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    Love & Marriage

    Is romantic love universal as a reason for marrying? How might it be beneficial to not expect love to occur until after marriage? Is love a social construct? Is love really sexual attraction? If love is important then why do people divorce for other reasons?

    Attitudes towards art

    The Romans admired Greek art, as indicated by so many copies. Yet they were frequently uncomfortable with it. Why? Are there any parallels in American attitudes toward twentieth-century art? Provide at least two examples.

    Can society endure a strong critic

    Has any society ever endured a strong critic of the society without an angry or violent reaction. I need spacific examples. I need ideas that expand beyond the front line, such as the army and officer corps, to include merchants, contractors, those who needed workers, patriots, and ordinary people. A full explanation would hel

    Advocacy

    I am doing a paper and do not know how to go about this part, it does not need to be lengthy. 200-300 words Summary of Interview of a Social Service Agency on Their Use of Advocacy 1 Agency or organization and the title of the interviewee 2. The advocacy role this individual plays within the agency 3. The populations se

    Advocacy

    This is a 2000 word paper and this is the only part I need help on. Address the issue of advocacy in the human services field. Choose a specific population to write about: my population is the homeless. Include a personal perspective on how you as an advocate may assist with problems such as housing, treatment, short- and

    Social Change: American Society

    Describe a social change that occurred within the last 50 years in the United States. Next, describe a social change that you think will occur within the next 20 years. Why does social change generally receive resistance,including in-text citations and references. Also include enhance the written message (discussion) by highligh

    Advocacy Topics

    Identify three areas of interest for which you might wish to advocate.

    Experiments

    Again this so confusing to me. Hope you can help me to understand. Thanks. Differentiate between field studies, quasi-expermental, and randomized experiments in human services research. Describe each research method and explain how it contsibates to the understanding of human services.

    Levels of measurement in quantitative studies

    I don't understand this research and statistics stuff at all. Hope you can help me through. Differentiate among data collection techniques (nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio data). Describe the advantages and disadvantages of each.

    Reliability and Validity

    Describe observation and measurement as they relate to human services research. Refer to Ch. 4 and 5 of Beginning Behavioral Research and address each of the following points: o Define and describe the types of reliability. Provide examples of these types of reliability as they apply to human services research or to hu

    Socialization and Change

    You have been asked to address the importance of social institutions as they relate to the study of sociology. Please address the following: 1.How does studying social institutions help sociologists understand society? 2. Provide 2 examples of prevalent social institutions found in the American society, and explain their

    Advertising propaganda for sociology students

    Find two examples of advertising in any media and examine how they relate to the propaganda techniques. Describe the ads. Do not assume that "everyone" has seen them. Label the technique being used. Then explain why and how the add fits the description of the technique.

    Scientific Method

    I would appreciate any help I can get to complete this paper. Thank you. ? Describe the scientific method and the fundamentals of research. Address each of the following: o Define the scientific method. How does it relate to human services research? o Define mixed method research and describe its strengths. Provide an

    Quantitative and qualitative research & Humane Treatment of Subjects

    Hope you can help me with these. Thanks much. What are the basic principles for humane treatment of human subjects in research? Is informed consent necessary in behavioral research? Why? Define quantitative and qualitative research. Describe how to decide whether to use a quantitative or qualitative research methodology.

    Gender Discrimination Legal Issue

    Prepare a written legal issue analysis of a newspaper or magazine article that discusses a legal aspect of a specific diversity issue, such as harassment, ADA, and so forth. Summarize the diversity issue, analyze the legal concerns, and present your thoughts and beliefs regarding the issue. In presenting your thoughts and belief

    Legal Issues Analysis

    Please assist with a legal issue analysis of a newspaper or magazine article that discusses a legal aspect of a specific diversity issue, such as harassment, ADA, and so forth. Summarize the diversity issue, analyze the legal concerns, and present your thoughts and beliefs regarding the issue. In presenting your thoughts and bel

    Considering a Domestic Violence Problem

    Please help with the following sociology problem. Include at least 300 words in the solution. Why do some victims of violence, such as wives, continue to stay in abusive situation? How may we deal with that?

    Human Rights - Feminism

    1. How has contemporary feminism altered the debate on human rights? 2. How active should the US be in ensuring that all nations respect the human rights of their citizens?

    Value of Diversity in the Workplace

    Select an issue in the work environment that may have been more successfully resolved by the presence of a diverse workforce and include the following: o Include a thorough description of the issue. Describe the ramifications of the issue on the organization. o Do not simply state that a diverse workforce would have

    Agency/Human Services

    Discuss what makes an agency culturally competent. What might you as a human services worker do to make your agency "user friendly?" How might you address a practice within your (future) organization that reflects subtle discrimination?

    Diversity in the Workplace

    Value of Diversity in the Workplace Paper: From personal experience, select an issue in the work environment that may have been more successfully resolved by the presence of a diverse workforce. o Include a thorough description of the issue. Describe the ramifications of the issue on the organization. o Do not simply

    Discrimination, Diversity and Communication

    1) What are some aspects of legislated safeguards against discrimination and harassment that managers and coworkers would need to be aware of in their own development of diversity skills and diversity consciousness? 2) How can use of inclusive communication strategies protect coworkers from claims of harassment or hos

    Goddess Myths

    In 350 words, please describe the elements and functions of goddess myths.

    Intercultural Communication In the Workplace

    O A full description of the communication issue: Describe the context, the principle players, and the outcome of the situation. Be attentive to verbal and nonverbal components in the experience you describe. o A diagnosis of the communication issue: Using two outside sources, research the cultural norms of the princip

    Discussion Question

    How might argumentation differ in the classroom, daily life, and your job? To demonstrate this, select a position from a current event with which you are familiar. How would you argue this position in the classroom, daily life, and on the job? Would you use different supporting evidence to make your argument?

    Preventing Elderly Abuse

    A large number of elderly abuse cases end up in courts. What are some of preventions you can recommend to deal with the elderly abuse through family rather than courts (considering a large number of elderly people are incapable of going to court to protect themselves)?

    Terrorism Briefing

    The chief of police calls the local college president of a well-respected university, asking for an overview briefing on terrorism to be conducted at the university. The aim of this briefing is to keep the students informed of the status of terrorism and the efforts being made by the government to curb terrorism. The college pre

    Terrorism

    Evaluate and make a comparison between "old" and "new" terrorism. What do terrorism experts say about the "old" versus "new" wave of terrorism.

    The Homeless

    Special Problems of the homeless - examples would be mental health issues, conflict resolution, physical, mental, emotional, and sexual abuse, substance abuse/alcoholism, anger management, relationship building, and anything else.