244.9.A

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Instructions: 

Research the following and write a 2- to 3-page double-spaced paper (not including the title and reference pages) addressing the following: 

  • Define big data.
    Reference Introducing Data Science: Big Data, Machine Learning, and More, Using Python Tools, Chapter 1: Data Science in a Big Data World, or other scholarly resources.
  • Discuss the role of languages like Python in the analysis of big data, such as but not limited to, a grocery store database of purchases.
  • How can software determine patterns of human behavior from this data?
  • How does this information affect business decisions? 
  • What tools are available in Python to analyze data? List at least three.
    Reference Introducing Data Science: Big Data, Machine Learning, and More, Using Python Tools, Chapter 3: Machine Learning / 3.1.3 Python Tools Used in Machine Learning; Python.org documentation; or other resources.
  • Select one specific tool and examine a hypothetical scenario where it would be used in analyzing data to determine a pattern.
    • Describe the tool and share a documentation resource.
    • Describe the hypothetical scenario where this tool could be used.
    • Address how this tool would help in analyzing data to determine patterns. 

Viewpoint and purpose should be clearly established and sustained, and the paper should be well-ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful. 

Assignment should follow the conventions of Standard English (correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation) and be in APA format with a separate title and reference pages formatted per APA guidelines.

MGMT 601: Leadership Skills Analysis

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Click the self-assessment link called “Do you have what it takes to be a leader?” and assess your leadership style. – This self- assessment result i have attached. 

Write a paper starting with an introduction, then a body with your discussion and end with a conclusion.

For part one: Write about what are the strongest and weakest areas of your style. DO NOT USE ONLY PERSONALITY TEST (MBTI OR BIG 5). You can include some concept related to your personality but this paper is about your leadership style. 
For part two: Develop a written plan to improve the areas where you are not strong. At the end of the paper include a short conclusion. Paper must contain at least 1000 words.
In order to get A and B level grades, you must demonstrate knowledge of frameworks and studies within the content of the textbook and in-class explanations in your report and provide a relevant set of recommendations, precisely targeting specific areas for improvement you identified in your personality then improving your leadership style. Avoid general recommendations which could be applied to almost any person. Focus on your results and your leadership style.

Requirements:

· Report must contain at least 1000 words.

· Report must include 2-3 citations and references including your textbook.

All sources must have: authors, publication dates, and publishers.

· Report must include: introduction, main body (which includes a written plan to improve the areas where you are not strong), conclusion.

· Report must exhibit good writing, research, and analytical skills, appropriate for an MBA-level paper

· Report must be written in the formal style.

Avoid sharing personal experience for this assignment.

Avoid/limit usage of charts, diagrams and other visual components, instead concentrate on making your ideas coherent, relevant and convincing.

Content flow

  

Leadership skills analysis

❏ Results of assessment is outlined

❏ Written plan to improve areas that needs improvement in leadership style are clearly outlined, discussed and analyzed thoroughly

Conclusion and Recommendations

❏ Recommendations precisely target each area for improvement identified

❏ Each recommendation is:

❏ specific

❏ action-oriented, concise and clearly written

❏ realistic and feasible 

❏ supported by research

Integration of concepts from the textbook/other sources

❏ Multiple sources are used

❏ Citations are used to support specific and relevant points, not to provide basic definitions

❏ Cited sources match concepts discussed

❏ Reference list formatted properly

❏ References are accurate and all of them are used in the report

Professionalism of the document

❏ Report includes all required sections

❏ Report exhibits good writing, research and analytical skills, appropriate for an MBA-level paper

❏ Report is coherent; your key points are clear

❏ Report does not contain grammar or spelling mistakes  

Leadership skills analysis

❏ Results of assessment is outlined

❏ Written plan to improve areas that needs improvement in leadership style are clearly outlined, discussed and analyzed thoroughly

Conclusion and Recommendations

❏ Recommendations precisely target each area for improvement identified

❏ Each recommendation is:

❏ specific

❏ action-oriented, concise and clearly written

❏ realistic and feasible 

❏ supported by research

Integration of concepts from the textbook/other sources

❏ Multiple sources are used

❏ Citations are used to support specific and relevant points, not to provide basic definitions

❏ Cited sources match concepts discussed

❏ Reference list formatted properly

❏ References are accurate and all of them are used in the report

Professionalism of the document

❏ Report includes all required sections

❏ Report exhibits good writing, research and analytical skills, appropriate for an MBA-level paper

❏ Report is coherent; your key points are clear

❏ Report does not contain grammar or spelling mistakes

Capstone discussion 4 peer responses

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In response to your peers, offer any advice and feedback to address your peers’ progress and concerns.

