Transitions to Adulthood: A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective
Drawing on examples to illustrate your answers, respond to the following essay question:
In what ways have young people’s uses of social media/the internet been framed positively and negatively in relation to their transitions to adulthood? Please illustrate your answer using examples from research, policy discourse and/or media commentary.
Ensure to include structure:
An introduction that introduces the topic of your discussion and signposts the structure of the main body of your essay; the main body which should develop the arguments of your paper and be written in clear paragraphs, each dedicated to a different analytical idea/point; and a conclusion, which should summarise your analysis and the key argument(s) of your essay.
Draw from both core and additional literature from the reading list, as well as other relevant sources that are useful for addressing the essay.
All of the questions require you to use examples to illustrate your answers and evidence your argumentation. You can bring in several examples or use one case study – this is totally up to you.
Discuss the differential diagnosis (DD) process
Discuss the differential diagnosis (DD) process. Identify 3 different DD processes used in clinical practice. Describe the risks/benefits of these 3 processes.
Responses to students should include an example of when the student identifies one of the differential diagnosis processes used in the clinical setting.
It is crucial to appropriately utilize APA 7th ed. All assignments; group work discussions and responses require accurate and appropriate APA citations. It is recommended to use nursing literature, medical literature and ancillary research in other disciplines as necessary. Current citations are required.
When possible evidence based literature and primary sources that are up to date and are most desirable. Works such as WebMD and the patient “self-help” resources are not appropriate for graduate discussions.
Describe how you would assess the problem orientation of the client in your selected case study
Identify the theoretical orientation you have selected to use.
Describe how you would assess the problem orientation of the client in your selected case study (i.e., how the client perceives the problem). Remember to keep the theoretical orientation in mind in this assessment stage.
Discuss the problem definition and formulation based on the theoretical orientation you have selected.
Identify and describe two solutions from all the solutions possible. Remember, some of these solutions should stem from the theoretical orientation you are utilizing.
Describe how you would implement the solution. Remember to keep the theoretical orientation in mind.
Describe the extent to which the client is able to mobilize the solutions for change.
Discuss how you would evaluate whether the outcome is achieved or not. Remember to keep the theoretical orientation in mind.
Evaluate how well the problem-solving model can be used for short-term treatment of this client.
Evaluate one merit and one limitation of using the problem-solving model for this case.
Use Empowerment Theory
review this article listed in the Learning Resources: Westefeld, J. S., & Heckman-Stone, C. (2003). The integrated problem-solving model of crisis intervention: Overview and application. The Counseling Psychologist, 31(2), 221–239. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1177/0011000002250638
What do you think it means to be a risky drinker?
1. BEFORE you watch the documentary: What do you think it means to be a risky drinker? – write at least 4 sentences
2. According to the film, 1 in 4 adults in the U.S. is a binge drinker. According to the NIAAA, binge drinking is defined “a pattern of drinking that brings blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels to 0.08 g/dL. This typically occurs after 4 drinks for women and 5 drinks for men—in about 2 hours.”
What are some of the consequences of binge drinking that the film shows AND how does this kind of drinking affect the quality of their life?
3. What are some examples from the film of the impact of risky drinking on family?
4. According to the film, about 80% of people with an alcohol use disorder will relapse within the first year of sobriety. Does that surprise you? Why/Why not?
5. According to Dr. George Koob, Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, “One of the most important things about excessive drinking is that it changes your brain” so that you have “no brake on impulsive behavior and stress-like responding.” This promotes a vicious cycle where people can end up drinking to fix the problem that drinking caused.
What are some examples of this in the film? Do you think you could recognize the behavior of someone who was in this cycle?
Research neglected diseases, the challenges encountered in researching and developing new medicines for these diseases.
Research neglected diseases, the challenges encountered in researching and developing new medicines for these diseases. Describe the markets that are involved and the incentives that are used to encourage the development of medications. Include a discussion of the non-market based solutions. Discuss the current debates and controversies encountered by the global health community. Make recommendations that could be applied by the Ministry of Health.
Please use the following headings in your paper:
Introduction
Neglected Diseases
Research and Development Challenges
Market Incentives
Non-Market Based Solutions
Current Discussions
Recommendations to MoH
Conclusion
References
Your paper should meet the following requirements:
Be 3-4 pages in length, not including the cover or reference pages.
