SOC 402 Contemporary Social Problems and the Workplace

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SOC 402 Contemporary Social Problems and the Workplace Entire Class

SOC 402 Week 1 DQ 1 Three Sociological Perspectives

Compare the differences among the three major theoretical perspectives in sociology (structuralfunctionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism). With which theory and theorist do
you find that you share similar views with and why?

SOC 402 Week 1 DQ 2 Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research & the Methods of Social
Research

Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of qualitative and quantitative research.
Suppose you are to study police brutality, what methods of research (demographics, historical
data, surveys, interviews, or observation) would you utilize?

SOC 402 Week 2 DQ 1 McDonaldization

Analyze your college or workplace using Webers model of bureaucracy. What elements
(efficiency, calculability, predictability, and control) of McDonaldization do you see? Do you
wish life were less McDonaldized? Why or why not?

SOC 402 Week 2 DQ 2 Generational Differences in the Workplace

Analyze the following scenarios:

a. Bob Jackson is 44. He is the manager of operations for a mid-sized company. He is always
working and many employees at work think that he is a workaholic. His goal is to become the
company president before he turns 50. In which generational group would Bob fall? Explain
your answer.
b. Jerry Thomas is 28 and has just become the new corporate VP at his company. The older VPs
with whom he works see him as impulsive, somewhat self-centered and unwilling to play by the
rules. In which generational group would Jerry fall? Explain your answer.

SOC 402 Week 2 Assignment Women and Flexibility in the Workplace

After viewing Women as change agents in America: Part I, determine why Kathleen Christensen
believes that the flexibility of women in the workplace is a social and structural issue.
a. Identify some factors that have affected womens flexibility in the workplace throughout
history.
b. Evaluate the factors that have affected womens pay in the workforce.
c. Hypothesize what may change for women in the workplace within the next 10 years.

SOC 402 Week 3 DQ 1 Retirement

After viewing Retirement revolution: The new reality, examine how the topic of retirement has
changed in American society since the 2008 recession. Describe how it has impacted your plans,

family members, or friends plans for retirement. Compare traditional views of retirement with
current views.

SOC 402 Week 3 DQ 2 Sexual Harassment

Here are several events that happen in the workplace. Do you believe they fall under the
definition of sexual harassment? If so, why? If not, why not?
a. Jane willingly dated a co-worker for the last 3 years. Now, she has met someone else and does
not want to continue the relationship with the co-worker. The co-worker does not want to end the
relationship and is posting negative things about her on Facebook.
b. Linda offers sexual favors to her professor in order to get a passing grade. The professor
agrees, and Linda receives a passing grade.
c. Mary, a supervisor, asks her male employee, Stan, to join her for dinner so they have will some
quiet time away from the office to go over his performance evaluation.
d. Bob, a supervisor, makes comments about on a regular basis to his secretary, Susan, about how
she is dressed for the day.
e. A customer in a restaurant grabs the rear end of a waitress. She complains about the customer
to the manager, who says, Ignore it, youll probably get bigger tip.
f. Don posts pictures of scantily clothed women on his office walls.

SOC 402 Week 3 Assignment Outline of Final Paper Professional Workplace Substance
Abuse Outline

Review the Final Paper instructions in Week Five of the online course or in the Components of
Course Evaluation section of this guide. Then, visit the Ashford Writing Center located under
Learning Resources tab on the left navigation tool bar in our online classroom. Format your
outline for the Final Paper according to the Sample Outline. (NOTE: In the Sample Outline,
it states that the thesis statement is the last one to three sentences of the Introduction. However,
the thesis statement must be one sentence in length and the last sentence of the Introduction).
The outline must include:

 Introduction with thesis statement

An outline of 5 body paragraphs as demonstrated in the Writing Centers template
Conclusion
Reference Page

SOC 402 Week 4 DQ 1 Second Shift

Respond to the following questions: Among twin- income and dual-career families, do you think
there will ever be an equal sharing of household work? Why or why not? There has been some
indication that women voluntarily assume a larger share of household responsibilities because
they feel that their male partners do not perform these tasks satisfactorily. How do you think this
observation fits in with the sharing of housework?

SOC 402 Week 4 DQ 2 Substance Abuse

Substance abuse may include alcoholics and drug users, their behavior will be different than
other workers on the job. In what ways can alcohol and drug use affect job performance and
career success? What are some ways that employees with alcohol and drug problems deal with
their problems and in your opinion, what can employers do to assist employees?

SOC 402 Week 5 DQ 1 Ethics in the Workplace

Analyze 2 of the following ethical scenarios:

Although John is an honest employee who never takes money from the company cash box, he
uses the company car to run personal errands while making sales-rounds. Is this unethical
behavior? If so, why? If not, why not?
Betty is a high producing, devoted employee who might work overtime in an emergency. She
tells her boss that she got caught in traffic upon arriving late the next day, when in fact, she
overslept. Is this unethical behavior? If so, why? If not, why not?

 Suzy is a sympathetic employee who knows a co-worker is operating a small business on the
side (often using company office equipment and paper) but says nothing. Is this unethical
behavior? If so, why? If not, why not?
Noticing her supervisor, a young married man, taking her co-worker, Joanna, who was
divorced, home two nights in succession, Diane decided something was going on between them.
Without any malicious intent, Diane introduced the matter into the local grapevine and, as so
often happens, the rumor got out of hand. Is this unethical behavior? If so, why? If not, why not?

SOC 402 Week 5 DQ 2 Globalization

Describe how globalization has changed the way American companies are doing business. In
what ways do you believe this change has benefited American organizations and/or their
customers? Are there ways in which organizations and their customers have been adversely
effected? Explain.

SOC 402 Final Paper

Select one of the following issues affecting the workplace and working environment. You may
narrow the range of the topic by choosing a subtopic. Develop a paper that discusses the issue
you have chosen, your subtopic if applicable, and how your topic has or is affecting the work
environment that you have been in or are currently a part of. Also analyze how the problem(s)
could be solved using various social controls (i.e., laws, organizational policies/practices,
training/education, government or corporate involvement) and determine what potential social or
economic benefits may result if your recommended changes were implemented.
Retirement issues
Balancing family and work life
Workplace violence
Ethical behavior in the workplace
Substance abuse in the workplace
Sexual harassment