Post # 1

Dolan Newell posted 

Program Proposal: Ensuring Trans BIPOC patients receive the same health services through a care continuum focused on quality outcomes consistent with non-minority counterparts.

Objectives: The design of the program is to ensure Trans patients are receiving quality care from primary care with an appropriately specialists referral for required segments of their transition. This would consist of specialists in endocrinology, cosmetics/plastics, gynecology, speech therapist, social services, mental health, and housing/financial assistance (Rolls et al., 2020). The preferred model would be a built team of providers within the hospital that would allow patients to have the program support in one location for easy scheduling and referral options. A tertiary area of focus would also be on urgent/emergent teams due to high numbers of care needed for this patient demographic because of hate crimes, sexual abuse, suicidal ideation, or substance use. Ensuring a warm handoff to the right resources would allow for compassionate care and safeguard the correct method of care to the recipient (Morenz et al., 2020).

Population: While the program is built to provide care continuum all Trans patients, a focused attention would be on the BIPOC population. Many health disparities affect the BIPOC population; education, income, government, healthcare (individually and due to innate social disparities). From an ethical and legal perspective, it is crucial to deliver this care to everyone, regardless of socioeconomic, ethnicity, or ability to pay. Swedish would utilize available financial donors, grants, and government options to offset the imbalance of income, and provide training to all caregivers and provider to prevent all potential discrimination (Rolls et al., 2020). Policy would also be created within the organization to protect sexual orientation, gender identity, and culture/ethnicity. Additionally, senior leaders, HR partners, and business development will promote the hiring of applicable Trans candidates for each role. It will also be encouraged for internal Trans caregivers receive their gender-affirming surgery at a discounted price.  This should improve employee satisfaction of the internal employees, while placing Trans/BIPOC candidates in varying roles to further strengthen the culture in the organization, and reflect Swedish’s passion for Trans rights.  

Reference

Morenz, A. M., Goldhammer, H., Lambert, C. A., Hopwood, R., & Keuroghlian, A. S. (2020). A Blueprint for Planning and Implementing a Transgender Health Program. Annals of Family Medicine, 18(1), 73.

Rolls, J., Davis, J., Backman, R., Wood, T., & Honda, T. (2020). Curricular Approaches to Transgender Health in Physician Assistant Education.

Post # 2

Mary Leslie 

My proposal will be directed toward a healthcare organization that has seen issues related to patient quality and safety, this proposal will be targeted to administrative staff, to help implement patient-centered policies to positively impact patient experience and benefit the organization’s financial stability. In order to narrow down this project, the main focus will be improving communication with patients, in order to improve patient satisfaction and outcomes, and to address safety concerns. 

Since I have narrowed the project somewhat, the main objective is to see better communication between providers (all patient care staff) and patients or their family members. We would expect this to increase patient satisfaction, patient outcomes, and reimbursement. One of the main ethical considerations that the proposal will address, is ensuring staff receive education about ethical communication with patients and family members. Since many times nurses act as a “go between” with family members and physicians, their ability to effectively and ethically communicate is vital (Chrastek, Goloff, & Moore, 2019). These policy changes would also help prevent any potential legal implications to improper communication. Additionally, we would expect this to have a positive impact on reimbursement. While any policy changes will impact providers and patients, the target population of this proposal will be administration staff, who will use this proposal to implement new policies. With the resources, administration can turn the proposal into updated policies that allow all hospital staff to receive the education they need to care for and communicate with patients. Once all policies are in place, the expected time line for meeting the objective of better patient satisfaction, would be to see a marked increase within the first quarter of polices being put in place.

References

Chrastek, J., Goloff, N., & Moore, T. (2019). A Case Study in Cross-cultural Health Care and 

Ethics. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 21(1), 8-13.

