Sampling Structures
Probability and nonprobability are the two general categories of sampling. Probability sampling uses random selection, whereas nonprobability sampling does not. For example, if you wanted to study the effects of divorce on the psychological development of adolescents, you could gather a population of a certain number of adolescents whose parents were divorced. Then, out of that population, you could randomly select 25 of those people. If you wanted to use nonprobability sampling, you would choose specific people who had met predetermined criteria. For this Discussion, consider how samples would be chosen for both probability and nonprobability sampling structures.
Post your explanation of the following:
- Using your research problem and the refined question you developed in Week 4, develop two sampling structures: probability and nonprobability.
- Explain who would be included in each sample and how each sample
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- January 8th, 2020
Sociological Investigation
Sociological Investigation
The outcomes of Sociological research are literally around us every day. When we see an article telling us that more men are helping with housework in 2015 than in 1960 or that employers would rather hire a White man with a criminal record before they hire a more qualified Black man without one (both are real and recent studies) we are reading sociological research. To get you used to identify and thinking critically about these studies. Find current news of reports on a sociological study. It can be on any topic. Post it along with your response and, using the concepts in the chapter, identify:
1. The dependant and in dependant variables in the study
2. Questions you might have about the reliability or validity of the study.
3. What alternative reasons could you think of for the outcome of this study? (AKA Spurious Correlation)
Here is an example of an article you might use, this one gets pretty detailed, and
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- January 7th, 2020
Ethical Conflicts
Ethical Conflicts
A patient under the care of your agency committed suicide, and you are in charge of the adverse incident review of this case. Considering the stakeholders in your agency (clients, providers, management, third-party payers, etc.), what are the potential ethical conflicts that may arise from your role investigating this incident, and what would you do to appropriately discharge your ethical duties?
When you discuss the potential ethical conflicts, provide evidence from the scholarly articles you read for this week and/or reference specific, relevant ethical standards from the from the National Organization for Human Services.
When responding to your peers original postings, review the conflicts they selected and elaborate upon them by commenting on their approach and/or making suggestions.
Please provide an initial substantive answer between 400 words in length.
Resources
Required Text
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- January 7th, 2020
Lobbying Plan
Lobbying Plan
Structure your lobbying plan following this standard outline incorporating appropriate heading levels:
- Cover Letter (your letter of introduction)
350-525 words introducing yourself and the issue to your state representative.
For the first part of the assignment, you may use any appropriate cover letter or business letter template that your word processing software (e.g. Microsoft Word) likely offers for free. It is important to keep the format simple and free from distracting borders, images, and designs. You can also use to get started.
Your letter must include the following:- Personal introduction, including any credentials or background information you feel are important to gain rapport.
- Introduction of the issue, including what you would like to see happen with the issue.
- A request for an appointment with the representative to discuss the issue.
- You ca
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- January 7th, 2020
Philosophy
The title of the paper will be Your Name: A Philosophical Summation, Your Names Apology,A Georges Symposium. Or something like that.
In this paper, you will take three of our main ideas and show how they help to explain your life.
Your paper will have a 1-2 sentence introduction, setting the scenetelling a bit about the class, naming the three ideas that interested you the most, and then explaining in 1-4 sentences how these ideas relate to you.
The body of the paper will contain the following:
I. Main Idea 1
A. State the idea
B. Explain it
C. Explain what it has to do with you. Be totally specific and precisenames, places etc. You may fictionalize. Add images and videos if you wish
II. Main Idea 2--same outline as above
III. Main Idea 3--same outline as above
The paper should have a cover sheet that is a work of art. The cover sheet should have an image and title that reflect
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- January 7th, 2020
Socrates And Philosophy
Socrates and Philosophy
Please pick one of the following questions to answer and they are as follows:
- Based on Plato's dialogue, Apology, assess the charge leveled against Socrates of corrupting the youth of Athens. (a) Do you think Socrates corrupted the youth of Athens? If so, why? If not, why not? (b) Summarize and critically evaluate Socrates' defense on this particular accusation - was his defense convincing to you or not? Why or why not?
- Based on Plato's dialogue, Apology, (a) in what sense does Socrates claim to be wise? (b) Summarize and evaluate the value of the Socratic Method and Socratic wisdom and whether this method and attitude are valuable for a democratic society such as ours.
- In the Apology, Socrates refuses to accept any lesser form of punishment (such as a fine or e
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- January 7th, 2020
Abortion & Egoism
Abortion & Egoism
Goal: The goal of this forum is to examine the ethics of abortion and egoism.
Course Objective(s):
- CO1: Analyze the major ethical theories in the history of moral philosophy as put forward by philosophers in key ethical texts.
- CO2: Apply ethical theories to current issues and real-life scenarios.
Description:
Choose one of the following topics to respond to for your post.
Topic A: Abortion
What do you think of the relation between the law and morality regarding abortion? Do you think that if abortion is immoral, it thus ought to be illegal, or if morally permissible then it ought to be for this reason legally permissible? Explain.
Topic B: Egoism
Psychological egoism is the view that all person
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- January 7th, 2020
Thales And Philosophy
Week 1 Thales and Philosophy
Please pick one of the following questions to answer for the forum this week:
- Discuss what makes Thales method of knowing distinctly philosophical as opposed to mythology and religion.
- Explain how Thales approach would be considered radical during his time, yet also simplistic.
- Thales' approach to making sense of the world would be handled by what academic field(s) of study today?
400-450 words excluding minimum of 2 references, APA style format
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- January 7th, 2020
Discussion Post
Throughout this course, many opportunities are available to post an initial response to a Discussion topic as well as to respond to your classmates responses. After you have completed the reading, and without reviewing your classmates responses, post your initial response to the following Discussion. Your post should be at least 350 words in length and should extend the discussion of the group supported by your course materials and/or other appropriate resources. After you have submitted your initial post, review some of your classmates posts and respond to at least two of your classmates. Refer to your Discussion Board Rubric in your Syllabus for specific grading explanation.
Poverty in Human Services
Poverty is a major social problem in our society. Nearly 1 in 5 children live in poverty in the United States, with prevalence varying by region and state. As you read in Chapter 3, the human services field has a long history and v
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- January 7th, 2020
Essay Writing
Career Planning
You have found an opening for your dream job in human services. For the application, you are asked to write a formal paper discussing the social problem that you are passionate about and conduct research on that topic. You must also show that you understand the roles, responsibilities, and functions/activities of this position, and be able to relate them to the social problem you identified.
For this assignment, please respond to the following:
- Identify a social problem you are passionate about and one that is related to your concentration area, either Family and Community Services, or Organizations and Social Services. ( page minimum)
- Describe the purpose and history of major policies related to this social problem.
- For example, describe the significant policy or policies of child welfare, the main purpose of child welfare policy, and the key historical events or
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