Identify specific barriers to social services that the Hernandez family experiences because of their class status (e.g., working poor).

Discussion 1: Classism

Income and wages are measurable indicators of how prosperity is distributed amongst social class. Wealth, often determined by an individual’s net worth (assets minus liabilities), is another indicator that is used to determine class. Wealth for working class families is measured by their cars, savings, and home. As people improve their social and economic standing, wealth may include things like stocks and bonds, commercial real estate, and expensive jewelry.

Wealth is an important indicator because it spans past, present, and future generations. For example, compare the children of parents who can save money and leave an inheritance with children of parents who economically struggle and have few assets to pass on to the next generation. Historically, the creation and accumulation of wealth provides evidence of the legacy of racism, sexism, and discrimination and their role in determining class. Black/African Americans, women, and Hispanic/Latinos have historically been denied the means to obtain assets and grow wealth. Consider the impact of chronic marginalization on the Black/African American community’s ability to build wealth. While the income gaps between various ethnic groups may be decreasing, the gap between assets remains wide. Data from the Pew Research center show that the median wealth of Caucasian households is 20 times that of Black/African American households and 18 times that of Hispanic/Latinos households in the U.S. (Pew Research Center, 2011).

Class extends beyond wealth and other financial indicators. Class also includes details like the amount of free time you enjoy (because you are not working three jobs to make ends meet) or feeling like there is a “right” way to speak and act in order to be heard. For this Discussion, analyze how classism has impacted your life.

By Day 3

Post an analysis of how classism has factored into your life. Then, explain a strategy you might use as a social worker to address the impact of class and class differences on the lives of your clients.

Discussion 2: Power, Privilege, and Classism

Plummer, S. B., Makris, S., & Brocksen S. M. (Eds.). (2014). Sessions: Case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].

“The Hernandez Family”

Power, privilege, and classism are interconnected. The more privilege you enjoy, the more power you have to access opportunities that build wealth. The more wealth you can amass, the higher your social standing. It is important to note that having wealth is not an indictment. However, the privileges that have often led to inequalities in wealth distribution are real. As a social worker, you may find yourself working with clients who do not enjoy the privileges you knowingly or unknowingly enjoy. The more you understand your own relationship to power, privilege, and class, the better you will understand your clients’ realities. For this

Discussion, review how classism is represented in the Hernandez family.

By Day 5

Post

An explanation of how classism is demonstrated in the Hernandez video.

Identify specific barriers to social services that the Hernandez family experiences because of their class status (e.g., working poor).

Explain how the intersection of class (e.g., working poor), ethnicity (e.g., Hispanic), and migration history (e.g., move from Puerto Rico to mainland) may further impact the Hernandez’s experience.

Identity 2-3 strengths in the Hernandez family.

Provide recommendations for how social workers might address issues of classism present in the Hernandez case.

Explain how recommendations would address class issues.

If you have you been involved with a company doing a redesign of business processes, discuss what went right during the redesign and what went wrong from your perspective.

If you have you been involved with a company doing a redesign of business processes, discuss what went right during the redesign and what went wrong from your perspective. Additionally, provide a discussion on what could have been done better to minimize the risk of failure. If you have not yet been involved with a business process redesign, research a company that has recently completed one and discuss what went wrong, what went right, and how the company could have done a better job minimizing the risk of failure.

Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #2 and the results of the decision. Why were they different?

Examine Case Study: An Asian American Woman With Bipolar Disorder. You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the medication to prescribe to this client. Be sure to consider factors that might impact the client’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes.

At each decision point stop to complete the following:

  • Decision #1
  1. Which decision did you select?
  2. Why did you select this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
  3. What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
  4. Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #1 and the results of the decision. Why were they different?
  • Decision #2
  1. Why did you select this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
  2. What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
  3. Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #2 and the results of the decision. Why were they different?
  • Decision #3
  1. Why did you select this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
  2. What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
  3. Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #3 and the results of the decision. Why were they different?

What tactics can a financially disadvantaged negotiator use to be treated on par with large organizations when their assets and resources are not as large?

