? Does its international setting have any impact on the reader’s potential understanding of the story?

For a successful paper:

• Have a strong thesis statement at the end of your introduction paragraph.
• Use a “hook” in the introduction paragraph to grab your readers’ attention.
• Use specific textual support from the short story in the body of your paper.
• Finish with a strong conclusion that summarizes your main points, restates the thesis in some way, and possibly returns to the initial “hook.”
• Proofread for errors in spelling, grammar, and writing mechanics. Vary sentence structure and sentence length to add interest.
• Follow correct APA guidelines 

• Use APA when citing the text; include a reference page citation at the end of the paper for the short story in the anthology.

Assignment 2: Avon Products or GE Money America Case Study

Due Week 4 and worth 150 points

 

From the Goldsmith & Carter textbook, select either the Avon Products (Chapter 1) or GE Money Americas (Chapter 6) case study for this assignment.

 

Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:

Provide a brief description of the status of the company that led to its determination that a change was necessary.Identify the model for change theory typified in the case study of your choice. Discuss what led you to identify the model that you did.Illustrate the types of evaluation information that were collected and how they are used to benefit the company.Speculate about success of the changes within the next five (5) years and how adjustments could be made if the results become less than ideal.Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Explore how to identify and develop high-potential talent.Analyze behavior change theories and their impact on talent management processes.Determine the effects of leadership in the management of talent pools and the talent review process.Use technology and information resources to research issues in talent management.Write clearly and concisely

 

Application: Fundamental Rights

 

 

 

In the United States, there are exceptional rights called fundamental rights under the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. The Supreme Court has held through due process and equal protection that to restrict those fundamental rights, the government must have a “compelling governmental interest.” Some fundamental rights, like the right to free speech, are listed in the Bill of Rights, but others are not expressly written in the Constitution. Rather, they have been interpreted through constitutional construction, which you learned about in Week 1. Those rights include the right to privacy, marriage, procreation, and interstate travel. A law restricting these rights must be narrowly tailored and will be evaluated by the Supreme Court with strict scrutiny. It is an issue of substantive due process if the law denies a fundamental right without adequate justification.

 

 

 

To prepare for this assignment:

 

 

 

• Review Chapter 1, 1.15 and 1.16, of your course text, Constitutional Law, and the article, “Due Process.” Reflect on the purpose of the Due Process Clause.

   

• Review the article, “Who is ‘Due’ Process?” to learn about how administrators of human services can protect the right for individuals to obtain services through due process.

   

• Select a fundamental right. Then, think about how the fundamental right you selected is rooted in the Due Process Clause in the Constitution.

 

 

 

 

 

Due by Sunday February 07, 2016 a (1-2 page paper)

 

 

 

• Identify and explain the fundamental right you selected.

   

• Explain how the fundamental right you selected is rooted in the Due Process Clause in the Constitution. Be specific and reference this week’s Learning Resources.

 

 

 

Support your work with specific citations from the Learning Resources. You are allowed to draw from additional sources to support your argument, but you must cite using APA standards. All quoted material must be identified, cited, and referenced per APA standards.

Technologies evolve, but sex and violence have always been–and may remain–hot-button issues in the media.

 

Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word paper that addresses the following:

• A brief discussion of twentieth century communication developments, milestones, and applications exemplifying changes in media portrayal of sex and violence.
• Explain how the negative effects of sex and violence on children have increased in media technology. Provide examples and citeat least one contemporary news article.
• Explain how the negative effects of sex and violence on adults have increased in media technology. Provide examples and cite at least one contemporary news article.
• Make specific recommendations about how the problems of media portrayal of sex and violence might be minimized.
• How does the volume and accessibility of media portrayals of sex and violence relate to your interpersonal relationships?
• Consider the ethical and legal implications involved in the personal use of social media and other technologies to access and share images and videos.  Based on your own understanding and research of ethics, what ethical principles are involved in the use of technology in relation to images of sex and violence?  What ethical principles are involved when posting or making accessible the personal images of others?
• What laws are in place because of photos or video made accessible without permission? What recommendations based on your research of law and ethics can you propose in relation to the accessibility and proliferation of images of sex and violence?
• Examine the landing page of a mainstream online news source.  Examine the imagery used on the entire page, including any advertisements.  Discuss the diversity of the people portrayed.  How are women represented? How are people of color represented?

Cite at least three different peer-reviewed outside sources, in addition to two contemporary news articles

Consider the following:

Any introduction of a new technology into a society initiates an endless series of effects, especially for those who have and use the technology compared with those who do not or cannot use the technology.

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper that addresses how new media technologies affect social and societal issues.

Address the following:

• Assess whether there is a measurable “digital divide” in the availability and use of technology between the haves and the have-nots in society domestically and globally
• Critique new media technologies and the digital divide:

• What is the socioeconomic effect within our society?
• What are the consequences in the global economy?

• Describe the role of the Internet in social alienation.
• Explain why ethically the influence of new media technologies is important for us to understand.