Provide support for your statements with in-text citations from a minimum of six scholarly articles.
Be formatted according to APA writing guidelines.
Remember to utilize headings to organize the content in your work.
Write a report on each of the four perspectives including support for or against the perspective from two peer-reviewed articles from the University Library.
Imagine your supervisor has been asked to speak at a national convention on the future of criminology. Your supervisor has asked you to help gather information on alternative perspectives in criminology. You have been asked to research the following:
Critical criminology
Restorative justice
Peacemaking criminology
One additional perspective of your choice.
Write a 350- to 700-word report on each of the four perspectives including support for or against the perspective from two peer-reviewed articles from the University Library.
Post an explanation of whether means-tested programs (TANF, SNAP, and SSI) create dependency.
In the United States, there are many policies and programs in place to provide financial assistance to individuals in various ways. Some of these policies and programs include tax deductions for children, child care, mortgage interest, marital status, and/or student loans. These examples represent financial considerations the U.S. government provides to specific groups of people in society.
While many individuals appreciate the benefits of the policies and programs indicated earlier, there are many stereotypes associated with people who utilize certain public assistance programs like food stamps, subsidized housing, etc. It is important for social workers to understand the impact these stereotypes have on recipients of and service providers for such programs. Also, it is essential that you have the facts about social welfare policies in order to dispel the myths about recipients of assistance programs.
For this Discussion, review this week’s resources. Consider whether you think means-tested programs, such as the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), create dependency among its recipients. Then, think about how the potential perception of dependency might contribute to the stigma surrounding welfare programs. Finally, reflect on the perceptions you might have regarding individuals who receive means-tested welfare and how that perception might affect your work with clients.
By Day 4
Post an explanation of whether means-tested programs (TANF, SNAP, and SSI) create dependency. Then, explain how the potential perception of dependency might contribute to the stigma surrounding welfare programs. Finally, explain the perceptions you have regarding people who receive means-tested welfare and how that perception might affect your work with clients.
Required Readings
Popple, P. R., & Leighninger, L. (2015). The policy-based profession: An introduction to social welfare policy analysis for social workers. (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.
Chapter 6, “Fighting poverty: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families” (pp. 101-138)
Bentele, K. G., & Nicoli, L. T. (2012). Ending access as we know it: State welfare benefit coverage in the TANF era. Social Service Review, 86(2), 223–268.
Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.
Posiniewski, L. (2011). A unique approach to meeting the employment and training needs of food stamp recipients. Policy & Practice, 69(2), 14–15.
Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.
Plummer, S. -B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. (Eds.). (2014). Sessions: Case histories. Baltimore: MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].
Part 1, “The Logan Family” (pp. 9–10)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (n.d.). Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation. Retrieved November 14, 2013, from http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/research
Required Media
Laureate Education (Producer). (2013). Sessions: Logan family (Episode 4 of 42) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
Accessible player –Downloads–Download Video w/CCDownload AudioDownload Transcript
To what extent is degrowth relevant to sub-Saharan Africa?
DEGROWTH: A FOCUS ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
To what extent is degrowth relevant to sub-Saharan Africa?
Introduction
• Why Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)? (Under researched, the need for alternatives that are sustainable)
• Degrowth looks at plurality of development indicators as against the SDGs framework
• Degrowth advocating for the use of alternative indicators and pathways.
• Degrowth- advocating for shift in practices.
• Justification: there isn’t much research in this area. Although there are critics of degrowth from the global south, there are perspectives which have tried to clarify what is meant by degrowth for developing countries. Where consumption and production is carried out with environmental and ecological justice in mind. That is achieving a steady state growth without increasing carbon footprints or harm to the environment. Proposals to developing countries have been to enact policies that leads to urban sustainability, improves the lifestyle of the citizens, grows the economy but not harming the climate (reduce Co2 emission). According to escobar 2015, it does not mean the Europe and north America needs to degrow and poorer countries need ‘development’ a term which he has made clear should be scrapped. As it widens inequality gaps. There is emerging literature on sustainable degrowth
• What initiatives are taking place in ssa? Sustainability alternatives in ssa. Which cases show elements of degrowth (bearing degrowth values in mind: sufficiency and efficiency are degrowth values) Encourage the inclusion of of degrowth within social and environmental sustainability maps of policy makers.
