SOCI 421 – The unique benefits and potential challenges of military life

The readings for the course both address the unique benefits and potential challenges of military life.

For this forum, analyze those benefits and challenges. How does being in the military potentially impact marriages and parenting? What are the resources provided by the military for families?
 

Select a public organization (government) with which you are familiar, perhaps where you work (or have worked in the past), or an agency in which you are interested. Assume you have just been hired there in the role of a human resources manager. For this assignment, write a memo to your supervisor that explains how you will incorporate elements of strategic management in the human resources practices you will implement in this organization. Be sure to explain any issues and challenges you may encounter. Wherever possible, include ideas for mitigating these issues and challenges.

Length: 3-4 pages, not including title and reference pages

References: Include a minimum of five scholarly resources.

Your work should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect college-level writing and APA standards.

Required sources: Geys

SOCI 421 – Popular culture, sometimes also called mass

Part 1) Popular culture, sometimes also called mass culture, refers to "cultural patterns that are widespread among a societies population" (Macionis, 2007) or among the masses. It is the lens through which many people understand and frame issues. Popular culture includes television, movies, magazines, self-help books, novels, newspapers, the internet, any outlet that reaches mass audiences.

How are divorce and stepfamilies viewed in popular culture? In your discussion, consider also: Why do we find those views? How have they changed over time? And what are the impacts of those views on families? How do these popular views compare to research on divorce and stepfamilies?

Macionis, J.J. (2007). Society: The Basics. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall. Part 2)

Divorce and stepfamilies are central to thinking about the future of families. However, as sociologists you have also examined a number of other factors impacting, and impacted by, family structures and experiences.
 

SOC 203 – Describe how healthcare spending in the U.S

Describe how healthcare spending in the U.S. compares to other countries. Describe how healthcare outcomes in the U.S. compare to other countries. Based on the resources you reviewed, are healthcare spending and health outcomes related to one another? In other words, does spending more on health care lead to better health outcomes (i.e. a healthier population) and vice versa
 

If everything is interaction, as G.H. Mead contends

If everything is interaction, as G.H. Mead contends, what is society? Can Mead account for broad patterns? How? How might an interactionist explain the phenomenon of suicide? How or why are these explanations different from those of Durkheim?
 

what are some positive steps that you believe

Using the sociological imagination that you have gained in this course, what are some positive steps that you believe might be taken in the U.S. to make our society a better place for everyone? What types of collective behavior and/or social movements might be required in order to take those steps?
 

What hidden curricula have you observed in your educational

What hidden curricula have you observed in your educational experience? Discuss and explain the example of hidden curriculum, and its consequences. please answer in paragraph form

Explore and discuss alternative policies suggested

Explore and discuss alternative policies suggested by the authors to eliminate some of the social problems associated with drug use.
 

Placing a Philippine product in another country

International marketing project: putting/launching a philippine product in a country, plan in exporting. format: Intro (what country, product, barriers etc), culture, form of government, legal system, commercial/ marketing laws, type of business structure, marketing and operational plan

Explain why the Least Industrialized Nations

Chapter 14: Explain why the Least Industrialized Nations have so many children and explain the consequences of rapid population growth. Chapter 14: Explain the process of urbanization, U.S. urban patterns, and rural rebound.

Chapter 15: Identify and explain the four (4) ways that technology changes social life.

Chapter 15: Explain how industrialization is related to environmental problems.