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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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