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The Nature Of Marriage

Pages: 7 (2040 words) Sources: 4 Document Type:Creative Writing Document #:95384548


Unless there is a serious cultural change and marriage and the purpose of marriage are reevaluated I do not see marriage as a social institution having much social significance in the coming years. The meaning of it has been hollowed out, particularly as the primary purpose of marriage—having children and starting ……

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Bianchi, S.M., Sayer, L. C., Milkie, M.A., & Robinson, J. P. (2012). Housework: Who Did, Does or Will Do It, and How Much Does it Matter? Social Forces; a Scientific Medium of Social Study and Interpretation, 91(1), 55-63.  http://doi.org/10.1093/sf/sos120 

Ehrenreich, B. (2000). Maid to order. Retrieved from  https://www.college.columbia.edu/core/sites/core/files/pages/Ehrenreich_Maid_To_Order.pdf 

Gerson, K. (2010). The Unfinished Revolution: Coming of Age in a New Era of Gender, Work, and Family. New York: OxfordUniversity Press.

Pew Research Center. (2015). Parenting in America. Retrieved from  https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2015/12/17/1-the-american-family-today/ 

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Bilingual Education Handbook Compare And Contrast

Pages: 4 (1292 words) Sources: 5 Document Type:Essay Document #:99565133

...Social studies Danville School District ESOL program handbook contains policies and procedures that help English language learners (ELLs) attain English proficiency. The key components of the handbook include 1) the district’s legal obligations to ELLs and their parents, 2) the district’s procedures for identifying, assessing and placing students in ESOL program, 3) the district’s educational approach and curriculum, 4) the district’s methods and procedures for students exiting from ESOL program, and 5) the district’s method of evaluating the effectiveness of the ESOL program (“Danville School District ESOL Program Handbook,”2019). The remainder of this paper elaborates on how the above key components of the handbook are consistent with language policies reviewed in this course.
Danville School District legal obligations to ELLs and their parents
Below are some of the legal reasons why the district has an ESOL program.
The Civil Rights of 1964, Title VI
Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act……

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Danville School District ESOL Program Handbook. (2019, October). Cloud Object Storage | Store & Retrieve Data Anywhere | Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3).  https://s3.amazonaws.com/scschoolfiles/364/esl_handbook_updated_oct_2019_1.pdf 

Díaz-Rico, L. T., & Weed, K. Z. (2010). The Crosscultural, language, and academic development handbook: A complete K-12 reference guide (4th ed.). Allyn & Bacon.

Sutton, L. C., Cornelius, L., & McDonald-Gordon, R. (2012). English language learners and judicial oversight: Progeny of Castaneda. Educational Considerations, 39(2).  https://doi.org/10.4148/0146-9282.1111 

U.S. Department of Education. (2012, May). Language Instruction Educational Programs (LIEPs): A Review of the Foundational Literature. https://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/title-iii/language-instruction-ed-programs-report.pdf

U.S. Department of Justice. (2019, October 15). Types of educational opportunities discrimination. https://www.justice.gov/crt/types-educational-opportunities-discrimination

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The Government S Economic Policies Effect Good Or Bad Economy

Pages: 4 (1226 words) Sources: 5 Document Type:Essay Document #:48706943

...Social studies Introduction
Public policy is government decisions and actions designed to deal with problems and issues affecting the public (Madimutsa, 2008). The U.S. government policy areas include monetary policy, immigration, intellectual property, national defense, and welfare. This paper will review the impact of monetary policy on the U.S. economy.
Monetary Policy
Monetary policy is classified as the procedure by which the Federal Reserve uses monetary policy tools to regulate the money supply, exchange rate, and interest rates (the price of money) to stabilize the economy (Labonte, 2020). The interest rate is classified as the cost of borrowing and the reward for saving. The money supply can be defined as the total sum of money that is available in the economy. The exchange rate is the cost of the domestic currency concerning other currencies. The Fed uses various monetary tools, but over the years, they have relied on open market operations and……

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Federal Reserve. (2020, March 15). Federal open market committee. Retrieved March 30, 2020, from  https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm 