Assignment 2: Database Systems and Database Models

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The Strayer Oracle Server may be used to test and compile the SQL Queries developed for this assignment. Your instructor will provide you with login credentials to a Strayer University maintained Oracle server.  Imagine that you have been hired as a consultant to assist in streamlining the data processing of an international based organization that sells high-end electronics. The organization has various departments such as payroll, human resources, finance, marketing, sales, and operations. The sales department is the only department where employees are paid a commission in addition to their yearly salary and benefits. All other departments compensate their employees with a yearly salary and benefits only. Commission is paid by multiplying the employee’s commission rate by the total amount of product units sold. You have access to the following data sets:  Employee (EmpNumber, EmpFirstName, EmpLastName, CommissionRate, YrlySalary, DepartmentID, JobID)Invoice (InvNumber, InvDate, EmpNumber,  InvAmount)InvoiceLine (InvLineNumber, InvNumber,  ProductNumber, Quantity)Product (ProductNumber, ProductDescription, ProductCost)Department (DepartmentID, DepartmentDescription)Job (JobID, JobDescription)  Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:  Design a query that will allow the finance department to determine the commissions paid to specific employees of the sales department for the month of December. Note:You will need to generate the tables described above (Employee, Invoice, InvoiceLine, Product, Department, and Job) in order to compare and validate your code. Validated query code must be part of your paper.Compare the code of the query you designed in Question one (1) to one that would show how much total compensation is paid to each employee for the same month.Determine and explain the factors necessary to ensure referential integrity.Create an object-oriented model to show how the tables are interrelated through the use of graphical tools. Make sure that you are able to show the relationship types such as 1:M, 1:1, or M:1. Additionally, remember to include the determined factors from the previous assignment requirement. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.Identify which data components are the entities and attributes, and the relationship between each using an object representation diagram through the use of graphical tools. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.Describe how Big Data could be used to assist in the productivity and forecasting of the organization’s products and resources.   Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:  Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Points: 90  Assignment 2: Database Systems and Database Models   Criteria  Unacceptable Below 70% F  Fair 70-79% C  Proficient 80-89% B  Exemplary 90-100% A  1. Design a query that will allow the finance department to determine the commissions paid to specific employees of the sales department for the month of December. Weight: 15%  Did not submit or incompletely designed a query that will allow the finance department to determine the commissions paid to specific employees of the sales department for the month of December.  Partially designed a query that will allow the finance department to determine the commissions paid to specific employees of the sales department for the month of December.  Satisfactorily designed a query that will allow the finance department to determine the commissions paid to specific employees of the sales department for the month of December.  Thoroughly designed a query that will allow the finance department to determine the commissions paid to specific employees of the sales department for the month of December.  2. Compare the code of the query you designed in Question one (1) to one that would show how much total compensation is paid to each employee for the same month. Weight: 10%  Did not submit or incompletely compared the code of the query you designed in Question one (1) to one that would show how much total compensation is paid to each employee for the same month.  Partially compared the code of the query you designed in Question one (1) to one that would show how much total compensation is paid to each employee for the same month.  Satisfactorily compared the code of the query you designed in Question one (1) to one that would show how much total compensation is paid to each employee for the same month.  Thoroughly compared the code of the query you designed in Question one (1) to one that would show how much total compensation is paid to each employee for the same month.  3. Determine and explain the factors necessary to ensure referential integrity. Weight: 10%  Did not submit or incompletely determined and explained the factors necessary to ensure referential integrity.  Partially determined and explained the factors necessary to ensure referential integrity.  Satisfactorily determined and explained the factors necessary to ensure referential integrity.  Thoroughly determined and explained the factors necessary to ensure referential integrity.  4. Create an object-oriented model to show how the tables are interrelated through the use of graphical tools. Weight: 20%  Did not submit or incompletely created an object-oriented model to show how the tables are interrelated through the use of graphical tools.  Partially created an object-oriented model to show how the tables are interrelated through the use of graphical tools.  Satisfactorily created an object-oriented model to show how the tables are interrelated through the use of graphical tools.  Thoroughly created an object-oriented model to show how the tables are interrelated through the use of graphical tools.  5. Identify which data components are the entities and attributes, and the relationship between each using an object representation diagram through the use of graphical tools. Weight: 20%  Did not submit or incompletely identified which data components are the entities and attributes, and the relationship between each using an object representation diagram through the use of graphical tools.  Partially identified which data components are the entities and attributes, and the relationship between each using an object representation diagram through the use of graphical tools.  Satisfactorily identified which data components are the entities and attributes, and the relationship between each using an object representation diagram through the use of graphical tools.  Thoroughly identified which data components are the entities and attributes, and the relationship between each using an object representation diagram through the use of graphical tools.  6. Describe how Big Data could be used to assist in the productivity and forecasting of the organization’s products and resources.  Weight: 15%  Did not submit or incompletely described how Big Data could be used to assist in the productivity and forecasting of the organization’s products and resources.   Partially described how Big Data could be used to assist in the productivity and forecasting of the organization’s products and resources.   Satisfactorily described how Big Data could be used to assist in the productivity and forecasting of the organization’s products and resources.   Thoroughly described how Big Data could be used to assist in the productivity and forecasting of the organization’s products and resources.   7. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%  More than 6 errors present  5-6 errors present  3-4 errors present  0-2 errors present

Only Original work

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 Due Week 4 and worth 100 points

When looking for information about a particular issue, how often do you try to resist biases toward your own point of view? This assignment asks you to engage in this aspect of critical thinking.
The assignment is divided into two (2) parts.
For Part I of the assignment (due Week 2), you read a book excerpt about critical thinking processes, reviewed the Procon.org Website in order to gather information, and engaged in prewriting to examine your thoughts.
* Remember that in the Week 2 Discussion, you examined the biases discussed in Chapter 2 of the webtext.

