Some people enjoy working in groups while some prefer to work alone. Using what you have learned about group processes including your group project on person perception, think about the following questions: What is one instance in which working in groups is beneficial? What is one example where it be detrimental? What things might you suggest to make group projects successful? What types of assignments are particularly conducive to group work? What projects are not? Cite evidence from your textbook and relevant personal experiences

Describe the role of parents and discuss how different parenting styles impact adolescents’ behavioral outcome

How does Advertisment hurt the kids you love?

Marketing to children is unfair: Kids are more vulnerable than adults. Their developing brains are no match for today’s invasive and sophisticated advertising.

It undermines parents: Getting children to nag is a common marketing strategy. And it works! Nagging accounts for one in three trips to fast food restaurants.

It glamorizes greed: The false message of advertising — that what we buy will make us happy — leads to excessive and unsustainable consumption.

It encourages unhealthy eating: How effective is junk food marketing? Very! Preschool children report that food in McDonald’s wrapping tastes better — even when it’s not from McDonald’s!

It glorifies violence: Research links media violence to aggression, desensitization and fear, yet violent movies, TV programs and video games are marketed to kids as young as preschoolers.

It distorts body image: From impossibly thin dolls to bulked up action figures to digitally enhanced fashion models, marketers sell kids on unhealthy physical aspirations.

It sexualizes kids:Even very young children are bombarded with graphic media and marketing that encourage girls to focus primarily on appearance and sex appeal.

Discussion: Which effect in this list had a significant impact on your own childhood or adolescence? In what way? Explain how you experienced this effect and what you can do as a social worker to protect children from this effect in the future.

All social groups and families can be considered speech communities meaning they have their own unique language. Reflect on the words you use in your groups of friends, coworkers, clubs, etc. and create a list of 15 WORDS that make up your own language. Discuss the origins of these words in your language and provide a definition for each of the words on the list. Internet, texting jargon, and acronyms can apply to this activity. LIST of 15 WORDS:

2. Consider the following quote, “Meaning is in people not words.” Describe the words on your list and how they relate to this quote. What happens when you use these words in other groups?

Dokoupil (“Is the onslaught making us crazy?”) asserts, that the Internet “encourages—and even promotes—insanity”. Provide evidence from his article that supports this contention. As a product (or victim!) of this technology, how do you personally relate to the findings? How does this relate to information in our textbook?

In addition to addressing the above, please feel free to note what struck you most in the readings and/or text re: mental illness. It’s a fascinating, important topic!

As always: Integrate applicable material/chapter, explicitly.

what are the effects of the 1964 Civil Rights Act on urban planning?

Describe validity & reliability

*Provide an example for each that are similar to behavioral analysis and interventions

To what extent is gender a product of society, and how does society create gendered individuals?

Question 4
a) James believes that taking into account the characteristics, attitudes, steps in critical thinking as well as the communication behaviors, people are more likely to be made critical thinkers than being born as such. Illustrate your agreement or disagreement with the above statement. . Justify your answer using relevant and concrete examples.
(CR – 6 marks)
b) Choosing the appropriate learning space makes a whole difference in how well a student prepares for examination. Sometimes, the failure of students can actually be blamed on the poor choice of learning environment which they make even as they prepare for exams. Explain in details the four potential factors that your will consider while selecting a learning space as you prepare for exams and indicate how your choice can will be conducive for your end of semester examination preparation.
(EV – 6 marks)
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c) Technological addiction and poor sleeping habits are two major challenges that the twenty first century student has to deal with. With data being so affordable and the easy access to numerous social media platforms, a lot of students spend their sleep times interacting with friends and attending parties. Some are even addicted. Evaluate how you can manage these two major challenges using three key learning strategies to attain academic excellence. (CR – 6 marks)
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Question 5
a) Students’ attitude towards teachers and class is a major cause of plagiarism. Some students cheat because they have negative student attitudes towards assignments and tasks that teachers think have meaning but they don’t” (Howard, 2002). Illustrate your agreement or disagreement with the above statement. (EV – 6 marks)
b) Based on the statement in (a) critically analyze in details and with the use of your own examples three major means of reducing plagiarism among university students.
(CR – 6 marks)
c) Engaging unethical behaviors in your academic journey usually is not encouraged as it gives a terrible reflection of the potentially bad professional behaviors you will exhibit in the future. With the backing of practical examples of your choice, discuss and justify how unprincipled and unethical behaviors of a professional can convey distress or potential harm to a customer and describe which key remedies can be used to resolve the condition.

Question 1
a) “Why wait for tomorrow to do what could be done today? It has become common knowledge that some people especially students sometimes end up postponing very important activities without considering how it could have negative impacts on their lives. In your opinion and using tangible examples, explain four major reasons that can push the impulsive procrastinator to engage in procrastination.
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