Students will participate in online discussions of assigned topics and readings within their assigned groups.  The second exercise is based on the identification and application of conflict theory dealing with social inequality and social change. One of the important skills in using sociological theory is the ability to make connections between recognized or well-known […]

   SOCW 6351: Social Policy, Welfare, and Change Discussion: The Impact of Social Policy Social policies can have a significant impact on individuals and families, as well as the organizations and agencies that implement the policies. In some cases, the policy, as written, appears comprehensive and effective. Yet, despite appearances, the policy might fail to […]

Read "An Experiment in Action" on page 42 of the text. What do you think of this experiment? Was it valid? Was it ethical? Do you think such a study would yield a similar result today? Might there be a safer way to study this issue? Your thoughts.   This discussion needs to be 300 […]

  Overview: How has technology brought about social change in your lives in comparison to your parents' and your grandparents' generation? Initial post: Discuss how technology brought about change in your grandparents’/parents' lives, comparing it to your life now. Reply post: Discuss how the experiences shared to demonstrate how technology impacts society and brings about […]

First, read the following statement by Frank. "[O]ur ignorance of the underdeveloped countries’ history leads us to assume that their past and indeed their present resembles earlier stages of the history of the now developed countries. This ignorance and this assumption lead us into serious misconceptions about contemporary underdevelopment and development. Further, most studies of […]

Both Memmi and Fanon draw categorical distinctions between the colonizer and colonized. Memmi focuses on the colonizer's perceptions and beliefs regarding the colonized. Which conflict theories within the Marxist and Weberian traditions do you think might help to explain the situation as Memmi presents it? Fanon (the assigned reading for the second week) offers a […]

  write a clear and descriptive narrative that: Defines the 'concept of vulnerability'. Elaborate upon the multi-disciplinary theories that support both the technical and the social origins of the concept of vulnerability; and Identify the paradigms for qualitative and quantitative assessments of vulnerability. Further, identify and discuss four actions that local government takes when a […]

   SOCW 6351: Social Policy, Welfare, and Change Discussion: The Impact of Social Policy Social policies can have a significant impact on individuals and families, as well as the organizations and agencies that implement the policies. In some cases, the policy, as written, appears comprehensive and effective. Yet, despite appearances, the policy might fail to […]

Read "An Experiment in Action" on page 42 of the text. What do you think of this experiment? Was it valid? Was it ethical? Do you think such a study would yield a similar result today? Might there be a safer way to study this issue? Your thoughts.   This discussion needs to be 300 […]

  Overview: How has technology brought about social change in your lives in comparison to your parents' and your grandparents' generation? Initial post: Discuss how technology brought about change in your grandparents’/parents' lives, comparing it to your life now. Reply post: Discuss how the experiences shared to demonstrate how technology impacts society and brings about […]