Instructions
For this Critical Thinking Exercise, let’s revisit the Barnes Family Timeline and focus on the years 2003-2005.

Review the following scenario and then complete the exercise. Answer all of the requests noted in the scenario; be sure to discuss the brain, learning, and behavior.

CTE Scenario
After Jimmy’s mom died when he was 4 months old, his dad, David, became overwhelmed with grief. Although he continued to provide housing, food, and water for Samantha, an older adopted sister, and Jimmy, he didn’t interact much with Jimmy. It took David 18 months to find relief from his grief and depression and to regain some sense of purpose in his life so he could engage the children more. However, Jimmy is now a toddler and doesn’t interact with the family, other children, or even animals. Jimmy still isn’t speaking much and his vocabulary is very limited compared to his peers. Additionally, Jimmy doesn’t respond to dad’s punishments or rewards when trying to motivate Jimmy to potty train. Consider how Jimmy’s experiences over the last 18 months contributed to his current functioning. Write your CTE on the events you identify as causal agents, and the development in Jimmy that would be the biological basis for his behavior.

Requirements
The CTE has a specific format you need to follow:

The maximum word count is 250, not including citations and reference list.
Use APA format for your in-text citation and reference list.
Use at least one required reading from this module as a reference.

Please submit as a single document (PDF or word)

Total 20% of final course grade

General guidelines

There are two objectives for this assignment.

Objective A: present a critical sociological analysis of a chosen social problem in the Canadian context

      Analysis: More than just identifying or describing the problem, but breaking it down into smaller units to understand the whole, using the sociological imagination and conceptual/theoretical tools. You may of course combine your analysis with empirical data using statistics, graphs, charts, etc. to illustrate the issue as well as your sociological stance.

Objective B: discuss considerations for policy and practical solutions

      Based on your analysis, discuss the practical directions that policy should take to address/mitigate the issue. You can think of this part as policy evaluation and recommendation:

–        Evaluation: look at what is already being done in the real world, and evaluate whether you believe it is enough/effective. What about current policy approaches is working, and what is not?

–        Recommendation: What about current policy approaches should stay the same or change? What else/more should be done (or what would a different, better policy approach look like?)

Technical guidelines

Choose one scholarly style you are comfortable with, and stick to it for your papers format, referencing, citation, etc. The most common styles are MLA, APA, and Chicago (notes/bibliography OR author-date).

Please include a title page and a reference list. Appendices are optional, if your paper includes any images, graphs or tables. These elements must abide to your chosen scholarly citation style.

Alongside the specificities of your chosen scholarly style, the paper must be double-spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman, minimum 8 pages and absolute maximum 11 pages. Your title page, reference list, and appendices are not part of the page count.

Minimum 6 sources, but a majority of them must be academic. (Academic sources are works that are peer-reviewed, usually from academic journals. Our Questia and presentation articles count as academic sources. Books are dependent, but our course textbook will count as an academic source.)

Please ensure that all sources are cited in-text and referenced properly. (Please double-check your assignment before submission to make sure there arent any errors/discrepancies!)

You may use I/first person voice.

Evaluation

Will be graded out of 20 marks, based on the following:

Content

Does the discussion address both objectives?
Background/context of the social issue: Does it provide relevant and illustrative details? Does it provide a sense of its significance?
Analytical tools (theories, concepts): are such identified and explained concisely? Are they effective for its sociological analysis? Are they applied in the analysis?
Analysis of the social issue: is the social issue analyzed, not merely described? Is the analysis effective for understanding the social issue sociologically?
Policy evaluations and recommendations: are they premised on reasonable grounds? Are they drawn from the analysis that took place?
Presentation

Is the discussion, overall and in its parts, clear, well-written, and organized?
Does the discussion stay on topic?
Does the discussion provide an effective set-up (intro, background/context, theoretical framework) and closing (conclusion) to the analysis of the social issue, and evaluations/recommendations of policy?
Technical requirements

Does the discussion meet the length requirement?
Does the discussion exhibit proper citation, referencing and overall formatting?
Some general writing tips (there are more in the course syllabus!)

Page limits are more than just about quantity. Knowing how much space you have guides the writing process and can improve the final product. If your paper is too long, can you re-phrase ideas, make them shorter/more concise? Are there excessive considerations you can just exclude, in the spirit of specificity and focus? If your paper is too short, can you expand on certain things to provide more detail/clarity? Add in more elements to your analysis? Ultimately, these are all considerations for quality.

