TWO OPTIONS THIS WEEK.  You have the option of completing the usual and boring Weekly Writing Assignment that includes the 3 questions OR you can write a “THANK YOU” letter to someone who has played a vital role in your education.  If you choose to write the THANK YOU letter, it can be addressed …

   Using Social Blade and other online resources, compare and contrast two influential influencers. You choose two platforms.  What are they selling? What is their mission/goal? What is the total count of their video views? How much money do they make from their Youtube videos? Daily? Monthly? Yearly? How many subscribers do each have? Do …

  Required Readings Yegidis, B. L., Weinbach, R. W., & Myers, L. L. (2018). Research methods for social workers (8th ed.). New York, NY: Pearson.Chapter 1, Toward Evidence-Based Practice (pp. 1-23)   Discussion 2: Evidence Based Practice Competent social workers have many types of skills to complement a wide variety of theoretical knowledge. This skill …

2 separate Papers; ONE FULL PAGE in length each, ONE REFERENCE [Yalim: textbook] called CONCEPT PAPERS. Answer the questions below, NOT a Chapter Review/Summary. Chapter 13: Who is considered a problem group member and how should they be handled? Chapter 14: What formats and aids are most used by group therapists? Papers are graded on …

Answer the following discussion questions: 400 Words each  1) Beginning with the 2000 U.S. Census, respondents could choose to identify themselves as members of more than one race. When certain people identity as multiracial, why does society not see them as such? Past U.S. president Obama had a white mother and a black father, but …

Write a 175- to 265-word response to the following: Is it immoral or insensitive to set evidence-based medical practice over other cultural medical beliefs? Fadiman compares the Hmong to a visual perception puzzle (p.237). Do you agree or disagree with her metaphor? Explain your reasoning.

  Discussion post: Discontents of globalism and new directions Read or view all the articles/videos linked below for use in the discussion assignment. Select the item(s) you find most interesting and respond to the question(s). You must use this template for your posts: (please check on the bottom) Post is based upon/is a response to: Two …

 Requesting assistance on completing a research based written assignment. This paper should be between 4-6 pages. This paper will pose a very specific sociological research question about families and analyze the available research evidence to develop an answer to that question.  When you submit your topics, it must be in the form of a question (i.e. what …

Qualitative Validity Many researchers, particularly those from the hard sciences like mathematics or physics, consider quantitative research, with the ability to determine statistical significance, as more rigorous than qualitative research. Qualitative research does not lend itself to such mathematical determination of validity, rather it is highly focused on providing descriptive and/or exploratory results. However, this …

Qualitative Methodologies Qualitative methodologies involve collecting non-numerical data, usually through interviews or observation. There are many approaches to qualitative research and no fully agreed upon list of methodologies. The text (Malec and Newman, 2013) describes six approaches in Section 3.1. The Frank and Polkinghorne (2010) article also describes three main qualitative approaches. The best way …