SOCFP2000 CAPELLA Ethicality Of Abortion & Same Sex Marriage And Immigration Please view the attachments and complete the two tasksMUST FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCT

SOCFP2000 CAPELLA Ethicality Of Abortion & Same Sex Marriage And Immigration Please view the attachments and complete the two tasksMUST FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS WITH NO PLAGIARISM AT ALLPlease be sure to CITE ALL REFERENCES USED! Assessment 5
Comparing Politics, Law, Policy, and Power
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Overview
Write a 6–8-page essay comparing two U.S. states’ approaches to issues of same-sex marriage or immigration policy.
Note: You must complete Assessment 4 before beginning this one.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course
competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Describe theoretical ideas of power in relation to policy.
Discuss contrasts in how states approach a diversity issue, using theoretical ideas of power.
Competency 2: Identify historical and contemporary influences of discrimination in U.S. culture.
Discuss law, policy, or politics in states with varying approaches to a diversity issue.
Competency 3: Analyze the effects of social policy using aggregated data.
Analyze data to project how state policies might affect population migration.
Competency 4: Analyze how laws are applied or created based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual
orientation, age, and social class.
Discuss contrasts between two states in areas of law, politics, or policy as they apply to a diversity issue.
Competency 5: Apply diversity strategies in professional, educational, and personal contexts.
Apply historical solutions to an issue where there are discrepancies between state and federal diversity
law.
Competency 6: Communicate effectively.
Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format and with few errors of grammar, usage,
and mechanics.
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Context
How can sociological research help us understand how laws and policies are made and how they change over time?
How might we use the sociological perspective to develop more effective solutions to political and social issues or
create policies that are effective and based on sound research? These are questions to consider as you explore the
connection between political and economic power and legislative decision making.
Sociologists studying cultural diversity are also very much interested in how our beliefs about diversity are reflected in
the law-making and policy-making process, including laws and policies that pertain to immigration and same-sex
marriage. Something to think about is whether the policies and positions maintained by those in power actually reflect
the research and data on the topic or issue they address. In other words, does the rhetoric match the evidence
gathered through careful research?
Questions to Consider
To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow
learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of the business community.
Which sociological theory of power best explains the political decision-making process in today’s society?
How does cultural diversity influence policy making? For example, how do state policies pertaining to social
issues like immigration and same-sex marriage differ depending on the cultural diversity and demographic and
socioeconomic composition of that state?
Why is the sociological approach to cultural diversity useful for understanding how policy decisions are made
and how political debates over social issues are articulated by key stakeholders?
Resources
Suggested Resources
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context. For additional resources, refer to the Research Resources and Supplemental Resources in the left navigation
menu of your courseroom.
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Assessment Instructions
Note: You must complete Assessment 4 before beginning this one.
Building on your research and analysis of the immigration policy or same-sex marriage debates, this assessment
asks you to more closely examine the connection between power and policy, and law making by comparing and
contrasting how two states have handled these issues.
In order to understand the link between power and political and legal decision making, you will place this process
in each state in the appropriate context. That means that you need to assess the historical, demographic, cultural,
and socioeconomic factors that have influenced each state’s different approach to immigration policy or same-sex
marriage. You will also reflect on the consequences of state-to-state discrepancies in policies and laws regarding
controversial social and political issues like these.
This assessment combines the key components of studying cultural diversity from a sociological perspective:
placing current social issues in historical context, understanding how demographic and cultural trends influence
public opinion, and applying sociological theories to determine the role of power in shaping policy-making
decisions.
Deliverable
Write an essay addressing each of the following parts:
Part 1 – Complete the following:
Discuss one of the following for each of the two states you have chosen as it relates to your chosen
topic:
Law (rules and standards enforced by a particular institution).
Politics (the key political players in the policy-making and law-making processes).
Policy (principles or methods used to achieve a particular goal or make decisions about political
or social issues).
Discuss theories of power that might explain the differences between how each state has handled
your issue.
Examples of theories of power include power elite theory, the four networks theory of power,
pluralism, Marxist theory, and state autonomy theory.
Discuss other possible explanations for the differences in how each state’s government has
approached your topic. Address at least three of the following potential factors, and come up with
another of your own that might explain the divergent approaches you have identified:
Demographics of the state population, including age, race/ethnicity, gender, and percentage of
the population in urban versus rural areas.
Geography.
Religion.
History.
Socioeconomic standing, including median or average income and education levels of the
population, as well as the overall economic well-being of each state.
Part 2 – Answer the following, incorporating data to support your answers:
To what extent have these states’ existing policies and laws affected past migration patterns of the
groups affected (immigrants or those seeking same-sex marriage rights)?
