Week 3 Discussion In week 3, we discussed social stratification and how it influences what goes on in many social interactions among people. Imagine you are a sociologist who works
Read FullDoing Public Sociology In The Field 1) What were your initial thoughts on Hu’s project with regards to Sociological Intervention? 2) Describe Touraine’s action sociology/sociological interventions and Burawoy’s public sociology and
Read FullDiscussion Review this week’s Learning Resources and reflect on the relationship between social work values and ethics with the policy process. Consider contemporary news stories about policy related to social
Read FullDiscussion: Social Mobility Think of a person you know (either yourself, someone you know, or even a famous person with, perhaps a “rags to riches” story) who has experienced significant
Read FullCaring About Feminism Option 2: What moral guidelines should we use when it comes to recently introduced healthcare technologies of any kind (you will note and engage with your own examples)
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Read FullOption 1: Assess the moral solutions arrived at through “care” (care-based ethics) and “rights” ethics to social issues of ethical import such as poverty, drug use, and/or lack of health care,
Read FullDiscussion Identify a current issue or event within the past year that speaks to race and ethnicity. It could be local to your community, or it could be national. Consider
Read FullW3D Is having or subscribing to a specific identity always important to you? Do you think others see identity in a positive light? Do peple ever see you in terms of an
Read FullW5D What implications might represent how we view people of different cultures or identities? Is there any conceptual difference in having biased representation – or no representation at all – in
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