• Make a link to Sub-Saharan Africa (diversity, poverty level, wellbeing and shared climate change consequences, cheap labour and the transfer of carbon emissions for poor countries). The need for SSA to grow but a sustainable rate hence alignment to sustainable degrowth.
• Nigerian context; introducing the case study Nigeria and the Attainment of Sustainable Development in the 21st Century | Vincent | Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences (mcser.org) ; Transforming Nigeria’s Economy on the Path of Sustainable Development in the 21 st Century: Challenges and Reflections | Mgbakoigba: Journal of African Studies (ajol.info) ; Economic Development in Nigeria on JSTOR
• Nigeria’s economic recovery and growth plan (2017-2020) ERGP-CLEAN-COPY.pdf (nationalplanning.gov.ng) set the tone for the new climate change policy for the pursuit of climate-resilient and climate-compatible initiatives. (NCCP_NIGERIA_REVISED_2-JUNE-2021.pdf (climatechange.gov.ng)
• More recently, the medium term National development plan Nigeria-MTNP-2021-2025-Overview-of-Draft-Plan.1.pdf (nationalplanning.gov.ng) this will be analysed
• ( another option is to Analyse nigeria’s recent climate commitment policy and see if it has tenets of degrowth in it. Is this an example of sustainable degrowth?)
Objectives of the study?
• Are SSA policy makers already including degrowth in the map. It is true that intellectuals and activists have confirmed that degrowth practices already exist in African(Ubuntu), latin American(Buen Vivir) countries and South Asian Countries (Ecoswaraj in India). However, inclusion into policy will ensure sustainable degrowth and tangible widespread results
• Prospects of degrowth for sub-Saharan Africa with a focus on Nigeria
• What practices exists in SSA that have elements of gegrowth? Ubuntu in South Africa will be used as an expose of the existing practices in SSA and
• How has Nigeria embraced the Sustainability/ or the new term sustainable degrowth
• How has the government helped in the achievement of sustainability in Nigeria: Nigeria’s recent national development plan will be analysed to see elements of degrowth in SSA policies
Possible outcomes?
• Answer the research question. Can elements of degrowth be found? How does degrowth become a globally acceptable concept? Acceptability by the Washington consensus? What are the potentials of degrowth characteristics in support of social and environmental sustainability? Encouraging local innovation through finance?
Sample Papers for Introduction and writing guide
• Frontiers | Technological Innovations and Degrowth Opportunities From Urban Egypt: Initiating the Discourse | Sustainable Cities (frontiersin.org)
• Crisis or opportunity? Economic degrowth for social equity and ecological sustainability. Introduction to this special issue (sustainable degrowth refer to reference list for more papers)
• What’s the future of economic growth in Africa? | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)
• The Next Economy: Why the growth and degrowth debate misses the point – Rethink Disruption
• Post-Development Theory and the Question of Alternatives: A View from Africa (jstor.org)
• Economic Development in Nigeria (jstor.org)
• The Maasai’s New Clothes: A Developmentalist Modernity and Its Exclusions (jstor.org)
• What is green growth and how can it help deliver sustainable development? – OECD
• Zero growth: A grand challenge for the Asia-Pacific region – Martin Groen, 2019 (sagepub.com)
• Recognizing the “De” in Degrowth – Undisciplined Environments
• Post-Development Perspectives – ReviseSociology
Methodology
• How will I carry out this research?
• Web of science search of degrowth as topic and limit to most cited literature
• I will begin by conducting a literature review of degrowth theory, this will be conducted systematically and using forward and backward snowballing techniques (basically using reference lists). This will help to identify the key tenets and broad themes in degrowth. From these key themes, I will define a number of evaluative criteria which will be used to apply degrowth to a contextual situation, that of Sub-Saharan Africa to analyse whether this theory is appropriate for the region. This will be conducted using primary and secondary qualitiative and quantitative data (i.e. world bank data, development data) to analyse degrowth in the context of Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Possibility of including grey literature???