How might future migration patterns be affected?
Part 3 – Complete the following:
Reflect on a historical precedent in which a state has had to alter its laws as a result of inconsistencies
with federal law.
Why and how did the state change its laws?
What lessons might be learned from this precedent, and how can those lessons be applied to
your topic?
Additional Requirements
Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
Length: 6–8 pages, not including the title and reference pages.
Format: Include a title page and reference page, and format the essay and your citations according to
current APA style and formatting guidelines.
Sources: Cite at least four credible, scholarly sources to support your points.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point.
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Assessment 4
Dealing with Complexity
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Attempt 2 Evaluated
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Overview
Create an informative 12-minute video or audio news segment on a contemporary social issue.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course
competencies:
Competency 1: Explain the nature of ethical issues.
Explain the selected contemporary issue, with reference to practical instances.
Competency 3: Engage in ethical debate.
Describe the relevant contributions to the issue from at least two different academic disciplines.
Competency 4: Develop a position on a contemporary ethical issue.
Explain at least two distinct positions on the issue.
Defend one’s personal ethical position on the issue.
Competency 5: Communicate effectively in the context of personal and professional moral discourse.
Create a video or audio presentation that reports on a contemporary social issue from multiple
perspectives.
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Context
Making responsible decisions about major public issues is more complex than a direct application of theory. One
source of this complexity is the value of looking at the issue through a variety of disciplinary modes of inquiry:
Psychology and sociology inform our views of individual and collective behavior.
Mathematics and the sciences remind us that human life is part of a larger world.
Literature and mythology encourage us to remember the power of good and evil.
Medicine points out that what we do affects the health of our bodies.
Communication and information technology help us learn to talk to each other.
Once again, your instructor has selected a few big issues that need to be considered from more than one of these
disciplinary lenses. Learning how to integrate knowledge from multiple fields is a vital transferable skill for practical life.
Another source of complexity in dealing with a major issue is that there are many alternative solutions to think about.
Intellectual honesty demands that we think critically about all of them.
Be sure to describe and examine each alternative position fairly:
Do not set up a simplistic version that will be easy to demolish rhetorically.
Taking each opponent’s view seriously clarifies our own convictions.
Apply critical thinking skills to the position you are defending, too:
Think about what objections someone else might make to your view.
Try to show clearly and honestly why you take this position.
Think of your thought on this issue as a chance to practice your skills for engaging in productive moral discourse from
multiple points of view.
You have seen how difficult it is to work through a complex public issue by integrating disciplinary insights, debating
alternatives, and defending your own position. Now, what are you going to do about it? Perhaps, there is another
grand issue about which you care deeply, and the skills you’ve practiced here will work well in dealing with the
complexity of that issue as well. The question remains, what will you actually do?
Take a moment to reflect upon what you have learned here. What matters is not some set of facts you have memorized
—you can always look up that stuff whenever you want. What does matter is what you can do—identify reliable
sources, think critically about issues, engage in productive discourse, defend your positions well, and communicate
effectively and creatively.
Like many of the elements of a liberal arts education, these skills are transferable to other aspects of personal, social,
and professional life. Learning and growth don’t stop at the end of a course or the completion of a program: they
become life-long habits for achievement and success.
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Questions to Consider
As you think about the theme “dealing with complexity,” consider addressing the following questions:
Which disciplinary lenses will you apply to your issue, and what resources have you found?
Which of the alternative positions do you find more compelling, and why?
What concrete actions will you now take to implement your own solution for the problem?
How has our work together in this course changed the way you deal with ethical issues every day?
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Resources
Suggested Resources
The following optional resources are provided to support you in completing the assessment or to provide a helpful
context. For additional resources, refer to the Research Resources and Supplemental Resources in the left navigation
menu of your courseroom.
Ethics
Cohen, A. I., & Wellman, C. H. (2014). Contemporary debates in applied ethics (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John
Wiley & Sons.
Hopkins, R. (2013). The power of just doing stuff: How local action can change the world. Cambridge, UK:
Green Books.
Gerbaudo, P. (2012). Tweets and the streets: Social media and contemporary activism. London, UK: Pluto Press.
Motilal, S. (Ed.). (2010). Applied ethics and human rights: Conceptual analysis and contextual applications. New
York, NY: Anthem Press.
Singer, P. (2016). Famine, affluence, and morality. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Dittmer, J. (n.d.). Applied ethics. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved from
http://www.iep.utm.edu/ap-ethic/
Pages 1–28.
