While reading Chapter 1, become familiar with the three major sociological perspectives because you will be asked to use them repeatedly throughout the course. Try to think of these theoretical perspectives, not as true or false, but as useful or less useful for a particular circumstance. You can think of them like lenses. You would not use a microscope to look at stars, nor would […]

identify an issue that interests you and that you think is important and related to community development. write a description of this issue, how this issure relates to community development, why the issue is of interest to you and why it is important. FIND ONE WEB OR PRINT RESOURCE THAT ALSO DESCRIBES THE ISSUE AND PROVIDE THE FULL CITATION FOR THAT RESOURCE. it is fine […]

As you present your topic in this discussion, think about how you would study it.  What is your research question and your theory behind it?  What variables can you use to measure correlations that are connected to your research question?  In your original post, tell the class what your topic is, phrasing it as a research question. Your research question should preferably be more general and open-ended […]

For this discussion we will compare three websites with information about infancy and toddlerhood. These websites are 3 very different websites with different goals and purposes. http://www.zerotothree.org http://www.before5.org http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/ehsnrc/center (Early Head Start National Resource Center) After browsing the sites, compare and rate them in terms of usefulness to parents and daycare professionals. How user friendly are the sites? What do you find most informative on them? What changes […]

Developmentally Appropriate Teaching StrategiesRead the articles “10 Effective DAP Teaching Strategies” and “Culturally Responsive Classroom Strategies.” In addition, view the Culture in the Classroom website and the Lisa Delpit Interview article.  After reviewing the required resources, identify and discuss three challenges involved with ensuring that teaching strategies are appropriate for culturally diverse children. Then, discuss these cultural challenges in the classroom using one sociological perspective (i.e., functionalism, conflict […]

Assignment: Do the media (television, newspaper, radio, internet) reflect societal attitudes on different racial/ethnic groups or do the media determine and teach us our opinions about racial/ethnic groups?  (As a related activity, watch at least three of your favorite television shows and take note of the advertisements during  the commercial breaks.  Reflect on the roles for different racial ethnic groups depicted in both the television programs […]

Personal Intervention:  Reflect on this week’s lecture and, based on your limited knowledge, would you say that you are a D, I, S, or C?  Write that down, then follow the link, and take a free DiSC assessment. DiSC. Once you complete the assessment, compare it to your initial observation based on the lecture.  Read your results and notice the % in the pie chart […]

Write a 750 word, critical, subjective review of a television show. While this paper is based on your personal opinion and professional observation, it must still be structured like an expository paper, with an opening that declares your viewpoint, supporting observations in the paragraphs that follow and a strong summation that explains how the points you have articulated support your original point of view. Make […]

You will need to select a critical transition point in adulthood. Using a minimum of three articles fromt he scholarly, the student is to discuss this critical transition point to include: population impacted, special issues related to engagement and the establishment of a therapeutic relationship, methods of assessment, and identified interventions. You will need to submit your paper in 7-8 pages in the APA format. […]

The Interconnection of Social Problems Review the article, Race, poverty and punishment: The impact of criminal sanctions on racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequality, as you to prepare for this paper. As Wheelock and Uggen (2006) point out, “the association between crime, punishment, and poverty has long been the subject of sociological and criminological investigation” (p. 1). This assignment is intended illustrate the interconnection of social problems. […]