Pretend your reader is not a sociologist and does not know much about your chosen social issue. This can compel you to seek a strong understanding of what you are writing; and once you get into it, to write clearly, tease out ideas, balance detail with relevance and comprehension (how can you explain the issue without making it too complicated/overwhelming, also given the space limits); not let direct quotes speak for themselves, etc.

See below for an idea of how to structure your paper. NOTE: this is a pretty standard format, which you can adopt for other assignments (hopefully!) For our assignment, you may have to make slight tweaks depending on your chosen topic. As well, you may title these sections differently; as long as the function of each section is clear.

1. Introduction: the big picture of your entire paper, informs your reader of whats to come in the following pages

Introduces the chosen social issue
Thesis statement: your sociological analysis of this social issue, including your chosen theoretical perspective, summarized in 2 or 3 sentences. If you have space, you may briefly identify your ideas for policy.
Brief outline of your paper
Tip: considering the length of this assignment, your introduction should be half or 3/4 a page (double-spaced). If it hits a page or exceeds it, it is too long!

2. Background/context: description of the social issue

Lays out the reality of the chosen social issue: who does it impact, what is the scope, etc.
Rationale: why is this issue a problem? Why is it urgent or important?
        Tip: here is where a majority of your grey literature will go. You can integrate statistics, graphs, or charts.

3. Theoretical framework: the tools you will use to sociologically understand the social issue

An informed definition and explanation of the chosen theoretical framework(s), either single or a combination.
Be specific: which perspectives and elements of the theoretical tradition are you utilizing? What do they highlight about your social issue?
Rationale: why this perspective to understand the social issue?
Tip: You arent limited to the sociological theories we discussed at length in this course (ie. critical race theory, Marxist-feminist theory). You are free to use any theory, as long as they are a) sociological, and b) clearly defined, explained, and cited.

4. Analysis: the breakdown of your argument; basically objective A

Breaking down the issue into smaller parts in order to understand the whole (focusing on the trees of the forest (the forest being your thesis statement)).
Apply the sociological imagination, using your chosen analytical tools as you describe in your theoretical framework.
Tip: Length-wise, this is the largest part of your paper. This section may have sub-sections (the trees of your argument).

5. Policy evaluations and recommendations

See objective B

6. Discussion/Further or additional thoughts (OPTIONAL)

      This section is for any additional or further thoughts or unanswered questions that are crucial to understanding the issue sociologically/tackling it practically, that dont exactly fit in other parts of your paper. This is optional; whether or not you include it does not impact the quality of your paper. Quality comes down to how solid/cohesive your overall discussion is.

      This can be a separate section, either following or preceding policy recommendations; or part of policy recommendations, if your thoughts have implications on what you think policy should look like

7. Conclusion: returning to the forest

Wrapping up your argument; a brief re-iteration of your argument, all things considered. Slightly different from your introduction because at this point, the reader is now aware of all the nooks and crannies of your argument, so please do not copy and paste your introduction!

After reading Chapter 5, which describes the application of empowering social work processes, answer the following questions in this paper:

How does the empowering approach incorporate an ecosystems perspective?
In what ways does the empowering approach reflect a commitment to social justice?
In what ways does the empowering approach reflect a strengths orientation?
How is the empowering approach a generalist approach to social work practice?
Generalist means that practice processes apply to different system levels – micro, mezzo, and macro. Considering each level of practice, describe how you would approach drug abuse prevention among adolescents. Explain the similarities and differences across the three system levels in the phases of generalist practice including dialogue, discovery, and development.
Micro level Intervention
Mezzo level Intervention
Macro level InterventionInstructions
The Empowerment Approach Response paper must be a minimum of 2 pages in length, but not more than 3. A Title and Reference page are NOT required for this paper. The paper must be double-spaced, have one-inch margins, and 12 point font. Papers are to have a Title page and page numbers.

If you cite a source, you are required to add a reference page and include all in-text citations and reference citations in APA format.

Conduct Internet research about poverty in the United States and create a photo essay that
depicts the economic struggles that many Americans are facing today. Photo essays consist of a collection of photographs or images that portray a particular message. The idea of this assignment is to be creative, so don’t let a new type of assignment hinder you. The photo essay should have an organized theme, linking two photos in some way in the essay.

