Consider the six theoretical orientations you were briefly introduced to in the Unit 1 video. Which one most appeals to you and why? Use that theoretical orientation to help explain some experience in your life.

The six theoretical orientations are: 1-Biological 2- Behavioural 3- Psychodynamic 4-Cognitive 5-Humanistic 6-Sociocultural

Link for the Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jodhom7LPCg&feature=youtu.be

What do you think are the pros and cons of the ALI (2000) Approximation Rule?

Pick at least two actions (may be discussed in two separate posts) from the following list of parental actions and decide under what circumstances each of them can be discipline or abuse. This should be based on your own beliefs, but carefully explain your choices. In your explanation, you should consider the severity and nature of the punishment, the age of child, the seriousness and nature of the child’s behavior, the possible consequences of the parental action, and the frequency of the punishment (a punishment which occurs once may be OK, but the same punishment may be harmful if repeated.)

1. Putting hot sauce on a 5-year-old child’s tongue because he cursed at his mother.

2. Slapping a 12-year-old in the face for backtalk.

3. Spanking a 2-year-old with a hand when he refused to eat what mom cooked.

4. Putting a 5-year-old in time out for 20 minutes after she hit her brother.

5. Repeatedly calling your 14-year-old daughter a “stupid slut” after she was caught in the backseat of a car with a boy’s hand up her shirt.

6. Kicking your 16-year-old son out of the house when he flunks out of high school and refuses to get a job.

7. Hitting a 9-month-old’s hand each time she throws a toy on the floor.

8. Locking a 3-year-old in his room for 4 hours because he was having a tantrum.

9. Calling your 13-year-old child lazy and useless in front of his friends after he refuses to mow the lawn.

10. Banning your 15-year-old son from family events because his “gay appearance” embarrasses you.

11. Hitting your 11-year-old daughter with a belt because she lied about where she went after school.

12. Forcing your 8-year-old son to stand naked under a very cold shower after he broke a wineglass because he was playing with a ball in the house after being told not to.

13. Withholding food from a child each time she comes home late from school. After catching him stealing money from your purse, you hit your son hard enough to leave a bruise. Be sure to provide supporting sources for your responses.

Describe one time you successfully persuaded another person (or people) or a time you failed to persuade another person (or people). Explain why you think you were/were not successful using the elements of persuasion. You must mention at least one element of source characteristics, one element of message characteristics, and one element of audience characteristics. Finally, given what we learned in our persuasion, is there anything you would have changed about your persuasive message (i.e., something about the source, the message, or the audience?). Why or why not?

your friend has a daughter who was recently diagnosed with ADHD and wants her doctor to prescribe medication to cure the disorder. what would her pediatrician tell her?

must be 150 words

“I’m bored with my job,” one highly experienced nurse tells you, and you believe she speaks for many within the hospital. What could be done to make their jobs more interesting to those who perform them?

. “I’m bored with my job,” one highly experienced nurse tells you, and you believe she speaks for many within the hospital. What are the limitations of your plan?

Hastings Elementary School (HESH E S) is a K–5 K through 5school with 700 students. The school leader has been asked by the district superintendent to analyze the school’s most recent state-mandated assessment results to develop goals for school improvement. The school leader analyzes the assessment results for grades three through five, comparing the results with the state’s proficiency goals for all students and all student groups, to identify areas in need of improvement. State Proficiency Goals for All Students and All Student Groups Percent Proficient and Above Grade Reading Mathematics Third 65 70 Fourth 65 70 Fifth 65 70 District Vision Our vision is to ensure that all students receive an exemplary educational experience that will allow them to be competitive and productive citizens. School Goal Hastings Elementary School will meet or exceed state proficiency levels for all test grade levels. Hastings Elementary School State-Mandated Assessment Results Percent Proficient and Above All Students Special Education Students English Learners Grade Reading Mathematics Reading Mathematics Reading Mathematics Third 64 70 65 70 50 65 Fourth 70 75 60 60 55 70 Fifth 75 80 65 65 65 70 Mathematics/Reading Faculty Survey Statements Agree Disagree 1. The school’s vision and goal development process provides effective guidance for school improvement. 46% 54% 2. The school’s vision and goal monitoring process provides effective guidance and motivation for me. 55% 45% 3. I am meeting the needs of all students in my classroom. 50% 50% 4. I have sufficient resources to meet the needs of my students. 70% 30% 5. Professional development has met my educational needs. 52% 48% 6. My grade-level team meetings help improve my teaching. 75% 25% 7. My grade-level team regularly reviews mathematics and reading formative assessment results to determine trends in student misconceptions and adjust instruction. 44% 56% 8. I would benefit from additional support for improvement. 65% 35% Open-ended comments made by five or more teachers. Students receiving special education services through inclusion are sometimes struggling—not sure what to do to help them. I love using team meetings to take care of logistics, share best practices, and create common lesson plans. I struggle with the language barriers when working with my EL E Lstudents, and I’m not sure how to determine what they need next. The school leaders provide goals and choose professional development (PDP D), but sometimes I wonder why these are our goals and where the ideas for PD P Dcame from. Question Citing the data, identify and justify THREE specific goals for school improvement that the school leader should establish. For EACH goal, describe a strategy the school leader should implement and explain how the strategy will help the school leader accomplish the goal.

keeping in mind the different aspects of development (physical,cognitive,socio-emotional, and behavioral) distinguish between normal and problematic adolescent adjustment?

Charlie is a 14-year-old boy, 5 feet tall and weighing 100 lbs. He had a juvenile criminal history. He was arrested and put in an adult prison for shooting and killing Charlie, his mother’s boyfriend George, who also was a local police officer. George had a history of physically and psychologically abusing Charlie’s mother and enacting physical and psychological trauma on Charlie.

1) analyze the physical and psychological trauma that Charlie experienced.

2) Briefly explain how you would engage and assess him for trauma.

Given the topic "American children score lower on standardized tests compared to children in other industrialized nations". What are two questions you would ask if it was your responsibility to solve the problem and explain why you would ask those questions.

In an essay of at least 3 paragraphs discuss how the media portrays men and women who show emotion in public. Is one gender treated differently or are both genders subject to criticism? Please refer to specific examples to support your position.

Could that one thing you wanted to change about the world become a successful social movement? Why or why not? Using the steps mentioned in the article in the "What is protest?" folder, could you transform this change into a social movement. Explain in two to three paragraphs!

https://hbr.org/2017/01/how-protests-become-successful-social-movements

Q. What do you understand by the expression ‘ The tragedy of Commons’ as described in your text -book? In light of the same, can you think of a modern example of the tragedy of the commons, where public use without accountability has created a negative outcome? Please elaborate  

500 to 600 words

subject: Introduction to sociology.