LOGISTICS: For this assignment, find an article (journal, magazine, or newspaper article published between 2013 and 2018) about a current event using the following criteria: CONTENT:~~

Essay 1Stage of Human Development: You have learned about some of the macro-level issues impacting human development, as well as the theoretical framework which social workers often use for assessment and intervention. For this essay your stage of development is adolescence or younger. Textbook Chapter Concepts: 1 and/or 5

Approved Theories: 1) Systems theory and/or 2) Theories of prejudice and discrimination.

For each essay, you must:

Select an article that targets the approved stage of human development.

Identify one or more of the approved theories you intend to use for your essay.

Read your article at least two times.

After reading your article, think about how your chosen theory explains, predicts, and/or analyzes the primary social issue in your article.

Write your essay applying concepts from the theory you selected addressing the social issue. The goal is to explain what is taking place in the article using different theoretical concepts that explain or refute what is taking place. For example, in Essay 1 Systems Theory is an approved theory and your article population should focus on the adolescent stage or younger. Some of the concepts of Systems Theory include inputs, outputs, homeostasis, etc. You should analyze your social issue using these particular concepts to explain your position. In Essays 2 and 3, you will use concepts associated with the approved theories and stages of human development to explain the social issue in your article and your position on the issue. FORMAT: No cover page AND no title;

Your essay should be 2 full page (minimum) to 3 pages (maximum);

On first page type your HEADER in the upper right-hand corner: First/ Last Name Theory Application Essay #__ (date

Use paragraphs [Note: paragraphs must be at least 3 sentences long in order to stand alone as a paragraph!], complete sentences, correct spelling, and punctuation as well as express your original ideas clearly; Only 1 “direct quote” is allowed per essay;

Upload or attach a copy of your article in Blackboard. Do not include the article link in or at the end of your essay as a substitute. You must include the article full text;

Use 6thedition APA format to cite your two sources (textbook AND chosen article) CORRECTLY within the text of your paragraphs in your essay and;

Include a Reference page with your essay, which also must be correctly formatted in 6thedition APA.

o [Note: do NOT use computer programs that claim to format your citations/References page for you! These programs do NOT format correctly!]

o [Note: you must UTILIZE your 6thedition APA manual! On Blackboard, click on the “APA format” tab to get important supplemental information about paraphrasing, basic citations in paragraphs and in References section, how to avoid plagiarism, as well as important pages to refer to in your 6thedition APA manual! To understand how to format a References section, see your 6^th edition APA manual, pp. 180-183 “Reference list”, and pp. 193-224 “Reference Examples” to format this page correctly]

o [Note: specific terminology (which are italicized words in your textbook) must also be italicized in your paper!

One of the Required Sources (textbook)

http://books2college.com/download/16988290/59cef4e156772f39dc4b1cbb7ac45ee4/Understanding%20Human%20Behavior%20and%20the%20Social%20Environment%2010th%20Edition%20by%20Zastrow.c2.pdf

Chapter 1, pp. 21 – 31

1. Consider the following scenarios:

1. An investigator is interested in studying whether infant child care leads to an insecure attachment bond between children and their mothers during the first year of life as well as into the preschool years.
2. An investigator is interested in studying whether a new drug is as effective as diet and exercise in lowering cholesterol levels in an adult sample.
3. An investigator is interested in determining whether sociability in children is related to school achievement and whether this relationship, if any, varies for children in preschool, elementary school, and middle school.

For each scenario, answer the following questions:

(1) What research method and design would you choose for this study? Why?

(2) Would the results tell you anything about cause and effect? Why or why not?

(3) Would this study involve any special ethical considerations? If so, what are they?

Formatting guidelines: use 12-point Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins, single-spaced, and follow the APA style for in-text citations.

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2. Answer the questions in well developed paragraph

A few things to keep in mind:

• each post should be at least 150 words and no more than 300 words
• simply disagreeing or agreeing with a classmate is not sufficient (e.g., “Great point.” “I agree with you.” “I thought the same thing.” – do not meet the criteria); you must provide new information in your post;
• it is okay to critique the readings, but the critiques have to be constructive. If you point out any flaws, you must also provide an alternative or a suggestion for how to address the flaws;

Goeke-Morey et al. (2007): What design was utilized in this study? What are the strengths and limitations of this design? What other design would you use to examine their main research question?