In Part II of the assignment (due Week 4), you will write a paper to synthesize your ideas.
Part II – Writing
Write at three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:
1. State your position on the topic you selected for Assignment 1.1.
2. Identify (3) three premises (reasons) from the Procon.org website that support your position    and explain why you selected these specific reasons.
3. Explain your answers to the “believing” questions about the three (3) premises opposing your position from the Procon.org website.
4. Examine at least two (2) types of biases that you likely experienced as you evaluated the premises for and against your position.   
5. Discuss the effects of your own enculturation or group identification that may have influenced your biases.
6. Discuss whether or not your thinking about the topic has changed after playing the “Believing Game,” even if your position on the issue has stayed the same.
The paper should follow guidelines for clear and organized writing:

  • Include an introductory paragraph and concluding paragraph.
  • Address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences.
  • Adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.
  • Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA Style format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
  • The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
  • Identify the informal fallacies, assumptions, and biases involved in manipulative appeals and abuses of language.
  • Create written work utilizing the concepts of critical thinking.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in critical thinking skills and informal logic.
  • Click here to view the grading rubric..

I need response

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I believe that the most powerful branch of the federal government is the judicial branch. Their responsibility is to provide interpretations to the constitutions and statutes that are up for dispute. These judges’ decisions are referred to as case law. 

One example is with the U.S. Constitution forbidding the government from imposing “cruel and unusual punishments” on individuals who violate criminal laws. Although there are no specific guidelines as to what punishments are not allowed, that’s when the judicial branch steps in to decide which punishment would considered “cruel and unusual”.  Another example is with statutes, because they help judges to shape laws. Since each state has its own legislature to write laws, these judges help interpret the statutes when the purposes are not clear.

In the video he mentioned that out of 11,000 amendment change requests, only 27 actually took effect. Some of those included freedom of religion, press and right to bear arms. There are some people who say the constitution should and does change with society and it is known as a living document, those individuals are living constitutionalist while others, known as originalist think it is a dead document and that the only way to interpret the constitution is to find out what the framers intended the provision to mean.

second one

One of the most important and best laid out government designs in the United States is judicial review as part of the checks and balances system. When the founding fathers wrote the Constitution, it is evident that they acknowledged a potential power struggle between the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government. To help establish boundaries for each branch and their respective powers the founding fathers created a system where no single branch necessarily holds or wields more power than the other two. However, in my opinion, I believe that the judicial branch of government stands just a foot ahead of the other branches. 

I tend to lean towards the judicial branch of government being the most powerful due to the fact that this is the branch that interprets the laws and hands down sentences to include life and death. To have the power to decide if someone should live or die is in my opinion, the ultimate power. According to The National Registry of Exonerations which is a project of the Newkirk Center for Science & Society at University of California Irvine, the University of Michigan Law School and Michigan State University College of Law, thirty-five people; including one woman between 2010 and 2017 have been exonerated for crimes in which they were sentenced and served time for. My belief is that persons who are found guilty of a crime should in fact serve time for their choices. However, in cases where the punishment could lead to a life or death sentence, should we not be 100% positive that we in fact have the correct person in custody and facing the charges? 

Www.prisonpolicy.org reports that as of March 14, 2018 2.3 million people are locked up in more that 6,000 correctional facilities operated by thousands of agencies in the United States. There are another 840,000 people on parole and a staggering 3.7 million people on probation. That total comes to 6,840,000 96 million people. According to www.deathpenalty.org as of July 2017, since 1973, more than 155 people have been released from death row with evidence of their innocence. (Staff Report, House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil & Constitutional Rights, 1993, with updates by DPIC). From 1973-1999, there was an average of 3 exonerations per year. From 2000-2011, there was an average of 5 exonerations per year. In Texas, a death penalty case costs an average of $2.3 million, about three times the cost of imprisoning someone in a single cell at the highest security level for 40 years. (Dallas Morning News, March 8, 1992). Www.time.com collected research to show that out of 100 people sentenced to death, 4 are likely innocent but only 2 have been exonerated. While that number may seem small to some in comparison to those that truly are guilty; what if it was your father/mother, brother/sister, husband/wife, son/daughter that was included in the 2 not exonerated? For me, that is 2 to many.  With these kinds of numbers and the amount of people involved it seems to me that the judicial branch of the government has an extremely large impact on society.

