Observation Collaboration

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Observation Collaboration

This week you will complete an observation activity in your community. This activity will help prepare you for the Week 7 Assignment. This Forum is unique so read the instructions and point values carefully.

Write a 500+ word initial post that includes these components:

  • Observation:
    • Go to a public place and observe the people there for 25 minutes. What are the details of the location? Describe the general context (time of day, lighting, sounds, vibe/energy, etc.). Describe the people around you and their sociodemographic characteristics (age, race/ethnicity, gender/sex, socioeconomic status, etc.).
  • Norms:
    • Identify two or more social norms that people engaged in at the public place. A norm is a social rule. There are many norms that help to frame how we are supposed to behave in our daily lives, one example is gender norms (what are social rules we follow to ‘be masculine’ and to ‘be feminine’); another example is standing in line (consider what would happen if you cut everyone in line at 8am in a Starbucks?).
  • Concepts:
    • How do these norms you observed in the scene fit with sociological concepts and theories we’ve learned so far in class? Some examples of sociological concepts we’ve learned about so far include gender roles and emotional labor. (What is a sociological concept? See below).
  • Reflection:
    • Reflect on your experience. How was this observing others through a sociological lens different from when you’ve “people watched” in the past? What perspectives do you think a sociologist can bring to our understanding of everyday human behavior?
  • Active Forum Engagement:
    • Remember to write at least three 100+ peer responses. As with our other Forums, two responses need to be to peer posts and one response needs to be to someone who commented on your post. In any public scene, all of us will notice different things, and find different observations important or unimportant. In your peer responses, help one another identify sociodemographic characteristics, social norms, or sociological concepts that the classmate may not have noticed. Consider helping one another notice common themes in the types of public places you choose and your observations of people in those scenes.
  • Writing Skills: 5 points
    • Post is 500+ words. All posts reflect widely accepted academic writing protocols like using capital letters (“I am” not “i am”), cohesive sentences, and no texting language. Dialogue is also polite and respectful of different points of view.

What is a “sociological concept?” They are all the bold terms and phrases within the text, such as “socialization,” “norms” and “folkways.” Additionally, the entire glossary contains sociological concepts.

The Week 5 Forum meets the following course objectives:

  • Apply a sociological perspective to the social world
  • Analyze contemporary social issues using the sociological imagination and use sociological theories and concepts to analyze everyday life.

Introduction to Prevention and Intervention Programs

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To Prepare:

  • Review the Final Project Guidelines and the Learning Resources on prevention and intervention programs.
  • Think about the field of prevention/intervention research and development.

By Day 3

Post in your own words an explanation of what prevention and intervention programs are. How does developmental research inform their creation? Which aspects of social and emotional development can be supported by interventions? In what contexts are these programs implemented, and what would be the most effective ways to implement them? Please support your arguments with references to scholarly sources.

Gran Torino and American dream annotated bibliograpgy

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  1. Create an MLA formatted Annotated Bibliography that lists and annotates FIVE (5)scholarly and/or critical articles on the film you are writing about.
    • 1-2 of the 5 sources should be scholarly articles on the film
    • 1-2 of the 5 sources should be articles that discuss the American Dream in general but they must to be relevant to Dream’s portrayal in your film
    • 1 of the 5 sources may be credible film reviews or articles relevant to themes examined in the film.
    • You will also cite your film, but that will not be counted as one of your required five sources and will not need an annotation.

Healthy People 2020 initiative essay

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  • Go to http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/default.aspx and review the Healthy People 2020 initiative.Pay close attention to the objectives, goals, and indicators.
  • Using your city or county public health department or the CDC, choose 3 population or community based problems such as disease, disaster, crimes, accidents, falls etc.. from the topicsoutlined in the website and preparean analysis discussing how these 3 conditions, affect your community and how they were identified and a plan of action to contained them base on healthy people 2020.

3.The presentation must be in APA format with a minimum of 1500 words (excluding first and references page) with a minimum of 4 evidence based references using the required Arial 12 font.Must include the zip code of the city or county chosen.Follow the APA example paper that was sent to you at the beginning of the course for guidance.Make sure references are used according to APA guidelines and electronic references must be from reliable sources such as CDC.