Can you think of any special ethical considerations that might arise with this type of study? Explain.

3. Answer the questions in well developed paragraph

A few things to keep in mind:

• each post should be at least 150 words and no more than 300 words
• simply disagreeing or agreeing with a classmate is not sufficient (e.g., “Great point.” “I agree with you.” “I thought the same thing.” – do not meet the criteria); you must provide new information in your post;
• it is okay to critique the readings, but the critiques have to be constructive. If you point out any flaws, you must also provide an alternative or a suggestion for how to address the flaws;

My question is in regards to the journal article Children and Marital Conflict Resolution: Implications for Emotional Security and Adjustment by Marcie C. Goeke-Morey, E. Mark Cummings, and Lauren M. Papp.

In the article, the authors emphasized that they used complimentary research methods. They improved on using only an analog experiment (structured observations in a laboratory). They accomplished this by adding a self report in the form of completing a checklist on a parental home report diary. This provided observations in the natural setting about how the participants viewed the conflict resolution and the child’s emotional responses to the type of resolution.

Why is it important to supplement structured observations done in the laboratory with other methods of data collection?

4. Create a thoughtful question similar to my classmate,

Constitution Short Essay Assignment

There are multiple parts to this assignment; for full credit, please respond to them all. Keep in mind that this is a graded assignment and I am primarily looking for inclusion of assigned course material. Have fun!

1. Federalist Papers: Expand your understanding of Federalist Paper 10, Federalist Paper 51, and Anti-Federalist Paper #1 by examining the arguments made in each of these documents and their role in contemporary government and politics. Do the limits on power enshrined in our Constitution and articulated in these Federalist Papers continue to work today? For Federalist Paper 10, Federalist Paper 51, and anti-Federalist Paper #1:

a. Explain the central argument made and why it was important in the context of then-proposed Constitution.

b. Apply the argument made to an example of contemporary politics. Do the arguments made in these Federalist Papers still apply today? Explain why or why not.

c. What would the Federalists have thought about the current conflict between the President and Congress over the funding of a border wall? Did the Federalists intend that the President should be able to get whatever he wants by holding government funding hostage?

2. The U.S. Constitution: If you were writing a Constitution for the United States today, what would be some of the major ideas you would like that Constitution to reflect?What is important is not which option you choose, but whyyou chose that option. Again, keep in mind that I am primarily interested in the integration of assigned course materials. You may also refer to contemporary media sources should you wish to do so.

a. Would you like the government set up by the Constitution to allow for majority rule on all issues, or would you rather allow minorities power to slow or even stop majority rule? Why?

b. Would you like a system that works rather rapidly to make and implement decisions, or would you like a system that works fairly slowly? Why?

c. Would you like a central government with great powers, state governments with great powers, or something in‑between? Why?

d. Would you like the power of the national government concentrated in one branch, such as in a parliamentary system, or diffused through two or more branches?Why?

e. How is the Constitution you have created similar or different from the U.S. Constitution? Have you always chosen the most democratic options (remember, the Founders of the U.S. Constitution often did not)? If not, what other values enter into the decision to choose the least democratic option? Were these the values that affected the decisions of the Founders of the U.S. Constitution?

Source Material:

Open to Debatee-text Chapter 2

American Government Examined e-reader Chapter 2:

• Aichinger, “The Relevance of the Federalist Papers”
• Federalist #10
• Federalist #51
• Anti-Federalist #1

Video Lecture Clips:

• Chapter 2

Tips for Success:

• I will be looking for direct references to assigned readings (author and page # or chapter and section citations are adequate). Again, this is an assignment in which I am looking for your ability to display your knowledge of course materials.
• I recommend composing your content in an offline text editor and then copying and pasting in post. That way you will have an offline copy of all of your hard work.