Labonte, M. (2020). Monetary policy and the Federal Reserve: Current policy and conditions (RL30354). Retrieved from Congressional Research Service website:  https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL30354.pdf 

Madimutsa, C. (2008). The Policy Formulation Process. Retrieved from  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336927323_The_Policy_Formulation_Proce ss

McGraw-Hill Education. (n.d.). The role of government. Retrieved from  https://www.jasonsclassroom.com/social-studies/cc-basics/chapter-5/lesson-5.3/ 

Suman, S. (2015, October 26). Monetary policy: Objectives, advantages, and disadvantages. Retrieved from  https://www.economicsdiscussion.net/monetary-policy/advantages/monetary-policy-objectives-advantages-and-disadvantages/12768 

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Individuals Using Customary Practices In Times Of Crises

Pages: 17 (4950 words) Sources: 30 Document Type:Annotated Bibliography Document #:60738961

Allen-Meares, P. & Garvin, C. (Eds.). (2000). The Handbook of social Work Direct Practice. New York, SAGE. This is not a primary source, but the definition of crisis could be used in the proposal.
… what constitutes a crisis at both the individual and community levels. This particular resource is a collection of perspectives from diverse authors in social work practice.
Ayeb-Karlsson, S., Knveton, D., Cannon, T., Geest, K., Ahmed, I., Derrington, E.M., Florano, E. & Opondo, D. (2019). I will not … Cannon, T., Geest, K., Ahmed, I., Derrington, E.M., Florano, E. & Opondo, D. (2019). I will not go. I cannot go: cultural and social limitations of disaster preparedness in Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Disasters, 43(4), 752-770.
This paper explores the influence of cultural and social contexts on perceptions of hazards and disaster and the responses to them using case studies from Bangladesh, Kenya, Nepal, the Phillipines, and……

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Roberts. A.R. (Ed.). (2005). Crisis Intervention Handbook: Assessment, Treatment, and Research (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Sama’ila, A. (2019). Economic crisis and the coping strategies of indigenous automobile entrepreneurs in northern Nigeria, 1983-2014. Sociology International Journal, 3(6), 437-442.

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Adolescent Psychosocial Assessment

Pages: 10 (2865 words) Sources: 8 Document Type:Case Study Document #:54875989

Adolescent social Assessment
SECTION I – social HISTORY
Personal
In list format, cover the following:
1. Name: John Mathew
2. Age: 18
3. Sex: Male
4. Race/Ethnic: Black, African-American
5. … cover the following:
1. Name: John Mathew
2. Age: 18
3. Sex: Male
4. Race/Ethnic: Black, African-American
5. Education/Occupation: Student
6. Health: Okay
social
John's family lives in an apartment situated in the middle of a range of complexes. The residence is right in the middle of … paying bills and lack of money to travel around (Sherman, 2012). Several aspects of culture support my family and me. We have strong social networks that work. Family members are cooperative and are ready to take up tasks. We are also highly religious and spiritual. I love … and listening to music.
SECTION II –THEORY/THEORIST(S), CONCEPTS OF HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
1. Choose any two theories/theorists on the effect of the……

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Alexander Jr, R. (2010). The Impact of Poverty on African American Children in the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems. In Forum on Public Policy Online (Vol. 2010, No. 4). Oxford Round Table. 406 West Florida Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801.

Belgrave, F. Z., & Allison, K. W. (2009). African American psychology: From Africa to America. Los Angeles: Sage.

Brittian A. S. (2012). Understanding African American Adolescents\\\\\\' Identity Development: A Relational Developmental Systems Perspective. The Journal of black psychology, 38(2), 172–200.  https://doi.org/10.1177/0095798411414570 

Chávez, R. (2016). Psychosocial development factors associated with occupational and vocational identity between infancy and adolescence. Adolescent Research Review, 1(4), 307-327.

Crain, W. C. (2014). Theories of development: Concepts and applications. Harlow, Essex: Pearson.

Fernandes-Alcantara, A. L. (2018). Vulnerable Youth: Background and policies.Congressional Research Service

Newman, B. M., & Newman, P. R. (2015). Theories of human development. Psychology Press.

