Describe the factors limiting the internal validity of this study, and explain why those factors limit the ability to draw conclusions regarding cause and effect relationships.

Selection of a Statistical Analysis Approach

To prepare for this Discussion, review the handout, A Short Course in Statistics. If necessary, locate and review online resources concerning internal validity and threats to internal validity. Then, review the “Social Work Research: Chi Square” case study located in this week’s resources. Consider the confounding variables, that is, factors that might explain the difference between those in the program and those waiting to enter the program.

Additional Resource –

Post an interpretation of the case study’s conclusion that “the vocational rehabilitation intervention program may be effective at promoting full-time employment.” Describe the factors limiting the internal validity of this study, and explain why those factors limit the ability to draw conclusions regarding cause and effect relationships.

How do you explain the differences?Find out how the poverty line is defined and what percentage of Americans now live below it.

Research the following 2 questions:

1. Both the United Nation’s World Health Organization and the U.S. National Institutes of Health have websites devoted to health problems associated with aging. Find those sites, and compare the major health problems identified by the World Health Organization with the major problems identified by the National Institute of Health. How do you explain the differences?

2. The U.S. Census Bureau  provides a wealth of information about the U.S. population. Find out how the poverty line is defined and what percentage of Americans now live below it.

Assignment:

1. From a medical sociology perspective, write an essay on the topic, which includes an analysis and a conclusion of your findings and your position. You may want to include information on what you found most surprising. Pay attention to the grading rubric. Using APA, make sure that you cite all of the sources that you used to form your analysis.

Demonstrate understanding of concepts for the week. Integrate outside scholarly sources and social media postings. Engage in meaningful dialogue with classmates and/or instructor.

Social Media discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers using a social media platform as inspiration. In the social media discussions, students:
Demonstrate understanding of concepts for the week.
Integrate outside scholarly sources and social media postings.
Engage in meaningful dialogue with classmates and/or instructor.
Express opinions clearly and logically, in a professional manner.
References

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. . Protecting Americans through global health. https://youtu.be/IsITU2RLEo4

 

What outcomes inform the effectiveness of the policy? How adequate are these outcomes or indicators? Describe how social work training and experiences can inform can participate in the policy solution.

Choose a topic on aging population, do the proposal, first.

General description of the problem and how it is defined
Who is affected by the problem? Describe the demographics of the social problem;
What is the evidence for its manifestation? How does recent research or governmental literature describe the consequences of this social problem?
Who are winners and losers in how this social problem is defined and/or manifested?
Identification of a state or federal policy that addresses this social problem. The policy must be an established policy and not something that is proposed or has not yet been enacted.
What is title/name of policy; when was it developed; what are the major element/mandates of the policy. Describe the federal branch AND local NJ agencies that oversee this problem and what their oversight consists of?
Briefly critique the adequacy of this policy.
What outcomes inform the effectiveness of the policy? How adequate are these outcomes or indicators?
Describe how social work training and experiences can inform can participate in the policy solution.

What are the causes and consequences of divorce? Why are patterns of divorce often cyclical in nature?

Digging Deeper: The Causes and Consequences of Divorce

Follow instructions and use your own word for this assignment. attached is been upload for reading. cite is allowed but follow the instructions about the cite.

Sociologists study the connection between individuals and society, applying three key theoretical perspectives to understand the social world. Each perspective provides a different focus for explaining social problems, such as divorce, and their impacts within the private and public spheres of society.

*Interactionists focus on micro-level action  and the meanings we attach to them, and how we communicate with one another.

*Functionalists focus on macro-level functions to see how components of society fit together.

*Conflict theorists focus on macro-level inequalities to understand how conflict is created between competing groups.

What are the causes and consequences of divorce? Why are patterns of divorce often cyclical in nature?

 

How are the results similar or different? Do the results reflect gender inequality? How so? Click through and explore the returned pages if you desire.

Gendered concern about children

Open two Internet search engines and pose as a concerned parent.

Type questions such as “Why does my girl like boy stuff?” “Should I be worried if my girl likes short hair” or “Should I be worried if my daughter doesn’t like to wear dresses?” into the search engine in one window;

Type questions such as “Why does my boy like girl stuff?” “Should I be worried if my boy likes barbie dolls?” or “Should I be worried if my son likes ballet dancing?” in the other search engine.

Review the two pages of the results.

How are the results similar or different?

Do the results reflect gender inequality? How so? Click through and explore the returned pages if you desire.

Find two friends who are parents; Pose the hypothetical questions , and see if their reactions are similar or different from the web search results.

Discuss how Aboriginal perspective has affected/influenced your worldview on issues such as disability and body ownership.

Reflection on Aboriginal Australian Studies

Discuss how Aboriginal perspective has affected/influenced your worldview on issues such as disability and body ownership.
– Scholarly discussion of learning, including Indigenous perspectives of learning.
– Reflection on how your learning or knowledge has changed or developed over the course of the subject.
– How this new found understanding or learning has, or hasn’t, changed your world view.
– How this new understanding or knowledge will be applied in a professional context .

Describe ways you may monitor your actions toward others to ensure that bias does not negatively affect your clients.

Reflect upon what this level of discussion might signify and how it impacted your development of a sense of self. It may also be helpful to think about whether there was a particular moment in which these issues became more visible within your family.
Describe any contradicting parts of your self-assessment based on the information above, and your way of dealing with them.
Reflect upon the ways the aspects of yourself influence, affect, and bias your perspectives toward people who are different from you.
Describe ways you may monitor your actions toward others to ensure that bias does not negatively affect your clients.
Note that this paper will not be posted on the discussion board.

Students have found it helpful to address the following questions, but you do not have to incorporate all nor even most of them. Use 2 to 3 from each category as focus points for your paper and organize your writing under headings e. g. Introduction, Questions about “the world”, Questions about “your world” and so on.

Does the program portray a pathogenic or salutogenic health system? Explain. Does the program discuss any social determinants of health? Explain.

The body of the paper will consist of three main sections corresponding to the three episodes you are analyzing. For each episode, first provide a brief summary of the relevant health system plot elements. Then, assess the nature and accuracy of the program’s portrayal of the healthcare system based upon the knowledge you have gained through the lectures and readings from this class. That is, be sure to draw on at least 3 specific sociological concepts and ideas from the textbook, the lecture, and class discussions. Also, keep the following questions in mind during your analysis :
How does the program, in general, portray health, wellness, and illness? Is it more sympathetic to some persons  than others? Explain.
Does the program have a medico-centric bias? Explain.
Does the program portray a pathogenic or salutogenic health system? Explain.
Does the program discuss any social determinants of health? Explain.
Do you think the program has an underlying political or ideological agenda? That is, does the program seem to “take a side” in health care issues and arguments? Explain.
You may also critically examine the show from a sociological paradigm.