Grading Rubric:
Federalist Papers Prompt	8
Constitution Prompt	8
Writing Mechanics	4
Total Possible:	20

For this week’s discussion, we’ll do something that is common in classes – watch a video and connect it to course material. First, watch this interesting TED talk (Links to an external site.) on creativity. Then, in your post connect the material in the film to at least TWO concepts from this week’s chapter on thinking, language and intelligence. See if you can be creative in your connections (after all, the talk is about creativity).

Reply: In the Ted Talk, “The Surprising Habits of Original Thinkers,” Adam Grant discusses the idea of thinking creatively and originally. He goes about this topic by evaluating different work ethics in which he identifies that procrastinators are the most creative thinkers. Moderate procrastinators are shown to be more creative opposed to precrastinators and heavy procrastinators. I feel that this idea of procrastinating and coming up with creative ideas relates heavily to the concept of thinking.The textbook chapter goes into depth about the steps of thinking, and I believe that procrastination is a form of time needed to complete the three steps. When Grant mentions Warby Parker and their initial delay on the startup of their company, I thought about how time was necessary in order to get their end result. Having a great idea and rushing into pursing it may be productive and showcases eagerness and determination, however, falls short of time to think of more ideas that could contribute to the end result. This relates the the idea of divergent thinking and convergent thinking. With enough time, you are able to come up with many possible solutions or ideas until eventually you get the best one which is an implementation of convergent thinking. Being able to come up with something creative and original is not always sudden, time is needed for thoughts and ideas to develop. This also relates to the idea of concept of algorithms and thinking that things need to be done a certain way for the best results. Creative thinkers think outside the box and the best ideas are sometimes constructed abstractedly.

Reply: I found this TED talk to be very relatable, in life you come across many different types of people and I would definitely consider myself to be in the procrastinator category. A lot of times I can get stuck on thinking of ideas or topics to talk about in school, work and in regular day to day situations, but for some reason when I wait until the day of or every minutes before something is due I get this rush of ideas and things to talk about. I like that Grant brought up the six steps in the creative process, using this as a tool for problem solving, starting out thinking negatively that the project you are working on is not going well to turning it into positive and motivational, using “thinking” to find a new way to make the idea or project come to life. The second concept that relates is creativity, when a person is procrastinating, generally they are running short on time and are forced to think outside of the box, coming up with creative and often colorful ideas.

51. In the ______, Socrates argues that we can acquire all our knowledge through the senses because _______.

	A.	none of these choices apply
	B.	Ion; our senses can only perceive a form of reality that is always changing
	C.	Meno; they are very reliable
	D.	Phaedo; they never deceive us
	E.	Apology; they are the only means that we have to learn about the world around us

52. In the ______, Socrates says that if death is a state of _______, then there is no reason for him to worry about dying.

	A.	Apology; nothingness and utter unconsciousness
	B.	Meno; pain and suffering
	C.	Phaedo; immortality
	D.	Ion; bliss
	E.	none of these choices apply

53. In the ______, Socrates says that we _______.

	A.	none of these choices apply
	B.	Ion; divide society into different classes
	C.	Apology; divide reality in two different types
	D.	Phaedo; divide knowledge into theoretical and practical
	E.	Ion; divide knowledge into different arts

57. In the Meno, Socrates argues that after hearing what the priestess at the Oracle of Delphi said about him, he decided to ______.

	A.	prove that the priestess was wrong
	B.	prove that the priestess was right
	C.	prove that no one was as virtuous as he
	D.	none of these choices apply

59. In the _______, Socrates argues that there are two types of reality, ______.

	A.	none of these choices apply
	B.	Ion; reality and metaphysics
	C.	Meno; truth and opinion
	D.	Phaedo; mind and matter
	E.	Apology; truth and falsehood

60. Socrates thrived in Athens for as long as its ______ tolerated _______.

	A.	tyranny; accepted dissent
	B.	democracy; his political ideas
	C.	democracy; and encouraged new ideas
	D.	democracy; his idiosyncratic behavior
	E.	none of these choices apply