SOC 315 ENTIRE COURSE

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SOC 315 ENTIRE COURSE
 
 
WEEK  1
 
SOC 315 Week 1 Individual Assignment Thinking About Diversity and Inclusion
 
Apply critical-thinking skills to answer the following questions in a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper, based on this week's readings.
What are the dimensions of cultural diversity? Identify and briefly explain the dimensions by referencing the text.
With what ethnic, cultural, or other groups do you identify? Describe what members of your social circle have in common.
What is the difference between diversity and inclusion?
What is the importance of workplace diversity training?
What is your experience with workplace culture? Could there be, or could there have been, more inclusion?
Include a minimum of two scholarly articles,
Format your paper according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.
Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab.
 
WEEK 2 
 
SOC 315 Week 2 Individual Assignment Multicultural Matrix and Analysis Worksheet
 
Select and research six ethnic groups in Culturegrams. Use the following instructions to access Culturegrams:
After clicking on University Library, click on Country Profiles and Economic Data, listed under Library Resources.
Click Culturegrams.
Navigate Culturegrams using the map or use the search option for specific terms.
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Multicultural Matrix and Analysis Worksheet..
Write a 350- to 700- word analysis of the advantages of a multicultural society and labor force.
Format your analysis according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.
Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab.
 
WEEK 3
SOC 315 Week 3  Learning Team Equal Rights Proposition Outline
 
Select a current social issue related to the rights of ethnic or social groups.
Research the subject and existing action plans designed to solve the issue.
Develop a 1,050- to 1,400-word comprehensive outline of your proposition to promote equal rights. Be sure to include the following:
The issues, challenges, and opportunities experienced by this group in the labor force
How society has constructed this group's identity
The legal framework relating to this issue
Summary of existing or proposed solutions of differing groups. Consider the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, corporate human resource departments, state or federal laws and regulations, political strategies, government agencies, religious groups, and grass roots organizations.
Whether or not this issue exists in other countries, and if so, how it is handled by differing groups
Your team's compromise or alternative to existing solutions
A description of the organization, order, and approach to your team's presentation
Your decision on the presentation format your group will to use for your Week 5 Equal Rights Proposition Presentation. Consider using Microsoft® PowerPoint® or alternative software, such as iPresent Presio®, Prezi®, and Glogster EDU.
Outline your proposition in the format and software program of your choice.
Include at least five academic references in your research.
Format your outline according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.
Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab
 
SOC 315 Week 3 Individual Assignment Learning about Your Own Cultural Heritage and Traditions
 
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper describing your own cultural heritage and traditions and exploring possible origins of your values, worldviews, and behaviors.
Address the following in your paper:
Describe your family's race and ethnicity, sex and gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, disability, age, religion and spirituality.
Reflect and write on the messages you have received about people from culturally diverse backgrounds
What are you most proud of about your cultural heritage and why?
Compare and contrast your family values, worldviews, and practices with those of some of the families whose ethnicities differ from yours, and provide your reflection. You may use examples form the text for examples of ethnicities different from yours.
How might media coverage affect the public's perception of your culture? Does it encourage or discourage prejudice, discrimination, and stereotyping?
If you were a manager, what inclusion strategies from this week's reading might you implement to moderate the media's effect on your employees and to promote inclusion in the workplace?
Include at least two academic references in your research.
Format your paper according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.
Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab.
 
 
WEEK 4
SOC 315 Week 4 Individual Assignment EEOC Paper and Presentation  

Explore the EEOC website to learn more about the organization.
Click the About the EEOC link and select Newsroom. Select a press release about an employee lawsuit published within the last six months.
Search the Internet to find at least one news item about this lawsuit, preferably from a news source in the state in which the incident occurred.
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that includes the following:
A description of the compliance issue that led to the lawsuit and its ramifications for the organization
A brief summary of the functions of the EEOC in one paragraph
The EEOC's role in this lawsuit
Whether or not this lawsuit promotes social change; justify your reasoning
A comparison of the EEOC press release to the news item. What accounts for the differences?
Strategies you would implement, if you were a senior manager of this company, to ensure future compliance and inclusion in the multicultural workplace
Format your paper according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.