1. You have just been hired as a panelist for a news program. You have been chosen as the counterpoint to another panelist named “Mr. A” He feels he is very open-minded and thinks the key to building a multiracial society is to stop talking about race, stop race-based policies like  Affirmative Action that draw more attention to race (and take jobs/slots away from others), and stop having race-based organizations like black fraternities and clubs. Although he professes to be colorblind and not care about race, curiously, he emphasizes having black friends, while having an all-white extended family without any signs of interracial dating or marriage. 

When it is your turn to speak, provide counterpoints for at least three of Mr. A’s positions 

that:  

(a) identify the misinformation on which each is based, and 

(b) offer alternative interpretations for the positions he advocates. 

2. Identify at least three ways the media perpetuates stereotypes, and identify an example/specific stereotype for each (at least one such example should focus on a non-black minority group.) In addition, discuss the ways in which such stereotypes can be counteracted.  What does social science evidence say about methods that work in countering racism (in media and beyond)? 

3.As Latino- and Asian-Americans are the two fastest-growing minority groups, once their totals are added with African-Americans, non-Hispanic whites are expected to become an increasingly smaller proportion of the U.S. Some predict this shift will make us a more multi-racially balanced democracy.  Yet, others expect that a segment of this growth spurt will “become white” as other ethnic groups have in the past; thus maintaining white dominance in the U.S. Which prediction do you think is more likely to happen?  Support your position with at least three points of evidence from the course. Thereafter, discuss the evidence that the “other side” would use to counteract you, and explain why, despite this evidence, you stand by your prediction.

 

Resources: To prepare for this assignment, review the following theories of aging listed in Chapters 13, 14, and 15 of the textbook.

• The Five-Factor Trait Model
• Rate-of-Living Theories
• Cellular Theories
• Programmed-Cell-Death Theories
• Information Processing Theory
• Continuity Theory
• Competence and Environmental Press Theory
• Erik Erickson’s Integrity vs. Despair

Part 1: Older Adult Interview

Interview an older adult of your choice (they may be your parents, relatives, or friends) and have a discussion about the factors that influenced their development. Address the following as part of the interview:

• Cognitive, physical, and psychosocial development during the interviewee’s Maturity Stage of Adulthood (age 65 or older).
• How peers influenced the interviewee during his or her adolescent/young adult stage.
• What people and/or events influenced the interviewee’s development of morals such as faith, ethics, and culture?
• How the interviewee’s experiences, positive or negative, have formulated who he or she is as a mature adult.

Note: American Counseling Association (ACA) ethical guidelines indicate that interviewees have the right to refuse to answer any question posed to them by an interviewer. Please ensure that your interviewees are aware of this, and do not force them to answer where the opportunity to reply has been refused.

Pick one of the theories reviewed in Chapters 14 and 15 of the text.

Part 2: Reflection

From the perspective of your specific discipline, write a paper of 750-1,000 words, discussing the selected theory and how it relates to your interview. Include the following in your paper:

• A description of the selected theory.
• A description of your interviewee (gender, age, ethnicity, etc.).
• How the interviewee’s responses illustrate the selected theory. Support your response with examples.
• Discuss the ethical and cultural strategies for promoting resilience, optimum development, and wellness in older adults in general.
• Include at least three scholarly references in addition to a personal communication reference for the interviewee.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. Please use APA Headings.

1.   

Organizations take on many initiatives that they want their employees to accept and to work towards achieving. However, many of these initiatives fail because the employees have no personal connection or accountability. For an organization to transform its culture into one that is conducive for diversity and inclusion, employees at all levels of the company must understand that they are personally accountable for transforming the culture to meet the diversity and inclusion needs. Accountability leads to a psychological ownership that helps the desired results to be reached.

Discuss how you might hold employees personally accountable for the transformation of the organization. What would be specific goals or metrics that you would set for the employees, and what tools and resources would you provide to help them reach their personal accountability goals to transform the organization’s culture?

By completing this learning activity, you will be better prepared to recommend options for improving an organization’s diversity and inclusion practices (Unit Learning Outcome 8.2).

2.  

You have likely heard these slogans before:

• We’re stronger as us.
• We’re stronger as allies.
• We’re greater when we’re equal.

However, for many organizations, they are just slogans and not actions that are taken seriously. As you reflect upon the concepts that you have learned in this course, create your own slogan that you would use to describe the importance of diversity and inclusion in your organization. In addition, discuss how the slogan would be used to create action and strategies for creating an organization that focuses on diversity and inclusion.

Completing this learning activity will better prepare you to explore ways of incorporating workplace inclusion strategies for underrepresented groups (Unit Learning Outcome 7.1).

Discussion Board only.  keep them number.  150 words for both.

 

Choose one public corporation in an industry with which you are familiar. Research the company on its own website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Filings & Forms page, the Strayer University’s online databases, the Lexis Advance database, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions. Use the Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness Template [DOCX] to ensure that your assignment meets the requirements.

Requirements

Write a 4–6 page paper in which you address the following:

• Assess how globalization and technology changes have impacted the corporation you researched.
• Apply the industrial organization model and the resource-based model to determine how your corporation could earn above-average returns.
• Assess how the vision statement and mission statement of the corporation influence its overall success.
• Evaluate how each category of stakeholder impacts the overall success of this corporation.
• Use the Strayer University Online Library or the Internet to locate and include at least three quality references. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is the following:

• Determine the impact of globalization and technology changes, strategic models, vision and mission statements, and stakeholders on a corporation’s success.