This week read the More Meetings and Cost Estimate Negotiations and Problems Executing the Project section of the case study provided in W1 Project Instructions. Also review all discussion questions provided at the end of the case study document.
Based on the assigned sections (and all previous assigned sections of the case study), address the following topics:

· Overcoming Resource Disadvantage

o What tactics can a financially disadvantaged negotiator use to be treated on par with large organizations when their assets and resources are not as large?

o How might Infosys have used such tactics in the case study?

· Using Resource Application

o How can an effective negotiator use resource application in terms of written material, appropriate gifts, time expectations, and political or economic considerations such as innovation and risk to “even the playing field”?

o How might Infosys have used such resource application?

· Strategies for Negotiation Stages

o Negotiation can often be divided into four stages including preparation, information exchange, bargaining, and closure. Defend action steps Infosys should have taken in each stage of the negotiation case study.

· Non-Winner Perceptions

o In a negotiation, it is a good strategy to establish that no one is a loser in a negotiated outcome.

o Assess the future consequences that might arise when someone leaves the negotiation table feeling that he or she is a non-winner.

o Assess how the no one is a loser perspective does or does not impact the case study.

· Final Recommendations

o Justify at least five recommendations for creating positive outcomes in the case. In essence, when taking all your work in the case study to date into consideration, what are the five best practices or action steps you would suggest if you were asked to consult with the parties in the case study?

Important hint: You might find it helpful to begin each section of the paper by discussing the key themes and cues you observe. Then, do research on those key themes to both broaden and deepen your evaluation of the case and your understanding of the important issues. In the final product, about half your written evaluation of each topic should be research. About half should be application to the case study.

Explain how “fair use” and Digital Rights Management (DRM) relate and coexist with one another.

1. Under what circumstances are different federal courts bound by conflicting interpretations of the same law? How can such disagreements be resolved? If possible, identify a current instance.

2. Explain how “fair use” and Digital Rights Management (DRM) relate and coexist with one another.

3. In the United States, what is the legal basis for privacy protection? In other words, what can a court rely on to protect a right to privacy? What privacy is protected?

4. You are designing a website for a company providing a customer service. What is the best way to get your customer to accept your Terms of Service? Why is their acceptance important?

5. There is no federal security breach notification law. Consider whether one is needed. Provide your recommendation as well as your analysis of the benefits and drawbacks of such a federal law. Be sure to address the issue of

How do personality differences affect how individuals view conflict, attempt to resolve conflict, or respond to conflict?

  • What do you believe causes harmful conflict in the workplace? Can this be avoided? If not, how can it be resolved without causing long-term damage to the relationships between team members?
  • How do personality differences affect how individuals view conflict, attempt to resolve conflict, or respond to conflict? Have you ever experienced a conflict based on personality differences? How was it resolved?

When students have high similarity indexes with Turnitin, how can a Professor use this as a teachable moment?

1. When students have high similarity indexes with Turnitin, how can a Professor use this as a teachable moment?

2. What are ways students can avoid plagiarism when doing online classes?

3. Research the background of your Congressional representatives based on your address listed with CU – two senators and a member of the House of Representatives. Find out about their previous occupation(s), political experience, family, income, education, and other relevant demographics. What percentage of the vote did they receive to win in their last election? What are two policy issues areas they are interested in? How do these areas reflect their ideologies?

Write an essay. Start by identifying all three of your representatives. Then, pick the representative you are most interested in and explain why they interest you. Present the information you found in your research required above in the essay.

Explain how you think this company might provide value if you were to acquire their stock.

  •   In this portion of your report you will provide a two to three page introduction to a company of your choice, including background information.
  • This section of the report is important because it introduces those factors that make your chosen company and its stock interesting to the future financial health of your current company.
  • Address the major reason(s) why you chose the company.
  • Explain how you think this company might provide value if you were to acquire their stock.
  • Assess how the company appears to approach issues of ethical behavior and social responsibility and how this might affect its value.