Reubins, B. M., &Reubins, M. S. (2014). Pioneers of child psychoanalysis: Influential theories and practices in healthy child development. London: Karnac.

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Strengths Based Approach For Depression

Pages: 6 (1931 words) Sources: 7 Document Type:Case Study Document #:65081861

… Promotion
The process of health promotion entails enabling individuals to better control and improve their personal health. It is an all-encompassing political and social process that espouses actions aiming to strengthen individual capabilities and skills as well as actions targeted at effecting changes in social, economic, and environmental conditions, for lessening their influence on individual and community health. Lastly, health promotion enables individuals to improve control over health ……

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Ditton, L. (2015). Depression Treatment: Strengths-based Approaches. Available at  http://www.esteempsychology.com.au 

Gan, C., & Ballantyne, M. (2016). Brain injury family intervention for adolescents: A solution-focused approach. NeuroRehabilitation, 38(3), 231-241.

Gottlieb, L. (2014). Strengths-based nursing: A holistic approach to care, grounded in eight core values. American Journal of Nursing, 114(8), 24-32.

Liu, R. T., Kleiman, E., Nestor, B., Cheek, S. (2015). The Hopelessness Theory of Depression: A Quarter Century in Review. Clin Psychol, 22(4), 345-365. DOI:10.1111/cpsp.12125.

Swartz, M. K. (2017). A Strength-Based Approach to Care. J Pediatr Health Care, 31, 1-1. Available at https://www.jpedhc.org/article/S0891-5245(16)30281-4/pdf

World Health Organization. (1998). Health Promotion Glossary. World Health Organization. Available at  https://www.who.int/healthpromotion/about/HPR%20Glossary%201998.pdf?ua=1 

Xie, H. (2013). Strengths-Based Approach for Mental Health Recovery. Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci, 7(2), 5-10. Available at  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3939995/ 

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Eating Disorder

Pages: 8 (2261 words) Document Type:Case Study Document #:71757003

Eating Disorder/Electrolyte Imbalances Case Study
PERSONAL/social HISTORY
What data from the histories are relevant and has clinical significance to the nurse?
Relevant data from present problem: Self-injurious behavior (SIB), … lightheadedness and the likelihood of syncopal episode.
Clinical significance: The data would help identify personal/biological factors causing the patient’s condition.
Relevant data from social history: Sexual abuse by her stepfather, living with a single mom, and sexual behaviors.
Clinical significance: It would help identify social/family factors contributing to the condition.
What is the relationship of your patient’s past medical history (PMH) and current meds? What medications treat which … in this setting include ensuring the patient is the primary focus of interaction, maintaining a professional attitude, cautious use of self-disclosure, and avoiding social relationship with the patient.
5. How could the nurse explore her comments that suggest suicidal ideation?
Through asking the patient about her feelings ……

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Special Needs Child

Pages: 5 (1391 words) Sources: 5 Document Type:Case Study Document #:35206351

...Social studies Special Needs Child: Case Study
Overview of the Case Study
In this reviewed video (Lupercio, 2017), the narrator is a parent of a child with special needs, and the video aims to present her experience with a special needs child. The special needs child is her daughter. At birth, the child was normal - just like every other child – and the initial signs that the child has some concerning condition was when she was at the age of six months. The initial sign that the mother noted was her eye that was "wiggling very rapidly back and forth." From this stage, the parent was highly worried and took her to the Emergency Room after the wiggling lasted for more than a day, and it didn't go away, even after the child had a good sleep.
The ER recommended an ophthalmologist whose diagnosis was that the nystagmus (constant wiggling of……

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DeHoff, B. A., Staten, L. K., Rodgers, R. C., & Denne, S. C. (2016). The role of online social support in supporting and educating parents of young children with special health care needs in the United States: a scoping review. Journal of medical Internet research, 18(12), e333.

Garner, P., & Sandow, S. (Eds.). (2018). Advocacy, self-advocacy, and special needs (Vol. 25). Routledge.

