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Disenfranchisement of the Social Security Program

While Social Security provides a safety net of sorts for millions of people, there are still many groups who are not adequately served by this program. For example, there are disparities in the Social Security benefits women receive in comparison to men.
For this Discussion, review this week?s resources. Also, conduct some Internet research to select a population that you think might be disenfranchised by the Social Security program. Consider how the population you selected might be disenfranchised by the Social Security program.
Post by Day 4 a brief description of the population you selected. Then, explain how that population might be disenfranchised by the Social Security program based on research, statistics, or policy analysis.

What is the nature and scope of the alcohol and drug abuse problem in the United States today?

What is the nature and scope of the alcohol and drug abuse problem in the United States today? For example, is this problem more significant today than it was in the past?
Course Objectives:
The Week Six forum will help develop your ability to do the following:

Course Objective One

Identify specific social problems and their cause-effect patterns.

Course Objective Four

Apply class concepts to support opinions about social problems.

Course Objective Five

Illustrate how the sociological process enables us to identify various social concerns.

Course Objective Seven

Apply sociological theories to explain the occurrence and scope of these problems.

Understanding Ethnicity

People often try to categorize one another based on single factors such as place of origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, language, tribal affiliation, national boundaries, and personal philosophy. Today?s world is so diverse and complex, however, that you cannot assign an individual to such a simple category. Instead, diversity and complexity are best expressed through self-described ethnicity, which may be based on a variety of factors. For this Discussion, reflect on the definition of ethnicity and consider how it might influence your human services practices.
Is there a status quo in your work life that you think could be changed? Must have good references and no plagiarism.

In which ways does the presence of the mass media influence our perception of social problems in society today?

In which ways does the presence of the mass media influence our perception of social problems in society today? How is this different than it was in the past?

Coding Scholar of Change

In Weeks 1?4, you observed and created field notes for each of the Walden Scholars of Change videos. Now that you have completed your observations, next you will select one of the Scholars of Change videos to begin the coding process of not only your field notes but also the transcript of the video you downloaded.
To prepare for this Discussion:
Review the chapters in the Salda?a text found in this week?s Learning Resources.
Review the Introduction to Coding and From Content to Coding media programs in the Learning Resources.
Refer back to your observational field notes from the Scholars of Change Videos from Weeks 1?4.
Choose one of the four Scholars of Change videos and refer to your field notes from your observation.
Access the transcript you downloaded for the media program of the Scholars of Change video you selected for this Discussion.
Begin to code the transcript and the observational field notes of the Scholar of Change Video you chose. (Note: You will only need one or two codes for this Discussion, although more are acceptable.)
By Day 3

Post a brief description of the video you chose. Next, include an example of one or two codes and provide quotes from your notes or transcript to support your example. Finally, explain your reasoning for this coding.
Be sure to support your main post and response post with reference to the week?s Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA style.

Must USE THESE HEADINGS!!!!

Here are the required headings for discussion 1:

Video name

Code words (list each code and the phrase or sentence it describes)

Discuss (discuss your coding process and how you arrived at your codes. Be sure to include the transcript source and your field notes source in this description)

Reflection/Questions (discuss any insights or ask questions regarding this process)

What are considered suicide risk factors? How might these factors be exacerbated in a correctional facility?

What are considered suicide risk factors? How might these factors be exacerbated in a correctional facility? What constructive measures can be taken by correctional facilities administrators to curb suicide?

Analyze if inmates should be able to refuse mental health treatment. Currently, when may an inmate be forced to be provided mental health treatment? How could you fashion a treatment plan for non-compliant suicidal inmate? Justify your answers with scholarly research.

stages/crises of development

Choose ONE of Erikson’s 8 stages/crises of development, identify it and explain it, describe an ideal resolution and the conditions that must be present for that to occur, and include a description of what an unhealthy/unresolved crisis would look like and explain how it would be resolved.

Program effectiveness of community-based mental health treatment facilities.

Your final assignment for this course is a Final Paper that will focus on evaluating research studies and reports to analyze a specific topic within a Health and Human Services research area. You will select a topic area in Week Three of this course that will be used for the Final Paper. Examples of possible topic areas include:

Program effectiveness of community-based mental health treatment facilities.
Perceptions of ethical competence among human service professionals working in long- term care.
Treatment intervention outcomes for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Characteristics of successful job placement programs for special needs adults.
Trends in health care legislation and impacts on health and human service delivery.

For your Final Paper, you will elaborate on each section of your Final Paper Outline from Week Three. You must utilize at least eight peer-reviewed sources that were published within the last 10 years; these will be the same sources that you identified in your Week Three assignment. Your sources must present actual research studies that correspond to the problem or background of your selected topic area. Your Final Paper must address the following:

Describe your selected topic area. Your description of the problem or background of your topic area should include more detail than the overview you provided in Week Three.

Summarize the components, attributes, and/or various segments of the topic area you have selected. For example:

What is the research problem or issue?
Who or what is affected by this problem or issue?
What are some specific examples of research studies, evaluations, reports, literature reviews, etc. that address it?
What are the findings of these sources, and what are their implications on the health and human services field?
Evaluate the research reports and/or theories from the studies presented in your minimum of eight peer-reviewed resources. This analysis should add to the exploration of the problem or background of your selected topic area.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:
Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a title page with the following:

Title of paper
Student?s name
Course name and number
Instructor?s name
Date submitted
Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
Must use at least eight peer-reviewed sources from the Ashford University Library.
Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Managing Legal in Environment

Question
Your boss comes to you and says the company’s largest customer refuses to pay last month’s bill, something about the goods not being what they ordered. Boss says the products passed the quality inspection perfectly and there’s nothing wrong with the goods. He knows you’re studying business law and suggests that a call be placed to the company attorney and a lawsuit filed to collect the $72,000 bill. Then he says, “unless you’ve got a better idea.” Discuss.

advantages and disadvantages of each mode of transportation.

Question
We have covered different modes of transportation in class. Think about the criteria a transportation manager might use when making strategic transportation decisions. In a PowerPoint presentation summarize the advantages and disadvantages of each mode of transportation.

This presentation should consist of a minimum of 10 slides in APA format. There should be a title page and reference page. Your work should be support by appropriate references. Peer-reviewed articles from the University library, Government websites, and/or GAO Reports can be used as references.

This presentation will be graded on content, grammar, and format