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For assignment 1, you will think critically about a social problem important to you. You can select
any problem, as long as you provide evidence (not just your opinion or personal observations) that
it meets the criteria of a social problem. This assignment draws heavily on our Macionis textbook
and on class lectures. You will need to integrate both to do well on the assignment.

 

Constitution and amendments
(1) Be sure that you have reviewed the existing Constitution and amendments, so that you are familiar with the type of language in the amendments.
(2) Think about where you believe the document still falls short. Describe what needs improving.
(3) Compose an amendment to the Constitution (this would be Amendment XXVIII) that would fix the problem you have described.
(4) Finally, suggest the most effective method of gaining acceptance (ratification) of your proposed amendment. Be sure to explain why your choice of method would be best.

 

Response Essay #2: The Origins of Health: Community or Individual Responsibility
Read the following; excerpted from
Aday, L.A. (2001) At risk in America, The health and health care needs of vulnerable populations in the United States. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. pp 1-2.
“Two different mother tongues – those of ‘individual rights’ and the ‘common good’ – have historically characterized American social and political discourse. The semantics of the first emphasize the meanings of autonomy, independence, and individual well-being, while the second highlights norms of reciprocity, interdependence, and the public good. Social critics have, however, observed that in contemporary American society, the first language of individualism has come to override the second mother tongue of community.
The principal ethical norms and values for guiding decision-making regarding the amelioration of risk underlying an individual perspective on the origins of poor physical, psychological, or social health are personal autonomy, independence and associated individual rights. Good health is viewed to be primarily a function of personal lifestyle choices, and poor health outcomes result because individuals fail to assume adequate personal responsibility for their health and well-being.
A community perspective on the origins of health needs focuses on the differential risks that exist for different groups as a function of the availability of opportunities and resources for maximizing their health. Norms of reciprocity, trust, and social obligation acknowledge the webs of interdependence and mutual support and caring that are essential for minimizing the risks of poor physical, psychological or social health. Poor health results because communities fail to invest in and assume responsibility for the collective well-being of their members.”
1. Which ‘mother tongue’do you think predominates in contemporary U.S. society?
2. Regarding the ‘origins of good or poor health’, which perspective (individual responsibility vs. community responsibility) do you believe is most prevalent in American society today?
3. Use examples observed in contemporary American society to defend your positions

Page limit: 3, including reference list
In-text citations are needed if you support your position with published literature

Find a current event in the U.S. on Psychology and write 300 words on how people are effected psychological by whats going on in the article.

Understand the potential effects of transitions on children and young people’s development.
Explain how different types of transitions can affect children and young people’s development.
Sub head and discuss the Different types of transitions below and how they affect children and young people’s development:
• emotional, affected by personal experience e.g. bereavement, entering/leaving care
• physical e.g. moving to a new educational establishment, a new home/locality, from one activity to another
• physiological e.g. puberty, long term medical conditions
• intellectual e.g. moving from pre-school to primary to post-primary.
Must be written in your own words
no grammatical errors or plagrasim
no sources required

 

Communications
Read and summarized what you think about the paper.

http://writerslabs.com/download/971654529_support_1911_001_HLr3umMkOAtdrOS.pdf/1911_001.pdf

 

 

Apix Printing, Inc. is a private, domestic United States printer of periodicals, newspaper inserts, and advertising materials that accompany

distributions of Sunday and weekday circulations of large metropolitan newspapers. The company, headed by chief executive officer (CEO) John Matthews,

generates $450 million in revenues from three product lines (periodicals, inserts, and advertising) and has long-term contracts with several large U.S.

retailers to produce weekly sales flyer inserts as well as metropolitan newspapers to produce Sunday magazine inserts and coupons. Its printing presses

are characterized by offset print technology and are capable of high-capacity output; in addition, the company recently migrated to water-soluble inks,

which considerably reduces manufacturing emissions.

The company’s executive team, employees, and above all, its vice president (VP) of Production, Luke Stewart, are committed to environmentally-

sustainable manufacturing practices. Presently, the only substrate Apix uses is paper, specifically newsprint of various weights. Trim and waste are

recycled in accordance with the company’s sustainability commitment. Manufacturing divisions are geographically aligned with customers’ locations to

minimize logistics costs and response time to customer requirements; however, a centralized corporate entity administers functions such as human

resources, information technology, and financial reporting. The VP of sales and administration, James Simeon, oversees administration and quality

compliance among the various divisions. There are presently five manufacturing divisions: Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest.

Currently, Apix is only marginally profitable, and as such, the chief financial officer (CFO), Mary Francis, has indicated that external financing will

be required to support a company expansion into a new segment of the printing sector: food packaging. This endeavor will require new investments in

equipment as well as substrate inventory; promotional costs will also increase. In addition, Timothy Russell, the new Audit Committee Chair, has pointed

out that the company’s compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) will also cause administrative costs to increase. Following the

requirements is paramount to successfully file a registration statement and to issue equity to shareholders in an initial public offering (IPO).

As the newly hired VP of finance, you report to the CFO. In this capacity, your responsibilities include preparation of financial statements,

comparative analysis and benchmarking to sector performance, and the assessment of new business investment opportunities to grow Apix’s expansion

endeavors in a challenging market.

 

 

Protecting Our Freedom of Speech in a Flat, Digital World

Review how censorship and other limitations may be imposed that restrict your ability to effectively have true freedom of speech online. After you have reviewed the articles and have an understanding of how the laws affect online realities, discuss how these topics are related to the Canadian context. Examine the issue of preserving our fundamental right to freedom of speech (aside from those protections that are provided for in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms).

You should use the articles below as your starting point:

EFF and Scholars Tell the Texas Supreme Court: No Second Class Status for the First Amendment Online https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/02/no-second-class-status-first-amendment-online-say-eff-and-first-amendment

Think twice before writing that online review – it could land you in court
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-hot-button/how-writing-a-yelp-review-could-land-you-incourt/article16718315/

Compose a 1250-1500 word essay, using a short essay format. The rubric you will be evaluated against is attached below.

Things to Help You with the Essay Assignment Format:

Each assignment will be a short essay in response to the topic question. Essays should be written in a clear and concise fashion, and must follow APA Guidelines.

 

After watching the video: Volume 2 Dual Relationships, Boundaries, Standards of Care and Termination, identify in your posting one issue that is new to

you, one issue that you think is important for your field and one issue that you disagree with or feel is not pertinent to your field. (total of three

issues)
Post a substantive response to the question (minimum 500 words).
You must support your original post with a minimum of 2 references.

 

 

 

Rise in Adolescent Obesity
Discuss

1. Healthcare Problem-Public Policy Issue. ( the adolescent obesity)

2. Identify what the government’s response to this problem ( Rise in Adolescence Obesity) has been; what has been done, in terms of laws, rules, regulations or programs.
If the issues has never been addressed you will discuss what needs to be done.

3. Assess the legislative and policy-making strategies that influence health care services related to Adolescent Obesity