Assignment: Journal Entry – Media and Sexism Many marketing efforts perpetuate the gender stereotypes that are steeped in our culture. Two examples at attempts to maintain these stereotypes through advertising are the Bic Critsal For Her and the Easy Bake Oven. These two conceivably innocuous items triggered a flood of articles, petitions, and videos, […]

What ideas or phrases come to mind when you hear the term intelligence? Prior to the current emphasis on emotional and social intelligence, individuals tended to associate intelligence with one measurement: intelligence quotient or the IQ. While the IQ focuses on intellectual abilities, emotional intelligence focuses on an individual’s awareness of his or her feelings […]

The fundamental reason for doing research is discovery. The ancient development of faculties and scientists getting-together under the patronage of peer evaluation bodies of the Renaissance enhanced what we observe today as genuine scientific exploration through quantitative methods (Golafshani, 2003). Afterward, questions springing from difficult human relations as well as the failure of statistically precise […]

Cultures, regardless of where they are or how long ago they existed, share a few common characteristics. Among these characteristics is a structure to care for their children and to socialize them in the culture. Children are taught, both directly and indirectly, the values of the culture, their role in the culture, and the expectations […]

Throughout the HSBE I and II courses, you have explored the biological, psychological, and sociological aspects of different phases of the human life span. You have explored life-span development theories that help to explain human behavior. You also have considered how the social environment influences individuals and their behavior. Gathering facts about a client’s life […]

Assignment: Schizophrenia Over Time: Experiences Living With the Illness Experiences of schizophrenia are not homogeneous; there is wide variety in onset, course of illness, and combinations of symptoms. Social workers need to be able to understand the different manifestations and pathways of the illness to plan interventions. Social work services play a key role in […]

  Homework help – Discussion 2: The Social Work Advocate in Politics Social workers often have commitments to specific policies, laws, or funding of programs that are vital to the population they serve or an issue that they strongly support. Such commitments often lead social workers to become involved in political issues and the campaigns […]

student I’m working on a social work spreadsheet and need a sample draft to help me learn. Using the information you gathered from Week 1, prepare a chart in which you describe the available agencies and organizations that would be able to address the social problem/issue that you identified. Please describe the types of practice […]

SOCW 6070 Wk 8 PEER responses Peer names then response separately to each peer provided Read a selection of your colleagues’ posts. Respond to at least two colleagues with a thoughtful question or suggestion that builds on your colleague’s strategy for debriefing. Peer 1 diamond jacobs RE: Homework help – Discussion – Week 8 As […]

  In your reading for this week, you meet Jose and Iris, two individuals who are in situations that require assistance and guidance from a professional social worker and policy advocate. In this Homework help – Discussion, create a policy proposal that will impact the situations faced by either Jose or Iris. Describe the trade-offs […]