Purpose: When Thorstein Veblen first used the term conspicuous consumption, he was referring to a phenomenon among the upper classes.  Today, however, conspicuous consumption is a pattern of behavior sociologists see among the middle and working classes.  This assignment helps us see, today, the relevance of social theory developed a …

In Collins Chapter 10    Case 10.0 (page 308)  Looking for Strengths. Please write responses for this case for the #1-8 factors on page 309 as if you were the social worker assessing this case.  Discuss how you would address, and what are the important factors for  each of #1-8 …

Referring to the required readings and the videos — A Marxist Perspective on Women’s and LGBT Oppression in North America, Biological Sex Is NOT so clear cut | ABC’s of LGBT, and Honoring Eve Symposium: Feminism and Queer Theory — analyze how institutional sexism impacts the institution you have selected …

Review the First Nations website from the Readings and Resources and select one of the following programs provided:  Nourishing Native Foods and Health, Advancing Household and Community Asset-Building Strategies, Strengthening Tribal and Community Institutions, Investing in Youth, or Achieve Native Financial Empowerment.  https://www.firstnations.org/ After choosing a program, in your initial …

In thinking about the various laws and policies the US government created to control and surveil Indigenous Peoples, research and discuss two (2) social issues, laws, or policies, in detail, that negatively impact Indigenous Peoples.  In your discussion, please be sure to include examples in the media to illustrate your …

After reviewing the videos about Indigenous Peoples as mascots, Halloween costumes, and cultural appropriation, argue for or against the use of mascots, Halloween costumes, and other processes culturally appropriated from Indigenous Peoples. In your discussion, be sure to include elements of prejudice, discrimination, assimilation, and racism. **Note- all postings must …

Instructions for a conceptual term paper: This is a formal Research Paper 30% You are to choose an educational system from any part of the world and compare it to the Canadian educational system.  Use 2 different theoretical perspectives in your analysis.Your comparative analysis will consider the political structure and …

In our extant historical sources for the Julio-Claudian Dynasty, as well as the portrayal in I Claudius, the succession after Augustus appears to be in a downward spiral: he is followed by an absentee landlord (Tiberius), a mad-man (Caligula), an incapacitated and incompetent ruler (Claudius), followed by the arche-type evil …

Identify a current event that relates to families and family policy (i.e., you may find a new story about same sex marriage, adoption, divorce, child welfare, caregiving, etc.).  Describe the event and cite the source of information, identify the policy implicated or the policy needed as a result of the …

This is all the professor had to say about the project. Very vague, I know. Students will research one US woman who through her leisure/recreational travel discovered a condition (or set of conditions) that disadvantaged girls and women in the United States.  As this woman engaged in her recreational pursuits, …