SOC402
Contemporary Social Problems and the Workplace Entire Course
SOC 402 Week 1 DQ 1 Three Sociological Perspectives
Compare the differences among the three major theoretical
perspectives in sociology (structural-functionalism, conflict theory, and
symbolic interactionism). With which theory and theorist do you find that you
share similar views with and why?
SOC 402 Week 1 DQ 2 Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research
& the Methods of Social Research
Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of
qualitative and quantitative research. Suppose you are to study police
brutality, what methods of research (demographics, historical data, surveys,
interviews, or observation) would you utilize?
SOC 402 Week 2 DQ 1 McDonaldization
Analyze your college or workplace using Weber’s model of
bureaucracy. What elements (efficiency, calculability, predictability, and
control) of McDonaldization do you see? Do you wish life were less
McDonaldized? Why or why not?
SOC 402 Week 2 DQ 2 Generational Differences in the
Workplace
Analyze the following scenarios:
a. Bob Jackson is 44. He is the manager of operations for a
mid-sized company. He is always working and many employees at work think that
he is a workaholic. His goal is to become the company president before he turns
50. In which generational group would Bob fall? Explain your answer.
b. Jerry Thomas is 28 and has just become the new corporate
VP at his company. The older VPs with whom he works see him as impulsive,
somewhat self-centered and unwilling to play by the rules. In which
generational group would Jerry fall? Explain your answer.
SOC 402 Week 2 Assignment Women and Flexibility in the
Workplace
After viewing Women as change agents in America: Part I,
determine why Kathleen Christensen believes that the flexibility of women in
the workplace is a social and structural issue.
a. Identify some factors that have affected women’s
flexibility in the workplace throughout history.
b. Evaluate the factors that have affected women’s pay in
the workforce.
c. Hypothesize what may change for women in the workplace
within the next 10 years.
SOC 402 Week 3 DQ 1 Retirement
After viewing Retirement revolution: The new reality,
examine how the topic of retirement has changed in American society since the
2008 recession. Describe how it has impacted your plans, family members, or
friends’ plans for retirement. Compare traditional views of retirement with
current views.
SOC 402 Week 3 DQ 2 Sexual Harassment
Here are several events that happen in the workplace. Do you
believe they fall under the definition of sexual harassment? If so, why? If
not, why not?
a. Jane willingly dated a co-worker for the last 3 years.
Now, she has met someone else and does not want to continue the relationship
with the co-worker. The co-worker does not want to end the relationship and is
posting negative things about her on Facebook.
b. Linda offers sexual favors to her professor in order to
get a passing grade. The professor agrees, and Linda receives a passing grade.
c. Mary, a supervisor, asks her male employee, Stan, to join
her for dinner so they have will some quiet time away from the office to go
over his performance evaluation.
d. Bob, a supervisor, makes comments about on a regular
basis to his secretary, Susan, about how she is dressed for the day.
e. A customer in a restaurant grabs the rear end of a
waitress. She complains about the customer to the manager, who says, “Ignore
it, you’ll probably get bigger tip.”
f. Don posts pictures of scantily clothed women on his
office walls.
SOC 402 Week 3 Assignment Outline of Final Paper
Professional Workplace Substance Abuse Outline
Review the Final Paper instructions in Week Five of the
online course or in the “Components of Course Evaluation” section of this
guide. Then, visit the Ashford Writing Center located under Learning Resources
tab on the left navigation tool bar in our online classroom. Format your
outline for the Final Paper according to the “Sample Outline.” (NOTE: In the
“Sample Outline,” it states that the thesis statement is the last one to three
sentences of the Introduction. However, the thesis statement must be one
sentence in length and the last sentence of the Introduction).
The outline must include:
Introduction with
thesis statement
An outline of 5 body
paragraphs as demonstrated in the Writing Center’s template
Conclusion
Reference Page
SOC 402 Week 4 DQ 1 Second Shift
Respond to the following questions: Among twin- income and
dual-career families, do you think there will ever be an equal sharing of
household work? Why or why not? There has been some indication that women
voluntarily assume a larger share of household responsibilities because they
feel that their male partners do not perform these tasks satisfactorily. How do
you think this observation fits in with the sharing of housework?
SOC 402 Week 4 DQ 2 Substance Abuse
Substance abuse may include alcoholics and drug users, their
behavior will be different than other workers on the job. In what ways can
alcohol and drug use affect job performance and career success? What are some
ways that employees with alcohol and drug problems deal with their problems and
in your opinion, what can employers do to assist employees?
SOC 402 Week 5 DQ 1 Ethics in the Workplace
Analyze 2 of the following ethical scenarios:
Although John is an honest employee who never takes money
from the company cash box, he uses the company car to run personal errands
while making sales-rounds. Is this unethical behavior? If so, why? If not, why
not?
Betty is a high producing, devoted employee who might work
overtime in an emergency. She tells her boss that she got caught in traffic
upon arriving late the next day, when in fact, she overslept. Is this unethical
behavior? If so, why? If not, why not?
Suzy is a sympathetic employee who knows a co-worker is
operating a small business on the side (often using company office equipment
and paper) but says nothing. Is this unethical behavior? If so, why? If not,
why not?
Noticing her supervisor, a young married man, taking her
co-worker, Joanna, who was divorced, home two nights in succession, Diane
decided something was going on between them. Without any malicious intent,
Diane introduced the matter into the local grapevine and, as so often happens,
the rumor got out of hand. Is this unethical behavior? If so, why? If not, why
not?
SOC 402 Week 5 DQ 2 Globalization
Describe how globalization has changed the way American
companies are doing business. In what ways do you believe this change has
benefited American organizations and/or their customers? Are there ways in
which organizations and their customers have been adversely effected? Explain.
SOC 402 Final Paper
Select one of the following issues affecting the workplace
and working environment. You may narrow the range of the topic by choosing a
subtopic. Develop a paper that discusses the issue you have chosen, your
subtopic if applicable, and how your topic has or is affecting the work
environment that you have been in or are currently a part of. Also analyze how
the problem(s) could be solved using various social controls (i.e., laws,
organizational policies/practices, training/education, government or corporate
involvement) and determine what potential social or economic benefits may
result if your recommended changes were implemented.
Retirement issues
Balancing family and work life
Workplace violence
Ethical behavior in the workplace
Substance abuse in the workplace
Sexual harassment
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