Describe the personal experience as an outsider might describe it. (hint: depending on what you choose and the perspective you choose, this may require a little research

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Sociological Imagination

Watch the video Sam Richards: A radical experiment in empathy.

After watching the TED video and reading the section about the Sociological Imagination, take the viewpoint of an outside observer to examine your life.

First, pick one personal experience that was meaningful to you.

Second, pick a viewpoint different from your own. It can be another gender, race, nationality, or maybe someone from a different subculture. Finally, write about the three points listed below.

Write a 500 or more word paper discussing each assignment point listed below.

1.  Describe the personal experience as an outsider might describe it. (hint: depending on what you choose and the perspective you choose, this may require a little research)

2.  Describe how that experience was influenced by society structures (e.g. historical events, religion, or traditions)

3.  Finally review the four main perspectives and theorists related to those perspectives. What theory most applies to the personal experience you described and why do you think this theory applies?

Your paper must include a title sheet and at least 2 outside references.  You may use one reference from the internet but the 2nd reference must be from the Grantham University online library.  Only the body of the paper will count in your word requirement.

To help you begin your first paper, I have given you an example of a personal experience, the structure that helped to shape this event, and the theory that I would apply to it. Although what is listed below is an outline, I would like you to write in paragraph form.

Example:

Personal experience: wedding

Viewpoint: perspective of a person from the subcontinent India

1.  Description: Wedding itself was short, crowd was small, took place outside of hometown, and the bride wore white

2.  Social Structure: institution of marriage, marriage laws, and religious traditions

3.  What theory: functionalism

a.  Why this theory: functionalism supports social structure that is functional for society and marriage is functional for families and households

 
 
 

Business Society Assignment

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Social Responsibility of Business

  • Research a Fortune 500 company. Examine the company’s social responsibility policies. How does the company demonstrate its duty? For example, you may choose areas such as labor practices, environmental and human rights issues or special interest (e.g., animal rights, women’s rights, technology transfer, philanthropy, etc.) to describe how a company demonstrates its duty.

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

  • Write between 750 – 1,250 words (approximately 3 – 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
  • Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
  • Include cover page and reference page.
  • At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
  • No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
  • Use at least three references 
  • Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.

References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.  

 
 
 

What do the highs and lows have in common?

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reply to the students’ response and not the question  in 150 words minimum and provide 1 reference. Respond to the students response as though you are talking to them, use name 

question

a. What do the highs and lows have in common?

b. If any plateaus what did you do to change the slope?

STudents response

 

    I started my active duty career in the Army National Guard in 2000 and based on my graph, my job satisfaction has ranged between 60-95% up to this point in my career.  Between the years of 2002-2005 my job satisfaction was consistent because I had great leaders and mentors.  Unfortunately, in 2013-2014 it was a complete turnaround because of poor leadership and policy changes which altered negatively the morale of the organization.  Therefore, the commonality between the highs and lows were affected by my unit’s leadership simply put.  

    The years of 2008-2009 and 2011-2012, are examples of plateaus in the graph and my job satisfaction were high and primarily because I was taking and afforded opportunities to broaden my career and planning long term goals in uniform and as well as the next chapter in my life.  This action resulted in the slope changing.   

 
 
 

What does she say about storytelling?

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After viewing the TED talk about Jessica Jackley (Links to an external site.), share your impressions about her values and story. What does she say about storytelling? What is Kiva and what does it do? Who influenced her? How did she go about helping the poor to help themselves? What were some of the barriers and/or emotions she had to overcome? Please do some research and see if there are any Kiva programs or affiliations in your area or city.

Then discuss the social enterprise you selected from the website listed under Recommended Readings for the week. Why did you select that social enterprise? How is this company or its services/ products adding value to society? What intrigues you about it? Do you see any common themes, patterns, or attributes of the individuals involved in these social enterprises? Do you think the values of this company’s leader(s) and employees are reflected in their mission and workplace dynamics? How can value shape the leadership of a social enterprise or the company itself?