What is Race? I am African American Reflect on all of our readings and other mat

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What is Race?
I am African American
Reflect on all of our readings and other materials for this unit. Be sure you cite your sources and use formal terms and concepts from the readings.
1. How do you think most people view race? Where do we get these ideas from?
2. How do social scientists view race? What are the key differences between these two perspectives (social scientists and non-social scientists.)
3. How might society be different if more people held a scientifically-informed view of race? Be really specific here – think of a few examples of situations where our thinking and/or behavior might be different.
BOOK USED: Race and Ethnic Relations: American and Global Perspectives” 10th Edition by Martin N. Marger 
Aim for around 500-700 words.  

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I am African American
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Quiz Instructions  (no word count required) Can you identify the problem of gun

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Quiz Instructions 
(no word count required)
Can you identify the problem of gun violence?  Use what you learned about social problems and wicked problems to help you recognize the characteristics presented in this social issue.  
The purpose of this quiz is to introduce a conscious consideration of the definition and complexity of social problems.  Just like your reading suggests, there may not be a consistent definition of what a problem is.  There is a lot of ambiguity in the consideration of “social problem”. Questions about the measureability of harm or the definition of harm are important considerations.  At the same time, social problems are not always measurable and many interpretations of “problem” are subjective.  So how can we understand a “problem” around the phenomenon of gun violence. Try to identify subjective and objective aspects of this social issue using what you learned about how to define a “social problem” from Social Problems and What Is a Social Problem_ _ Social Problems_ Continuity and Change.pdf
Further, in the article by Newman and Head (2017)
the researchers discuss several characteristics that make gun violence potentially a wicked problem in the U.S. What are those characteristics and how are they uniquely related to the American context?
You will need to complete the reading and the lectures on Social Problems and the article on gun violence by Newman and Head (2017).
Criteria for Success:
A successful response to this quiz question will show that you have taken in the course material.  Use the materials we have studied so far to help you conceptualize the meaning of “social problem”. 
Show that you have immersed yourself in the course materials so far.  In other words, use this exercise to show that you are able to understand and apply what you have learned so far.  It will be clear that you are attempting to use and apply course material through a few obvious tricks:
Try out the terminology so that you can build the vocabulary. 
Prioritize the use of concepts that are explained in the material.  You can speculate and describe how you would identify problems.  But first, be sure to use the concepts or definitions in the course materials to explain the complexity and subjectivity of “social problems”.   Use the course materials to help you align what you conceptualize as a “problem” with a definition of “social problem”. 
Use quotations or paraphrase the course materials in your assignment.  Using appropriate portions of the course materials to help you explain yourself is a good idea.  Be sure to cite any borrowed or quoted ideas from original texts. 
Question 1
10 pts
An explanation of why gun violence can be identified as a “social problem”.  (Use support from course materials to show your reasoning and be sure to also define social problem.) (10 pts.)
Question 2
10 pts
Identify and explain two characteristics that make gun violence a wicked problem using support from Newman and Head (2017)

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Question: How important are ethics in sociological research? Critical Thinking a

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Question: How important are ethics in sociological research?
Critical Thinking assignments require the student to write an essay with three paragraphs that equal one page, demonstrating your knowledge and understanding of the material read.
All work submitted should identify the author of the material you are using, and be cited.
Please google “How to Cite” an Author’s Material, you will lose points on your work if this not done correctly. 

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Assignment: Drafting a Process Evaluation The steps for process evaluation outli

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Assignment: Drafting a Process Evaluation
The steps for process evaluation outlined by Bliss and Emshoff (2002) may seem very similar to those for conducting other types of evaluation that you have learned about in this course; in fact, it is the purpose and timing of a process evaluation that most distinguish it from other types of evaluation. A process evaluation is conducted during the implementation of the program to evaluate whether the program has been implemented as intended and how the delivery of a program can be improved. A process evaluation can also be useful in supporting an outcome evaluation by helping to determine the reason behind program outcomes.
There are several reasons for conducting process evaluation throughout the implementation of a program. Chief among them is to compare the program that is being delivered to the original program plan, in order to identify gaps and make improvements. Therefore, documentation from the planning stage may prove useful when planning a process evaluation.
For this Assignment, you either build on the work that you completed in Weeks 6, 7, and 8 related to a support group for caregivers, or on your knowledge about a program with which you are familiar. Review the resource “Workbook for Designing a Process Evaluation”.
Submit a 4- to 5-page plan for a process evaluation. Include the following minimal information:
A description of the key program elements
A description of the strategies that the program uses to produce change
A description of the needs of the target population
An explanation of why a process evaluation is important for the program
A plan for building relationships with the staff and management
Broad questions to be answered by the process evaluation
Specific questions to be answered by the process evaluation
A plan for gathering and analyzing the information

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