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ASH SOC 402 Week 1 Discussion 1 The Changing Structure of Work NEW
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The Changing Structure of Work. 1st Post Due by Day 3. According to your textbook, approximately 90% of laborers in the United States worked on farms at the end of the 18th century. By 1900, this percentage had dropped to about 50% of laborers. Based on your readings this week, please answer the following questions:
What was the Industrial Revolution, and how did it change the structure of work in the United States?
What effect did this shift in economic systems (from a largely agrarian society to an industrial society)
have on workers and their families?
Over the past 50 years, how has technology changed the workplace even further?
In what ways are your career options different from those of your parents and/or grandparents?
Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.
ASH SOC 402 Week 1 Discussion 2 Evidence-Based Decision Making NEW
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Evidence-Based Decision Making. 1st Post Due by Day 3. As you have read in the text, sociologists analyze data gathered in society and within organizations to understand more about the social problems that can occur within society related to organizations (e.g., globalization, environmental issues, etc.). Analyzing data also helps sociologists understand how social problems can occur within organizations in relation to specific groups (e.g., women, older workers, etc.). Gathering and analyzing data to understand these workplace issues is not only the job of sociologists as part of research projects, but also the job of human resources (HR) practitioners within organizations. Human resource practitioners often perform research about their workforce to understand how workers feel about their environment or their experiences of work.
To help you answer the questions below, please read the article “Becoming an Evidence-Based HR Practitioner” and watch the video, Older Workers: The ‘Unavoidable Obligation’ of Extending Our Working Lives?
Answer the following:
How does using data-based evidence help HR practitioners in organizational decision making?
In the video, Professor Vickerstaff presents research evidence regarding older workers. According to•
Professor Vickerstaff, which groups perform research in this area and what types of research do they
perform?
The article and text you read this week present examples of research methods. If you were an HR•
practitioner and wanted to understand the experiences of the older workers in your organization, what research methods would you use to do so? State the type of research method and explain why you have chosen this method to understand your older workers.
ASH SOC 402 Week 2 Assignment Unions Versus Human Resources (2 Papers) NEW
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ASH SOC 402 Week 2 Assignment Unions Versus Human Resources (2 Papers) NEW
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SOC 402 Week 2 Assignment Unions Versus Human Resources
Unions Versus Human Resources. Due by Day 7. In preparation for this assignment, review the following resources:
Managing Human Resources
A New Mandate for Human Resources
Does This Company Need a Union?
Human Resources Management
Voices of Union – Voices of Young Workers
Workplace Health and Safety History, to the 1920s
Workplace Health and Safety History 1930s to WWII
Workplace Healthy and Safety History WWII to OSHA
According to Beer et al (1984), human resources management (HRM) has developed as a way to serve workers’ interests, albeit internally within the workplace. This challenges the role of worker advocacy. Historically, workers’ interests have been served by external representatives from labor unions, and have also been protected through government interventions such as laws and regulations. The purpose of this assignment is to understand the roles of unions and the role of HRM, and examine whether workers have adequate support and protections in the modern workplace. After reading the text chapters for Week One and Week Two and reviewing the resources provided:
Explain how unions, human resources management personnel, and government interventions (such as laws and regulations) serve to address worker rights and worker safety.
Evaluate whether unions and HRM have unique roles for different groups (i.e., the organization, management, and the workers) or if there are areas of overlap.
Assess the following statement, “Workers in the modern workplaces of America are well protected and well supported.” Explain whether you agree or disagree with this statement, based on what you now know about government interventions, unions, HRM, and worker advocacy. Be sure to support your agreement or disagreement with statements of reasoning from your analysis.
The paper must be four to five double-spaced pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least three scholarly sources (which can be found in the Ashford University Library) other than the textbook to support your claims. Cite your sources in text and on the reference page. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar, in your online course. In particular, it would be helpful for you to review the In-Text Citation Guide, the APA References List, and the APA Essay Checklist for Students to ensure you have all of the required components for this assignment.
Reference: Beer et al (1984) Managing Human Assets. The Free Press: New York, NY.
ASH SOC 402 Week 5 Final Paper (Faith-based Decision Making in Business) NEW
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Social Issues and the Workplace. Due by Day 7. For the Final Paper, you will choose a social issue affecting the workplace and working environment, and develop a paper that thoroughly discusses the issue from both the workplace and societal viewpoints. Be sure to include the positive and negative aspects of the issue in relation to the workplace, society, and workers, especially the unique worker groups who may be most affected (e.g., women, immigrants, LGBTQ citizens, the working or middle classes, and racial, ethnic or cultural groups). Analyze how the issue could be positively supported using various social controls (e.g., laws, organizational policies/practices, training/education, government or corporate involvement, or social change) and recommend
interventions in these areas. In addition, discuss the potential social or economic benefits which may result if your recommendations were implemented.