• Review literature and outline themes **** Use degrowth as the framework of analysis
Literature review?
• Literature review of degrowth
• Articulate the theory/concept. What is degrowth?
• What is degrowth? (Demaria et al) 49723c2ff2366f421c6c9db2fc6e37d650dc.pdf (semanticscholar.org)
• Web of science search limiting to most cited literature
• Identify key themes and create table
• Papers that have extracted core themes of degrowth: Assessing the degrowth discourse: A review and analysis of academic degrowth policy proposals | Elsevier Enhanced Reader ; Not So Natural an Alliance? Degrowth and Environmental Justice Movements in the Global South – ScienceDirect ; Frontiers | Technological Innovations and Degrowth Opportunities From Urban Egypt: Initiating the Discourse | Sustainable Cities (frontiersin.org)
• Complementarity between the EJ movement and degrowth on the European semiperiphery: An empirical study – ScienceDirect
• Literature review of any papers that mentions degrowth in SSA. Or in the context of Africa
• African alternatives to development Ubuntu and the postdevelopment (slidetodoc.com)
• 11.pdf (scielo.org.za)
• Use world bank data to back up claims
• Which papers made explicit reference to SSA and which gave it a casual mention with reference to the global South?
Analysis
• Using the key themes focus on relating it to the different aspects of life in Africa
• How are these themes manifested and how does it make sense
• What practices in SSA relate to degrowth? The Sustainable Development Goals viewed through Gross National Happiness, Ubuntu, and Buen Vivir | SpringerLink (sussex.ac.uk) (refer to reference list on Ubuntu practices and how it relates to sustainability)
• 11.pdf (scielo.org.za) Ubuntu as a moral theory
• What is literature saying about growth in Africa? Advocates and critics(protagonists and antogonists).
• Not So Natural an Alliance? Degrowth and Environmental Justice Movements in the Global South | Elsevier Enhanced Reader look at reference list
• What are academics saying about degrowth in SSA/ How degrowth is discussed in relation to SSA
• Policy elements of policy in SSA that align with degrowth proposals Nigeria-MTNP-2021-2025-Overview-of-Draft-Plan.1.pdf (nationalplanning.gov.ng)
• After analysis create a table to summarise key degrowth themes vis a vis degrowth elements identified
Discussion
• Is degrowth appropriate or relevant given i.e. levels of poverty in SSA, poor health outcomes, lack of critical infrastructure that’s available, low levels of consumption, etc Or maybe SSA can benefit from aspects of degrowth (although they might be in practice, they have to be formally institutionalised and included in policy making)
• Is there a specific way to address challenges in SSA? Is degrowth an appropriate concept for achieving sustainable development in the global South?
• Is degrowth already taking place is SSA without a name. has Africa designed its undocumented development pathway?
• Possibility of alternative theories? Way forward? Degrowth: from theory to practice | Elsevier Enhanced Reader (refer to reference list in paper)
Other References
Asara, V., Otero, I., Demaria, F., & Corbera, E. (2015). Socially sustainable degrowth as a social–ecological transformation: repoliticizing sustainability. Sustainability Science, 10(3), 375–384. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-015-0321-9
Bourdieu, P. (1977). Outline of a Theory of Practice. Cambridge University Press. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4BWZpwAACAAJ
Cosme, I., Santos, R., & O’Neill, D. W. (2017). Assessing the degrowth discourse: A review and analysis of academic degrowth policy proposals. Journal of Cleaner Production, 149, 321–334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.02.016
Demaria, F., & Kothari, A. (2017). The Post-Development Dictionary agenda: paths to the pluriverse. Third World Quarterly, 38(12), 2588–2599. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2017.1350821
Demaria, F., Schneider, F., Sekulova, F., & Martinez-Alier, J. (2013). What is degrowth? from an activist slogan to a social movement. Environmental Values, 22(2), 191–215. https://doi.org/10.3197/096327113X13581561725194
Dengler, C., & Seebacher, L. M. (2019). What About the Global South? Towards a Feminist Decolonial Degrowth Approach. Ecological Economics, 157(August 2018), 246–252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.11.019
Escobar, A. (2015). Degrowth, postdevelopment, and transitions: a preliminary conversation. Sustainability Science, 10(3), 451–462. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-015-0297-5
Gerber, J. F., & Raina, R. S. (2018). Post-Growth in the Global South? Some Reflections from India and Bhutan. Ecological Economics, 150(January), 353–358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.02.020
Illich, I. (1973). Tools for Conviviality (1st ed.). Harper & Row, Publishers Inc. https://monoskop.org/images/2/24/Illich_Ivan_Tools_for_Conviviality_1973.pdf