Theme ideas include a certain area or region (urban or rural), lost jobs, a personal story, the recession, immigration, economic impact of globalization, low-paying jobs, slums, kids and poverty, hunger, elderly and poverty, single parents and poverty, health care and poverty, drugs, or other social issues that may be associated with poverty. You are not limited to these ideas; you may pick any theme that you think depicts the economic struggles of Americans.

the following needs to be in one document:
1. Two photos that support one common social theme
2. Each photo must come from a different webpage, article, or source. In other words, do not find an article or photo essay online and copy both photos from that one source. The photos may be your own photos, photos found online, SOC 1010, Introduction to Sociology 2 or a combination of both.
3. Provide a 100-word (minimum) description for each of the two photos that states what each of the photos represents.
4. The descriptions should educate the reader about the social theme you are presenting.
5. Provide a 150-word (minimum) summary of your photo theme and explain how social class as a social structure
influences the opportunities or life chances for the individuals or individual in your photo essay.
6. Conclude with a statement of what you learned from this photo essay assignment

Research the topic. Write a one page paper (double spaced) offering a summary of the research and how you feel this could impact your future career in nursing. Please make sure you CITE YOUR SOURCE(S). Sbj: Smart Homes
On a seprate page please watch and seperate these question and answer it with 100 to 150 words.
Question 1:tedTalk Discussion: https://www.ted.com/talks/clay_shirky_how_the_internet_will_one_day_transform_government
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How does censorship impact you?  If it does not, think of who censorship might impact and what the would look like.question two
TedTalk Discussion: https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story?referrer=playlist-talks_for_the_thoughtful_trave
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How can we apply the ideas shared here?  How could situations like this be changed with technology? Question 3 Discussion: advances in telecommunications. Explain how advances in technology have impacted telecommunications.

The films Miss Representation and The Mask You Live In delve into numerous themes related to concepts discussed in your textbook. Both films include discussions concerning media representation, the social construction of masculinity and femininity, gender inequity, sexism, violence, rape, self-image, eating disorders, race, body image, media centralization, labeling, deviance, the sexualization of young girls, objectification of womens bodies, and suicidal and homicidal violence, to name a few concepts. Discuss the main points of both documentaries, paying keen attention to the aforementioned issues, and, its effects on the social expectations and lives of young girls, boys, men, and women. Furthermore, where relevant, relate the films to concepts discussed in chapters 4, 5, 7,11 and 16. Additionally, personally reflect on what the film meant to you and how the media has contributed to your notions of beauty, sexuality, and gender.

Conduct Internet research about poverty in the United States and create a photo essay that
depicts the economic struggles that many Americans are facing today. Photo essays consist of a collection of photographs or images that portray a particular message. The idea of this assignment is to be creative, so don’t let a new type of assignment hinder you. The photo essay should have an organized theme, linking two photos in some way in the essay.

Theme ideas include a certain area or region (urban or rural), lost jobs, a personal story, the recession, immigration, economic impact of globalization, low-paying jobs, slums, kids and poverty, hunger, elderly and poverty, single parents and poverty, health care and poverty, drugs, or other social issues that may be associated with poverty. You are not limited to these ideas; you may pick any theme that you think depicts the economic struggles of Americans.

the following needs to be in one document:
1. Two photos that support one common social theme
2. Each photo must come from a different webpage, article, or source. In other words, do not find an article or photo essay online and copy both photos from that one source. The photos may be your own photos, photos found online, SOC 1010, Introduction to Sociology 2 or a combination of both.
3. Provide a 100-word (minimum) description for each of the two photos that states what each of the photos represents.
4. The descriptions should educate the reader about the social theme you are presenting.
5. Provide a 150-word (minimum) summary of your photo theme and explain how social class as a social structure
influences the opportunities or life chances for the individuals or individual in your photo essay.
6. Conclude with a statement of what you learned from this photo essay assignment

Essay question 1: (30/100 marks). Word limit 500 words or less:
a) What is the main argument in each of the following two articles? (10 points):
i) Barbara Ehrenreich, “Serving in Florida,” 11-50.
ii) Naomi Klein, “Threats and Temps,” 173-192.
b) Compare and contrast them, providing specific examples from them to illustrate (20 points).
Essay question 2: (35/100 marks). Word limit 500 words or less:
a) Using an example from Sinclairs The Jungle, give a brief explanation of private ownership of
the means of production (10 points). b) How is the concept of “social ownership” — as explained
by Huberman and Sweezy — manifested in the film La Toma? Explain, using examples directly
(and only) from our course material to illustrate your answer (25 points).
Essay question 3: (35/100 marks): Word limit 500 words or less:
a) Briefly compare Tammy’s story (and the 2013 update) to that of Jurgis Rudkus and his family
in Sinclair’s The Jungle, with specific reference to the concept of the American Dream (20
points). b) How does the film “Wealth Inequality in America” (2012) contradict the concept of
the American Dream? (15 points).