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Read Fabians story in the Human Behavior and Community Macro Systems:
Sociopsychological Perspective section of your textbook. Briefly describe the
sociopsychological perspective and compare it to at least one other perspective
the book discusses. How can the sociopsychological perspective be used to
understand, and perhaps solve, Fabians issue? Is there another perspective
that would offer a better solution? Explain your answers.
Read Dougs story in the Human Ecology Perspective section of your textbook.
Respond to the ethical questions that follow. To what extent is economic
inequality fair? Did Doug have the right to vent his anger in such a violent
manner? What, if anything, could be done to improve Dougs economic and
ecological status?
Community Change. Write a two- to- three- page paper (excluding title and
reference pages) that identifies a problem faced by your community. Discuss
how a model of community change could be implemented to improve the
problem.
1. Describe six features of your community (e.g., cultural make up, size, and
locality).
2. Define the problem (e.g., obesity, environmental pollution, teenage
pregnancy,
graffiti,
truancy,
gangs,
drugs,
child
labor,
or
insufficient
Briefly describe the different parenting styles discussed in this weeks readings.
How could they impact cognitive and social development? Identify the style
that your parents applied to you, or the style you apply to your children. What
do the readings say about the effects of this parenting style on cognitive and
social development? Is this evidence supported by your own experiences?
Select an ethnic group from your textbook, or outside readings, and discuss
how the application of learning theory may vary according to the cultural
beliefs and values of this group. Based on the research, justify why you think
specific learning techniques could be used by your chosen ethnic group.
Provide examples to
Presentation
should
focus
on
strategies
that
promote