Martinez-Alier, J. (2016). Socially sustainable economic degrowth. Beyond Uneconomic Growth: Economics, Equity and the Ecological Predicament, 40(6), 280–301. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783472499.00024
Martínez-Alier, J., Pascual, U., Vivien, F. D., & Zaccai, E. (2010). Sustainable de-growth: Mapping the context, criticisms and future prospects of an emergent paradigm. Ecological Economics, 69(9), 1741–1747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.04.017
Meadows, D. H., Randers, J., & Meadows, D. L. (1972). The Limits to Growth. In S. S. and P. W. Libby Robin (Ed.), The Future of Nature: Documents of Global Change (pp. 101–116). Yale University Press. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300188479-012
Research & Degrowth. (2010). Degrowth Declaration of the Paris 2008 conference. Journal of Cleaner Production, 18(6), 523–524. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.01.012
Rodríguez-Labajos, B., Yánez, I., Bond, P., Greyl, L., Munguti, S., Ojo, G. U., & Overbeek, W. (2019). Not So Natural an Alliance? Degrowth and Environmental Justice Movements in the Global South. Ecological Economics, 157(August 2018), 175–184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.11.007
Discuss Positive Psychology Applied to institutions
o Write a description of the specific environment you are discussing and why you believe positive psychology principles could be of use in it. Include details of who is in the environment, where it is, and what people are doing in that setting.
• Applications of Positive Psychology
o Write a detailed explanation of principles (for example, positivity, happiness, well-being) and concepts (for example, character strengths, flourishing, flow, gratitude) from positive psychology that are most relevant to the selected environment, and explain why.
• Strengths and Limitations of Positive Psychology Applications in this Setting
o Write an assessment of the strengths and limitations (advantages and disadvantages, pros and cons) involved in the application of positive psychology principles and concepts in this setting.
• Research Supporting the Application of Positive Psychology in the Setting
o Cite and apply scholarly research that supports the application of positive psychology principles and concepts in this setting.
• Conclusion
o Write a conclusion in which you summarize how the use of positive psychology principles and concepts in this setting may affect your current and future work life, health, education, or family.
Additional Requirements
Your paper should meet the following requirements:
• Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Your paper should be formatted according to current Evidence and APA guidelines.
• Number of References: Your paper should include a minimum of 3 properly cited professional resources (such as a textbook and peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles from the Capella library).
• Length: 4–6 double-spaced pages of content in addition to the title page and reference page.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point.
Justice, Temperance, and Transcendence
Describe the Flourishing Scale for this assessment.
Summarize and explain your personal reflections and insights to demonstrate what you learned from this experiential learning activity. What did you learn about yourself or others?
Relationship to Positive Psychology
Explain how this experiential activity or the character strength it represents is related to optimal human functioning. How does this activity demonstrate the principles and concepts of positive psychology?
Application to Social Issues
Summarize how what you learned from this activity and the study of character strengths for this assessment may be applied to social issues such as aging, mental health versus mental illness, and happiness and well-being.
Analyze the strengths and limitations (advantages and disadvantages, pros and cons) of applying what you learned or the character strengths studied to social issues.
Include supportive research findings related to these topics (at least one scholarly peer-reviewed article in addition to supporting information from a textbook or a professional source). Be sure to cite all scholarly sources where appropriate.
Additional Requirements
Your paper should meet the following requirements:
Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
APA formatting: Your paper should be formatted according to current Evidence and APA guidelines.
Number of References: Your paper should include a minimum of two properly cited professional resources (such as a textbook and a minimum of one peer-reviewed scholarly journal article from the Capella library).
Length: 3–4 double-spaced pages of content in addition to the title page and reference page.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point.
