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Recent headlines have sparked heated debate about whether boys should be allowed to dress as girls. For example, a 5-year-old boy in Seattle who enjoys things traditionally for girls, such as jewelry, the color pink, and dresses was supported and encouraged by his mother, who wrote a book about him called “My Princess Boy”. A J. Crew ad featured a mother painting her young boy’s toenails hot pink (CBS News, 2011 April 13). Reactions ranged from outrage and disbelief to support of the mothers.

On the flipside, girls who shun traditionally “girly things” such as dresses and flowers in favor of more traditional “boy things” such as watching or playing sports, rough-and-tumble play, and choosing boys as friends are often called tomboys.

For either sex, choosing to engage in activities traditionally reserved for a specific sex can result in teasing and accusations of homosexuality.Using research gathered from your textbook, online course content, and at least 1 research article, analyze the above scenarios.Are the behaviors discussed above (i.e., preferring things traditionally acceptable for a specific sex) indicative of homosexuality? Why or why not?Describe the psychological consequences (positive and negative) that might result from engaging in behaviors reserved for a specific sex?Develop an argument for or against concern that these children might be exhibiting a paraphilia.Which paraphilia(s) might apply and what criteria would you use based on the research?What, if any, intervention would you recommend to a parent whose little girl or boy expresses the desire to engage in behaviors typical of the opposite sex? If you do not believe intervention is necessary, explain why.

By Monday, March 6, 2017 , write an essay that is 3-5 pages in length. Also include a cover page and reference list. Remember to support your arguments with information drawn from the online content, the textbook, and other credible, scholarly sources to substantiate the points you are making.  Apply APA standards to for writing and citations to your work.

Abnormal Behavior, 2 PAGES, REFERENCES NEEDED, APA FORMAT

Complete a diagnosis for “Peeping Tom.”Provide specific supporting information.Explain social issues that should be addressed and why, and briefly describe any additional information that might be significant to the diagnosis and assessment of this individual.Briefly describe any difficulties you might have in assessing or diagnosing this individual, and any background issues or biases you might have that would contribute to making this a challenging case to assess or diagnose.

**KIM WOODS** Measures of Intelligence Presentation

Access the Mental Measurements Yearbook, located in the University Library.

Select two assessments of intelligence and two achievement tests.

Prepare a 12- to 15-slide presentation about your selected instruments. In your analysis, address the following: Critique the major definitions of intelligence. Determine which theory of intelligence best fits your selected instruments. Explain how the definition and the measures are related. Evaluate the measures of intelligence you selected for reliability, validity, normative procedures, and bias. Your selected intelligence and achievement assessments. How are the goals of the tests similar and different? How are the tests used? What are the purposes of giving these differing tests?

Format our presentation according to APA guidelines

Depression and Chronic and Autoimmune Diseases

For this Application Assignment, review this week’s Learning Resources including the Chronic Disease and Autoimmune Disease sections of the “Stress, The Immune System, Chronic Illness, and Your Body” handout. Then select an illness that has a high co-occurrence with depression. Finally, consider teaching strategies that may reduce the effects of the stress related-illness.

The Assignment (3–5 page APA-formatted essay)
Describe the connection between depression and the illness you selected and explain the factors of the disease you selected that account for its high co-occurrence with depression. Explain the role of stress hormones and inflammation in this depression related illness Explain at least three teaching strategies that might reduce the effects of the stress related-illness you select.  Explain the methods you might use to encourage the adoption these strategies to reduce the effects of the stress related-illness.

Discussion: Sociocultural Differences in Perspectives on Aging

 

Western cultures think of time in linear terms while other cultures perceive the passage of time in cyclical terms (Helman, 2005). Helman states, “The clock, the watch and the calendar are among the main cultural symbols of Western industrial society” (para. 3). How might a culture’s perception of time influence views of individuals in later adulthood? What other cultural differences might impact a people’s view of aging? This week, you explore different cultures’ perspectives on aging and consider how these differences might impact social work.

To prepare for this Discussion, research two cultures different from your own and compare their perspectives on aging to that of your own culture.
By Day 3

Post a Discussion that compares your culture’s perspective on aging to the perspectives of the two cultures you researched. Explain why you think these differences exist. Also, explain how different perspectives on aging might impact social work practice.

Read a selection of your colleagues’ posts.
By Day 5

Respond to at least two colleagues who addressed cultures that are different from the ones you addressed. Share an insight from reading your colleagues’ postings. Describe how you might incorporate the cultural perspectives on aging described by your colleagues into your own social work practice.

  Required Readings Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th ed.). Boston, MA:  Cengage Learning.
Chapter 16, “Sociological Aspects of Later Adulthood” Optional Resources Use the link below to access the MSW home page, which provides resources for your social work program.
MSW home page Tucker-Seeley, R. D., Li, Y., Sorensen, G., & Subramanian, S. V. (2011). Lifecourse socioeconomic circumstances and multimorbidity among older adults. BMC Public Health, 11(4), 313–321.

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Assume the role of a chief researcher for the state Department of Education who is examining two groups with similar educational deficiencies. One group involved in the study is a rural, ethnically-defined, aboriginal group with a high rate of health issues including diabetes, vision impairment, and heart disease. The other group is also a rural group living on family-owned farms (as opposed to corporate farms) that are in severe decline as a result of years of decreasing rainfall and drought. Both groups exhibit achievement test scores that are more than one standard deviation below the mean at all grade levels, and excessive high school drop-out rates.

Use the scenario presented above to write a paper of 1,000-1,250 words that addresses the use of qualitative research as a means of studying the two groups in the scenario. Include the following in your paper:A rationale for using qualitative research methods instead of quantitative research.A statement of how the worldviews and paradigms of the researcher may create bias when applying qualitative research to the given scenario.

Subjective Wellbeing Presentation (need within 15hrs)

Prepare a 8- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that illustrates the relationship between subjective wellbeing and the following topics: Physical health Mental health Work Intelligence Religion Race, ethnicity, and stigma

Note:  -The following is a suggested protocol for saving assignments:

First Initial, Last Name, Assignment Name

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines. 

Hypotheses Paper

 For this assignment use the topic of interest attached and you will develop four hypotheses and four research questions you could use testing quantitative methods and four hypotheses and four research questions you could use testing qualitative methods. A rationale for why you selected/developed each series of questions must be provided with supportive research and APA citations and references. The length for this APA formatted paper is between 4 – 6 pages.  This assignment must review between 3 – 4 scholarly, peer-reviewed articles.