you will argue a pro or con position involving minorities, women, or LGBTQ individuals given an audience with opposing views. Presenting stereotypes of minorities/women/LGBTQ individuals affects viewers’ conceptions of different groups. How do such skewed views affect real-life interactions with members of minority groups? Is there a difference among such genres as comedies, dramas, police procedurals, children’s […]

Writing Prompt #1: Form & ContentFor  thousands of years sculpture has been the foundation of art because by  it’s nature it could be incorporated into the physical aspects of  civilizations. Objects were carved from stone, wood, or cast in bronze,  they were often figurative and done in a culturally-specific, realistic  style. The advent of modern […]

Adapted from a case study written by Erik Coats and Robert S. Feldman in Feldman, R.S. & Regan, P.C. (1995). Social Psychology: Student Workbook with Case Studies. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. This case study assignment requires that you apply the ideas presented in Chapter 7 of the textbook and lecture. Read the case study […]

Evaluate the use of Supermax against the long-term pathologies it creates Describe the major arguments for and against the death penalty and state which argument you find to be more convincing and why. Discuss bans on executions of the mentally retarded and juveniles

Why is it important for teachers to reflect on cultural and linguistic diversity? Explain the difference between BICS and CALP. Why is it necessary for teachers to understand the distinction between these two types of language proficiency? In the Challenge, Mr. Bennett wrote notes home to Maria’s family. Why might this have proved problematic? What […]

Touchstone 1: Reflecting on Major Approaches to Studying Religions In this unit, you learned some of the reasons for studying religion. You also learned that religion is universally recognizable, yet difficult to define. A narrow definition of religion that ties it to a belief in and worship of a higher, supernatural power, can exclude religions […]

In what ways might psychoanalytic theory impact your personal clinical identity as a therapist or social worker? Think specifically about the role(s) you could take on as an MSW (case manager, therapist, child protection worker, supervisor etc.). Consider the aspects of psychoanalytic work that feel authentic to you, comparing and contrasting this with other theories […]

Describe your ideal job in criminal justice.  Explain how you might use published research statistics to help you solve problems and make decisions in your ideal job.   Provide 2 examples of how you could use published criminal justice research in your ideal job.  Differentiate between correlation and causation in a way that connects to […]

Sometimes the answer is not just about the measures of central tendency or dispersion of one set of data. It could be in the intersection or relationship between two or more data types. In the criminal justice field, it’s important understand how to use data analysis with multiple variables to solve problems or make decisions. […]

Week 4 Project Your “Application of Theoretical Concepts to Research” Paper is due this week. Your paper should contain the following sections: Background: contains two subsections, which includes a brief description of the theorist and the phenomenon of concern in the theory. Theory Description: a description of each of the concepts in the theory, a […]