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What are your thoughts on the tools of sociology (perspective, theories, concepts, methods) and their impact on sociological practice?
Discuss the applied sociological enterprise in the information age and the role played by applied sociologists and basic researchers.
Discuss George Herbert Mead’s concept of socialization using course theories such as Freud’s notions of the Ego, Id and Superego, Victor Turner’s 3 stages of child development involving rites of passage, and try to tie these all together into a general discussion of the ‘Self’. What does Cooley mean by the “Looking Glass Self”? (include here the idea about how others serve as a mirror for the developing self).
Max Weber discussed the 5 characteristics of the ideal type of bureaucracy.
Think through how Sheridan could be an example of an ideal type if all of the characteristics were met? What is an example for each characteristic? In addition Has Sheridan college become McDonaldized? Defend your answer using examples.
Consider the bureaucracies that you come in contact with (college, work, IRS, medical offices, or the Post Office).
For the written assignment this week, pick one bureaucracy with which you are familiar, and create a 750 (or more) word, describe the following:
· How did you come in contact with the bureaucracy?
· What shortcomings do you see in the bureaucracy? (Select and provide evidence of at least two shortcomings)
· How would you resolve the shortcomings mentioned?
· Do social group memberships give some individuals an advantage when navigating this bureaucracy?
Describe the assessment process as related to individuals and families.
Briefly identify the types of information it is important to gather.
Compare how assessment at the macro level is similar and dissimilar than at the micro level.
Explain how you would gather the needed information at the macro level.
Identify a situation where a client system (micro or macro) may be reluctant to engage in the assessment process.
Describe an example where Theory of Constraints (TOC) was successfully applied to improve a process, or where you saw the potential for TOC to improve the process, in either a company you worked for or a company you were a customer at.
What is the Lean concept and why is it important to study? How can Lean be applied to manufacturing and service processes?
What is work center scheduling and why is it important for firms to focus on?
Supply Chain Strategies
Choose 2 supply chain strategies aimed to improve organizational performance and enhance competitiveness.Explain each strategy, and give an example of an organization that has used each type of strategy. Was each strategy successful? Why or why not?
Topic: impact of birth order (youngest child, middle child, oldest child) on behavior
Instructions: Define the research problem
Select a theory functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism, feminist theory
or Postmodernism.
Review the literature/evidence- Familiarize yourself with existing research on the topic.
Formulate a Hypothesis/Make the problem precise- What do you intend to test? What Is the relationship among the variables?
Select a research design- Choose one or more research methods: experiment, survey, observation, use of existing sources (e.g., secondary data sets).
Carry out the research- Collect your data; record information.
Interpret the results- Work out the implications of the data you collect.
Report the findings- What is the significance of the data? How does information relate to previous findings?
Cite everything used at the bottom
Respond in writing to these items:
Discuss how Hill’s idea of virtue (what sort of person are you) versus rights (what you can legally do) impacts our discussion of environmental issues. He indicates that indifference to non-sentient nature may signal absence of certain human traits. Do you agree or disagree? Explain why.
What are the four goals Baxter proposes in order to develop a solution to the problems of human organization? Which of these goals do you find most compelling, and which do you find least compelling. Why?
What can be the contribution of the arts, i.e. art, or literature and/or music to thinking about and answering the question of the meaning of life? Discuss possible ways how art is able to give life meaning or discover its meaning and give potential examples.
note: must use this two article:
https://www.iep.utm.edu/art-ep/
https://www.iep.utm.edu/art-emot/
For this assignment, you will be examining the stakeholders in policy making and the process of policy formulation. While policy is created at all levels of government, for this assignment, you will focus on the federal government. Your paper should discuss and analyze in depth the three phases of policy making, identify the stakeholders that are involved at each level, and assess the issues that might be present. Be sure to also explain how the stages are inter-related.