Thank you for taking the time to read my post. I look forward to reading yours.  

3 – 5 pages paper

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Use the Internet or Strayer databases to research the advantages, features, and common examples of OOP and EDP. Note: You may use the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Digital Library to support research on the above topics. Instructions detailing the necessary steps to access the ACM Digital Library are located at the end of the Course Guide.

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

  1. Identify at least two (2) advantages to using OOP as compared to using only PP.
  2. Create one (1) original example of a class with at least one (1) attribute and one (1) method. Identify what the class in question represents, the attributes the class stores, and the purpose of the related method. Next, examine the relationship between the class, attributes, and methods that you have identified.
  3. Describe at least one (1) feature of object-oriented programming that Visual Logic lacks.
  4. Identify at least one (1) advantage to using event-driven programming, as compared to using purely procedural programming.
  5. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Explain and identify object-oriented concepts.
  • Identify object-oriented classes and also the attributes and methods they contain.
  • Explain the use and benefits of object-oriented programming and event-driven programming.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in computer programming design.
  • Write clearly and concisely about computer programming design topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style convention.

Sales Force Compensation

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Sales Force Compensation

For companies that have a mission of selling, a major objective is to motivate the salespeople. While many factors go into motivating these people, one of the primary factors is the compensation plan that describes how they will be rewarded. Research a large organization’s sales force and its compensation plan. Write a five- to seven-page paper in which you:

  1. In order to motivate the sales force to produce the highest number of clients, describe six features of an effective total rewards program.
  2. Describe the behaviors of the sales force that are targeted with the compensation plan.
  3. Assess how a value proposition is achieved for current and future employees in the plan you have outlined.
  4. Based upon the type of plan you have created, indicate how attracted you think future salespeople may be to this plan.
  5. Use at least five quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not quality 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.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

  • Assess the effectiveness of a total rewards program in motivating salespeople.

interview

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  ***please use the interview questions listed below only!! and post answers from the interviewee as well!!**

General Instructions

Using the questions below, you will conduct an interview with a person at least 60 years of age. Feel free to add questions of your own whenever one occurs to you. Be sure to review the Historical Context section on the following pages before beginning the interview. The complete project will include your questions and the interviewee’s answers (i.e., transcript of the interview) as well as the three Reaction paragraphs described below. 

Report Criteria

1.Typed and double-spaced.

2.Include the interview questions in your report in a format that enables the reader to know what the person you are interviewing is referring to.

3.Discuss your personal reaction to the interview in three paragraphs at the end of your report (see final section below).

Interview Questions

1.Please tell me about your childhood, family and school life.

2.Do you consider yourself old? At what ages (or stages) did you notice that you were getting older?

3.What is the most important historical event or period of time that you have lived through?

4.How did it influence you personally?

5.What is the biggest change you have seen in how people conduct their everyday lives?

6.What have been the best years of your life so far? What are your plans for the future?

7.How are young people today different from when you were their age?

8.What advice would you give young people to help them prepare for their old age?

9.Have you ever experienced any negative attitudes or discrimination because of your age? Please explain.

10.Student question: Based on what you’ve learned, ask at least one more question; what else would you like to know about this person’s life?

Reaction

In three paragraphs, discuss your reaction to the interview:

1.What did you learn? Did anything surprise you?

2.How did you feel during the interview?

3.What changes (if any) have occurred in your perception of older adults? (What did you think before? What do you think now.)

For Ann Harris

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mpact of Addictions

For this assignment, select a specific substance use disorder or gambling to be your focus. The assignment focus is independent of the other two unit assignments that you will develop later in this course.

Research the history of this addiction and analyze how the history impacts theory and treatment for this addiction. This analysis of the historical context serves as an introduction to current issues to be addressed. Next, analyze the impact of this substance use (or gambling) on the individual, family, and community by reviewing relevant scholarly sources. Your analysis should address the following points:

  • How does the impact of this behavior on an individual contribute to establishing a pattern of use that may escalate to addiction (meeting the criteria for a moderate or a severe specifier in DSM-5)?
  • What social and cultural issues impact the legal and social consequences of this behavior? How might the consequences differ depending on the client’s age, race or ethnicity, gender, or socioeconomic class? (Select at least two to synthesize in your response.)
  • How do these behaviors likely impact intimate and family relationships across the lifespan?

Follow these assignment requirements:

  • Number of resources: Minimum of six scholarly sources. Distinguished submissions will likely exceed this number.
  • Length of paper: 6–8 typed, double-spaced pages, plus title page and references.