Debate whether nature or nurture is more responsible for criminal behavior.
Think of an example of how behavior is shaped by the environment. Discuss the different examples and the question which environmental forces may lead to crime.
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Media Tool
Watch the video “Testosterone and Crime” at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0AOUNN051Q
- ForaTV discusses evolutionary biologist Steve Jones’ notes that genes responsible for circulating testosterone in men are also to blame for most violent and criminal behavior.
- Summarize the information from the video.
- Discussion: Assume that there is a relationship between testosterone and crime. Also assume that young males have high amounts of testosterone. Should they be monitored closely? What may be the positive and negative consequences of closer monitoring?
3. Debate whether nature or nurture is more responsible for criminal behavior.
4. Read about the middle-class enclave of Chatman. Discuss the concept of collective efficacy and how it relates to social disorganization and crime. Why can some neighborhoods remain stable while others cannot.
Describe how you plan to incorporate them as members of your project, as well as how to get them up to speed on your project.
- In order to deliver the project ahead of schedule, you have been granted permission to add more resources to your team. Your project sponsor has worked out a deal to add an outside firm (partner) to your project team. They have very little understanding of your project, and you don’t have a lot of time to educate them on the project’s specifics. Describe how you plan to incorporate them as members of your project, as well as how to get them up to speed on your project.
- After posting your response, respond to at least one of your classmates about their suggestions.
discuss what these primary sources reveal about motives, desires, and competing visions of the “New World.”
In this assignment, consider the attached three primary sources that reflect Europeans’ views of this “newly-discovered” land. 2-3 paragraphs in which you discuss what these primary sources reveal about motives, desires, and competing visions of the “New World.”
Discuss the connection between health, environment and society.
After reviewing the below readings Discuss the connection between health, environment and society.
**It is important that you use examples from the readings attached below to support your claims.**
Bates, Diane. 2009. “Population, Demography, and the Environment.” Pp. 107-124. In Twenty Lessons in Environmental Sociology eds. Kenneth Gould & Tammy L. Lewis. Oxford University Press, Inc.
Rabin, Richard. 2008. “The Lead Industry and Lead Water Pipes ‘A MODEST CAMPAIGN.’” American Journal of Public Health 98.9 (2008): 1584–1592.
Levenstein, Charles and John Wooding. “Deconstructing Standards, Reconstructing Worker Health” in Reclaiming the Environmental Debate: The Politics of Health in a Toxic Culture edited by Richard Hofrichter. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000).
Film: Chernobyl Heart
https://www.learnoutloud.com/Free-Audio-Video/History/World-History/Chernobyl-Heart/78929
What nonverbal communication would support that level of communication?
The Case of Mrs. G.
Mrs. G. is a 75 year old Hispanic woman who has been relatively well all of her life. She had been married for 50 years and had five children. Her children are grown with families of their own. All but one of her children live in other states. Mrs. G.’s husband passed away last year, which was devastating for her. She had been very close to him and relied upon him for everything. He was “the life of the party” she always said and was a loving and caring man. Since his passing, Mrs. G. has continued to live in the house they shared for 35 years. In the last month, Mrs. G. has fallen twice sustaining injuries, though minimal. Her home health nurse comes weekly to check in on her. Mrs. G. likes her very much and wishes she could come more often. Mrs. G.’s daughter who lives in the next town over, has been worried and decided with the urging of her siblings and the doctor to start looking for an assisted living facility for her mother. She found one last week and talked with the Director who said she would be happy to help in whatever way was best. The daughter decided to tell her mother that it was time for her to move, so she can be cared for and be safe. When she told her mother, Mrs. G. cried and said, “This will not happen ever. I plan to stay in this house of loving memories for the remainder of my life.”
In 3 – 4 pages answer the following questions:
- How would you best describe Mrs. G.’s feelings about her life, her family, her traditions, and her future?
- Did Mrs. G.’s response to her daughter surprise you? Please explain your answer.
- In what way do you believe her culture might be influencing her decision?
- If you were Mrs. G.’s daughter what would you say to her that shows you are caring and have compassion for her situation? What nonverbal communication would support that level of communication?
- Suppose Mrs. G. stands firm about not leaving her house. What resources and collaborations might be available and helpful so the daughter and other healthcare providers can keep her mother safe and make the most effective decision?
review Nightingale’s Environmental Model of Caring and identify in which ways does this nursing theory remain relevant in today’s healthcare system and clinical practice.
Discussion week 2 – online
Please take a moment to review Nightingale’s Environmental Model of Caring and identify in
which ways does this nursing theory remain relevant in today’s healthcare system and clinical
practice.
write on a summary on what you watched
Watch: Films on Demand PBS The Age of Slavery (1800-1860): The African Americans—Many Rivers to Cross https://fod-infobase-com.ecsu1891.idm.oclc.org/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=58758&loid=271126&tScript=0
write on a summary on what you watched
Slavery has a long history in Africa. What were the different ways in which it was practiced in African societies?
Define key terms
Diaspora-
Hominins
Hunter-gatherers
dynasty
pharaoh
sahel
trans-saharan trade
matrillneal
patrillneal
kinship
oba
manumission
Answer review questions
1. When does African American History begin? To what extent is it necessary to study the history of the African continent to understand the experiences of diasporic African peoples such as African Americans? How far back in time should accounts of African American history begin?
2. African is home to many different climate zones and types of terrain, and it has experiences significant climate change over time. How has the continents environment influenced the history of the people?
3. Describe the impact of trans-Saharan trade on the history of west Africa.
4. Slavery has a long history in Africa. What were the different ways in which it was practiced in African societies?
Discuss whether the term “corporate entrepreneurship” is an oxymoron. Can corporations—especially large ones—be innovative?
- Discuss whether the term “corporate entrepreneurship” is an oxymoron. Can corporations—especially large ones—be innovative? Support your answer with examples.
- Use the Internet to find an example of two corporate innovations—one brought about through autonomous strategic behavior and one developed through induced strategic behavior. Which innovation seems to hold the most promise for commercial success, and why?
Explain the communication practices associated with the cultures within the two countries you chose.
Consider the following scenario as you complete and respond to the questions below: You work for a global manager. This position involves managing a key business department located in two different countries with two different cultures. You have been asked to create a report. This report is to provide information to your manager about how to operate in these two different countries.
In your report, you will choose a department in a business that operates in two different countries. The introduction paragraph presents the business department and the two countries you are using for your report.
Using the four functions of management (1. Planning, 2. Organizing, 3. Leading, 4. Controlling) describe how the business department operates in each of the countries.
- What are the differences?
- What are the similarities?
- How does this help or hinder the department?
- Explain the communication practices associated with the cultures within the two countries you chose.
- Describe potential communication challenges and proactive solutions in the “Leading” section of the function of management.