Lupercio, B. (2017, Jan. 13). Being A Special Needs Mom | Becca\\\\\\'s Bubble Episode 3. YouTube. Retrieved from  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J_NS5QDKWw&feature=emb_title 

McNamara, S., & Blenco, G. (2018). Teaching special needs: Strategies and activities for children in the primary classroom (Vol. 37). Routledge.

Weiss, J. A., Cappadocia, M. C., MacMullin, J. A., Viecili, M., & Lunsky, Y. (2012). The impact of child problem behaviors of children with ASD on parent mental health: The mediating role of acceptance and empowerment. Autism, 16(3), 261-274.

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Disruptive Behaviors Of Students

Pages: 7 (2148 words) Sources: 5 Document Type:Case Study Document #:28118148

… the establishment of an external study finding generality. Furthermore, the subject design-wide multiple baselines contribute to external study validity through several inter-subject replications.
social validity of the study
Participants were required to complete anonymous questionnaires on their views regarding independent variables, their perceived improvements in their behavior, ……

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Bailey, J. S., & Burch, M. R. (2018). Research methods in applied behavior analysis, 2nd edition. Routledge.

Barlow, D. H., Nock, M., & Hersen, M. (2009). Single case experimental designs: Strategies for studying behavior for change (No. Sirsi) i9780205474554).

Carr, J. E. (2005). Recommendations for reporting multiple?baseline designs across participants. Behavioral Interventions: Theory & Practice in Residential & Community?Based Clinical Programs, 20(3), 219-224.

Cooper, J. O., Heron, T. E., & Heward W.L. (2020). Applied Behaviour Analysis (Third Edition). Pearson Education, Inc.

Petscher, E. S., & Bailey, J. S. (2006). Effects of training, prompting, and self?monitoring on staff behavior in a classroom for students with disabilities. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 39(2), 215-226.

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Suicide Prevention Intervention In The Emergency Department

Pages: 11 (3348 words) Sources: 7 Document Type:Essay Document #:74237246

… ER becomes a revolving door and clients are treated for chief complaints and not for the underlining problem. The issue is relevant to social work because there is a need to address the underlying concerns of this population so that the revolving door situation can be overcome … individuals can improve their lives.
Background/History
The issue of individuals not receiving proper care at the ER has emerged as a concern for social work in recent years; however, the issue was present as far back as the 1970s when Groner (1978) published his study and provided … like the Columbia Assessment but more needs to done in terms of follow-up (Stanley et al., 2018). In terms of multicultural practice issues, social workers always need to possess cultural competence when dealing with individuals because no two people are going to be the same, and everyone … should be understood before attempting……

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Appleby, L., Morriss, R., Gask, L., Roland, M., Lewis, B., Perry, A., ... & Davies, L. (2000). An educational intervention for front-line health professionals in the assessment and management of suicidal patients (The STORM Project). Psychological medicine, 30(4), 805-812.

Belmont Report. (1979). Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human

Subjects of Research The National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Retrieved from  https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/belmont-report/index.html 

Browne, V., Knott, J., Dakis, J., Fielding, J., Lyle, D., Daniel, C., ... & Virtue, E. (2011). Improving the care of mentally ill patients in a tertiary emergency department: development of a psychiatric assessment and planning unit. Australasian Psychiatry, 19(4), 350-353.

Burnette, C., Ramchand, R., & Ayer, L. (2015). Gatekeeper training for suicide prevention: A theoretical model and review of the empirical literature. Rand health quarterly, 5(1).

Callaghan, P., Eales, S., Coates, T., & Bowers, L. (2003). A review of research on the structure, process and outcome of liaison mental health services. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 10(2), 155-165.

Chatterjee, R. (2018). A Simple Emergency Room Intervention Can Help Cut Suicide Risk. Retrieved from  https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/07/11/628029412/a-simple-emergency-room-intervention-can-help-cut-future-suicide-risk 

Cooper, J., Kapur, N., Webb, R., Lawlor, M., Guthrie, E., Mackway-Jones, K., & Appleby, L. (2005). Suicide after deliberate self-harm: a 4-year cohort study. American Journal of Psychiatry, 162(2), 297-303.

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