Conclude your paper by answering the following questions:

Based on historical examples, do you foresee these digital divides narrowing or widening

• In the next 5 years?
• In the next 25 years?
• What are the ethical implications of your forecast?

Explain and justify your answers.

Cite at least three peer-reviewed sources to support your work.

Format the paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Parenting Practices Over Generations

You learned in your readings that parenting practices and techniques used to shape child development are influenced by many factors including culture, socioeconomic status, non-normative life events, and cohort effects. To understand cohort effects, consider that the experiences of a child growing up in the 1940s are different in many ways from a child growing up today.

Read the article: Kotchick, B.A. & Forehand, R. (2002). Putting parenting in perspective: A discussion of the contextual factors that shape parenting practices. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 11(3), 255-269.

http://www.thecampuscommon.com/library/ezproxy/ticketdemocs.asp?sch=auo&turl=http://search.proquest.com/docview/210500919

Synthesize what you learned in your readings as well as the above article to address the following:

• Using the chart/table below, list at least 4 parenting practices of 3 generations. (Note: Parenting practices are not the same as parenting styles, which will be discussed later in the course). You can describe parenting practices of 3 generations of your family members, another family you interview, or general practices of generations based on research you find. For example, how did each generation address issues such as education, extracurricular activities, breastfeeding, sleeping arrangements, religious involvement, etc.?  Include brief demographic information (e.g., sex, age, region of the country) Note: 3 different generations means 3 different time periods, not 3 different people.
• Now review the chart/table and discuss the following:
  • How were the parenting practices similar and different between generations?
  • Explain the concept of cohort effects. What cohort effects (e.g. historical or social events) might have influenced the parenting practices of each generation you described?
  • Identify and explain contextual factors (other than cohort effects) described by Kotchick and Forehand (2002) that might have influenced the parenting practices of each generation you described.
  • Why is it important to understand contextual factors, including cohort effects, when researching differences in parenting practices?

	Generation 1: Years children were raised (19XX-XXXX)	Generation 2: Years	Generation 3: Years
Parenting Practice 1: Education
Parenting Practice 2:
Parenting Practice 3:
Parenting Practice 4:

Present the chart or table and your comments in a 3-page paper in Word format. Be sure to include introductory and concluding paragraphs in your paper, and an APA style reference page. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

View a television newscast and an online newscast of your choice.

Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word paper that addresses the following:

• Does either newscast use a marketing perspective to attract audiences? If so, how? If not, why not?
• Are the sources used in the news stories appropriate or credible? Why or why not?
• Do any of the news stories in the broadcast appear to be biased? If so, how did you recognize the bias? If not, how did the story appear to avoid bias?
• Do any of the news stories include presentations of racial or gender stereotypes? If so, in what way?
• Do any of the news stories appear to be fabricated? Why or why not?
• Do any of the stories appear to be incomplete or require more context for viewers to fully understand the meaning?
• If the newscast is biased in some way, what are your suggestions for making it more fair and balanced?
• Do you think the World Wide Web and the Internet now affect political points of view to a greater extent than other media do? Provide a rationale for your position.

• Format the paper consistent with APA guidelines

 

Assignment: Why People Are Not Always Rational

Note: Next week, you will be will be studying the dynamics of group decision making. To prepare for the Week 8 assignments, you will complete this week’s assignment in groups. Your Instructor will assign you to one of six groups to complete this Assignment and the Discussion that follows. Remember, students taking this course come from different cultures around the world. It is important to be respectful of each other, regardless of how different your ways of thinking or interacting might be.

Psychological research shows the way people make decisions is often not rational. To prepare for this Assignment, read about the Allais Paradox and the Ellsberg Paradox in the Hastie and Dawes text. Also read Daniel Kahneman’s Nobel Prize lecture, “Maps of Bounded Rationality: A Perspective on Intuitive Judgment and Choice.”

For this Assignment, your Instructor will assign the following:

• Each student to one of six groups
• To each group, one of the following chapters from the Hastie and Dawes text: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9
• To each group, one of the videos listed under Media in this week’s resources.

Chapters 4 through 9 of the Hastie and Dawes text present a variety of ways in which people may succumb to inherent decision-making biases. For this Assignment, each student will read one of these chapters and work collaboratively with his or her group to write a 3- to 5-page group paper that explains the content of the assigned chapter and its connection to the decision problems from Week 1. In your Discussion this week, you will post your paper for your colleagues to read and discuss.

With your group, identify decision problems from the Week 1 Assignment that fall within the purview of the challenges or biases associated with rational decision making as discussed in your group’s assigned chapter and video.

With your group, collaboratively write a 3- to 5-page paper that explains your experiences with the Week 1 decision problems and how inherent decision-making biases may have influenced rational thought. In this paper, analyze whether you were affected by these biases as identified in your group resources. Explain how these biases affected your decision making.

 

text needed:

Hastie, R., & Dawes, R. M. (2010). Rational choice in an uncertain world (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

• Chapter 8, “Thinking Rationally About Uncertainty” (pp. 157–191)

I have added sample of other students work as well as decison test from week #1 with my answ