Choose one of the following social issues:
The role of women in leadership•
Faith-based decision making in business (hiring and customers served)•
The use of immigrant labor in California•
Sexual harassment•
Executive versus worker compensation disparity•
The gender wage gap•
Whistleblowing•
The paper must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least five scholarly sources (three of which must be found in the Ashford University Library) other than the textbook to support your claims. Cite your sources in text and on the reference page. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center.
Writing the Final Paper
The Final Paper:
1. Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length (excluding title and reference pages), and formatted
according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
2. Must include a title page with the following:
a. Title of paper
b. Student’s name
c. Course name and number
d. Instructor’s name
e. Date submitted
3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
6. Must use at least five scholarly sources, including a minimum of three from the Ashford University
Library.
ASH SOC 402 Week 2 Discussion 2 Cross-Cultural Communication in the Workplace NEW
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ASH SOC 402 Week 2 Discussion 2 Cross-Cultural Communication in the Workplace NEW
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ASH SOC 402 Week 3 Discussion 1 Generational Cohesion and Conflict NEW
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Generational Cohesion and Conflict. 1st Post Due by Day 3. In preparation for this discussion, review the following resources:
Generations at Work: Managing the Clash of Veterans, Boomers, Xers, and Nexters in Your Workplace•
Baby Boomers and Generation Y @ Work (While Gen X caught in the middle)•
Generational Differences in Work Values•
Millennials or Generation Y, Who They Are and Why They’re Hated•
As presented in the readings this week, the generational mix in the workplace can create opportunities for conflict and cohesion. Please respond to the following prompts:
Your work manager has asked you to bring together a group of co-workers to form a project team that will look at a new software system to manage customer accounts. Currently, the customer account system is very complex and a manual process, but the system works and has been in place and efficiently managed for over 30 years. You decide to create a project team of multiple generations. Your manager asks you why you made this decision. Explain to her why you have chosen Baby Boomer, Generation X, and Generation Y team members by explaining the unique attributes each could bring to the team.•
Have you experienced generational conflict at work or in another part of your life? Has your reading this week on generations changed your views regarding this experience or helped you understand what occurred? Share your experience and how your views may have changed.•
Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.
ASH SOC 402 Week 3 Discussion 2 Social Media and the Workplace NEW
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SOC 402 Week 3 Discussion 2 Social Media and the Workplace NEW
Social Media and the Workplace. 1st Post Due by Day 3. The use of social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter is so widespread today that they have become tools for employers to evaluate their current and prospective employees. However, most people use these sites primarily to portray the personal and more informal aspects of their lives. In fact, the average person is unaware of just how much the boundary between their personal and work lives are disappearing due to these sites.
Please watch the Dangers of Social Media in the Workplace video that addresses how employers may use social media when considering a potential employee, and then address the questions below.
Should employers be allowed to assess current and/or prospective employees based on their social media sites? Why or why not?•
Describe at least three different examples of how a current employee’s social media use could jeopardize their job and professionalism in the workplace.•
Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.
ASH SOC 402 Week 2 Quiz NEW
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Since the Great Recession, the number of Americans living below the poverty line has __________.
Which of the following is a semiperiphery nation?
Regarding economic status, 23.5 million U.S. residents—1 in 13 people—live in areas without __________.
If a boss asks his employees to recommend individuals who are qualified for a job in the company, the employees will typically think of someone who is the same race, ethnicity, and gender. This is an example of __________.
Michael and his brother are baby boomers who have decided to stay in the workforce until they are 72 years old. This scenario exemplifies a __________ socioeconomic trend.
About 1 in 6 workers in the United States today is __________.
The Americans with Disabilities Act states that employers must __________.
__________ focuses on the way in which individuals manage their social and work environments.
In 2009, researchers found that more than 80% of urban undocumented workers in low-wage occupations had experienced __________.
Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act requires employers to accommodate workers’ religious needs unless doing so __________.
ASH SOC 402 Week 3 Quiz NEW
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It is estimated that about 30% of ___________ War veterans suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) upon their return to the United States.
Which of the following groups is most likely to be positively stereotyped as a “model minority”?
Four-year college graduation rates have increased far more for __________ than for __________ Americans.
Median weekly earnings for workers over age 25 are highest for __________.
What was the bracero program of the 1940s?
In one of its plants, BMW instituted a highly successful pilot project to improve conditions for older workers on assembly lines. BMW did all of the following EXCEPT __________.
The study of how products can be designed for optimal, safe use by people is known as __________.
Many recent college graduates need to find employment as soon as possible because over __________ of them have student loans that average about $30,000.
To save time, Lily often answers her e-mails on her tablet during office meetings. Which generation is most likely to view this activity as normal and not problematic?
The television show __________ depicts how the workplace changed between 1960 and 1970.