Martin, B., Anderson, G. L. (Ed.), & Herr, K. G. (Ed.) (2007). Activism, social and political. In Encyclopedia of
Activism and Social Justice (pp. 19–27). Retrieved from http://www.bmartin.cc/pubs/07Anderson.html
Social Responsiblity
Skillsoft. (n.d.). Leveraging emotional intelligence [Tutorial].
Broad social issues often depend upon the extent of our empathy for those who are disadvantaged by a
policy or practice. Use this Skillsoft tutorial to sharpen your own sense of how to deploy this fellowfeeling.
28:00.
Skillsoft. (n.d.). Workplace management: Corporate social responsibility [Tutorial].
Social responsibility, one of the Essential Undergraduate Learning Outcomes, can be observed at an
organizational level as well as a personal one. This Skillsoft tutorial draws attention to this possibility.
1:26:00.
Skillsoft. (n.d.). Establishing self-confidence for life [Tutorial].
Taking action in support of our ethical convictions is not easy, but this Skillsoft tutorial has some valuable
guidance for approaching the task confidently.
23:00.
Riverbend City: Conflict Management.
Use this activity to get a better understanding of the complexity of a significant local social issue and help
you to think constructively about the issue you have chosen to address.
NBC Learn. (n.d.). Black men in Ferguson say lives marked by fear and perception [Video].
?In this video, you will see an example of community reaction to an ethical issue.
Running time: 03:44.
NBC Learn. (n.d.). Investigation finds some public charter schools exclude minorities [Video].
In this video, you will see an example of a significant social issue.
Running time: 04:16.
NBC Learn. (n.d.). Amal Clooney takes ISIS to trial over human trafficking, genocide [Video].
In this video, you will see an example of taking effective action on a social issue.
Running time: 04:36.
General Education Information Research Skills Library Guide
A Capella University library guide has been created for your use in General Education courses. The General Education
Information Research Skills Library Guide contains tips on how to use the Capella University Library to find resources
for your General Education courses. You are encouraged to refer to the resources in this library guide to direct your
research in this course.
Note: This Program Guide supports the Essential Undergraduate Learning Outcome of Information Literacy.
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Assessment Instructions
Assessment Overview
As the producer and correspondent of a television or radio news magazine (like 60 Minutes, VICE News, or All
Things Considered), you have been assigned to deliver an informative 12-minute segment on one of the
contemporary issues you and your classmates have been discussing during the past three weeks. Corporate policy
requires that you consider insights from two or more academic disciplines for example: nursing and social work, or
philosophical ethics, psychology, and biology. (Note: These are only examples; you are free to choose your own
disciplines!) It also requires that you interview credible representatives of at least two distinct positions on the issue.
You need not remain neutral on the issue; in fact, you are expected to state and defend your own position with
clear reasoning in your own words.
You will choose which of the complex social issues to present here. The intended audience for your segment is an
intelligent but perhaps uninformed public, so this is your opportunity to engage them in an issue that matters to
you.
Assessment Instructions
The final script for your production should, of course, include APA-style citations and references.
You may submit the assessment itself in either of two formats:
1. Option One: Produce the video segment. You should appear as the correspondent, but you may enlist
family and friends to play other parts. You might even take on distinct roles yourself, in a video “selfie”
where you consider the alternatives accurately. Kaltura and Adobe Connect are available in the courseroom,
but may use any device or software of your choice, so long as you are able to submit the work to your
instructor for assessment.
2. Option Two: Produce the audio segment as you would for broadcast as a radio program or as a podcast.
Once again, you will be the correspondent, but you are welcome to invite others to participate or record
yourself in different roles. As with the video option, you may record the audio in any way that suits you,
making sure to submit the audio file or a link to it as the submission for assessment.
Include the following concepts in this assessment:
1. Explain the selected issue you selected, with reference to practical instances.
2. Describe relevant contributions to the issue from at least two different academic disciplines.
3. Explain at least two distinct positions on the issue, considering each fairly.
4. Defend your own position on the issue clearly.
Submit this assessment to your ePortfolio.
Your instructor may provide video feedback on your work, as well as completing the official scoring guide for the
assessment.
Assignment Requirements
Communication: Create a video or audio presentation that reports on a contemporary social issue from
multiple perspectives.
Media presentation: Ensure your video or audio recording is a minimum of 12 minutes in length, with notes
or a transcript to ensure accessibility to everyone. Upload the presentation.
Resources: Use your judgment to ensure your topic is thoroughly researched. There is no minimum number
of resources required, however.
APA guidelines: Format resources and citations according to current APA style guidelines. When
appropriate, use APA-formatted headings.
Font and font size: Use a font of appropriate size and weight for presentation, generally 24–28 points for
headings and no smaller than 18 points for bullet-point text.
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