ASH SOC 402 Week 4 Discussion 1 Work/Life Balance NEW
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Work/Life Balance. 1st Post Due by Day 3. In preparation for this discussion, read the following articles:
Work, Family, and Stress (Clark, 1992)•
Flexible Work Arrangements (Koch, 1998)•
16 Ways to Encourage Work/Life Balance in Employees•
Balancing work and personal responsibilities can be a challenge. Employers are increasingly acknowledging these struggles and are instituting policies to help address them. Please address the following:
Suggest two policies that you think employers could institute that would best promote work-life balance among their employees. Be sure to explain why you think these policies would help.•
Would all employees benefit from these policies or just certain types of employees?•
Once these policies are instituted in the workplace, what role does workplace culture play in whether or not employees take advantage of them?•
What effect would these policies promoting work-life balance have on workplace productivity?•
Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.
ASH SOC 402 Week 4 Discussion 2 Emotional Labor NEW
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Emotional Labor. 1st Post Due by Day 3. In preparation for this discussion, review the following resources:
Emotional Labor Study at the University of Memphis•
Job Stress (Clark, 1995)•
You may also want to read, “The Effects of Stress in the Workplace.”
There are many stressors in the workplace that affect employees. Emotional stressors are no different. As our economy has moved from a manufacturing to a service-based economy, there are many more workers in a variety of occupational fields that are expected to manage their emotions according to employer demands. Emotional labor refers to a form of emotion regulation that creates a publicly visible facial and bodily display within the workplace. The increasing prevalence of this type of work introduces a new set of stressors in the workplace.
In your initial post
Describe examples of emotional labor in the following professions:•
o Teachers
o Nursing
o Human Resources
Give a suggestion of what employers can do to help employees address the personal impact of emotional labor?•
Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.
ASH SOC 402 Week 5 Discussion 2 Globalization NEW
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Globalization. 1st Post Due by Day 3. In preparation for this discussion, review the following resources:
Globalization Easily Explained Explainity ® Explainer Video•
Globalization Backlash (Hansen, 2001)•
In your initial post, address the following:
Describe how globalization has changed the way American companies are doing business.•
How do these strategies affect people in other parts of the world?•
In what ways do you believe this change has benefited American organizations and their customers?•
Are there ways in which organizations and their customers have been adversely effected? Explain your•
position.
Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.
ASH SOC 402 Week 5 Final Paper (Whistleblowing) NEW
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Social Issues and the Workplace. Due by Day 7. For the Final Paper, you will choose a social issue affecting the workplace and working environment, and develop a paper that thoroughly discusses the issue from both the workplace and societal viewpoints. Be sure to include the positive and negative aspects of the issue in relation to the workplace, society, and workers, especially the unique worker groups who may be most affected (e.g., women, immigrants, LGBTQ citizens, the working or middle classes, and racial, ethnic or cultural groups). Analyze how the issue could be positively supported using various social controls (e.g., laws, organizational policies/practices, training/education, government or corporate involvement, or social change) and recommend
interventions in these areas. In addition, discuss the potential social or economic benefits which may result if your recommendations were implemented.
Choose one of the following social issues:
The role of women in leadership•
Faith-based decision making in business (hiring and customers served)•
The use of immigrant labor in California•
Sexual harassment•
Executive versus worker compensation disparity•
The gender wage gap•
Whistleblowing•
The paper must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least five scholarly sources (three of which must be found in the Ashford University Library) other than the textbook to support your claims. Cite your sources in text and on the reference page. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center.
Writing the Final Paper
The Final Paper:
1. Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length (excluding title and reference pages), and formatted
according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
2. Must include a title page with the following:
a. Title of paper
b. Student’s name
c. Course name and number
d. Instructor’s name
e. Date submitted
3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
6. Must use at least five scholarly sources, including a minimum of three from the Ashford University
Library.
ASH SOC 402 Week 5 Final Paper (Women in Leadership) NEW
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Social Issues and the Workplace. Due by Day 7. For the Final Paper, you will choose a social issue affecting the workplace and working environment, and develop a paper that thoroughly discusses the issue from both the workplace and societal viewpoints. Be sure to include the positive and negative aspects of the issue in relation to the workplace, society, and workers, especially the unique worker groups who may be most affected (e.g., women, immigrants, LGBTQ citizens, the working or middle classes, and racial, ethnic or cultural groups). Analyze how the issue could be positively supported using various social controls (e.g., laws, organizational policies/practices, training/education, government or corporate involvement, or social change) and recommend
interventions in these areas. In addition, discuss the potential social or economic benefits which may result if your recommendations were implemented.
Choose one of the following social issues:
The role of women in leadership•
Faith-based decision making in business (hiring and customers served)•
The use of immigrant labor in California•
Sexual harassment•
Executive versus worker compensation disparity•
The gender wage gap•
Whistleblowing•
The paper must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least five scholarly sources (three of which must be found in the Ashford University Library) other than the textbook to support your claims. Cite your sources in text and on the reference page. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center.
Writing the Final Paper
The Final Paper:
1. Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length (excluding title and reference pages), and formatted
according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
2. Must include a title page with the following:
a. Title of paper
b. Student’s name
c. Course name and number
d. Instructor’s name
e. Date submitted
3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
6. Must use at least five scholarly sources, including a minimum of three from the Ashford University
Library.
