Sociology
1. In the textbook (Moody & Sasser, 9th Edition), read pages 70-71 “Focus on Practice” – “Health Promotion”.
It is a short article about the promotion of healthy ways of living to slow the process of aging and increase the average life expectancy. In the last paragraph the article formulates the following questions:
A. What should we do about groups in our society who cannot or will not change their unhealthy behaviors?
B. Are harmful behaviors ultimately a matter of free choice, or do environmental and social factors also shape behavior? (agency versus structure)
C. The cost of Medicare depends a great deal on the cost of chronic illness. If we embrace an ethic of personal responsibility for health care, might we be less willing to support public funding for medical care?
D. Should health promotion take account of inequality in income, education, and access to health care?
E. How do we motivate people in favor of health promotion when the results of “bad choices” – such as smoking, poor diet, lack of exercise, or use of alcohol- don’t show up until decades later?
2. Read in the textbook Reading 14 “The Mature Mind. The Positive Power of the Aging Brain” by Gene Cohen on pages 122-125 and answer the following question:
What does Cohen mean by the concept “developmental intelligence”? How does this concept challenge traditional ideas about intelligence in later life?
The total length of all the responses together (the answers to three questions) should be at least 2 full pages (that is about 23 lines with double line spacing x 2 on US letter size, not including the question) and cannot be longer than 3 full pages.
· Use Times Roman, 12 (or similar);
· Double line spacing;
· Standard margins (1 inch on top and bottom, 1.25 inches on left and right side);
· Upload your assignment to Turnitin.
Write clearly and pay close attention to spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, the structure of your answers (paragraphs), and accuracy in general. If you suspect your writing skills can be improved by a visit to the Writing Center, do not hesitate to make an appointment or to drop by the Center’s office, AC-1C18.
The thought behind the assignments is your ability to show an understanding of the course material IN YOUR OWN WORDS. For these assignments, make sure that at least 90% of your answers consist of your words and your analysis. Thus, NO excessive quoting and NO excessive paraphrasing. When you think a short citation from a text could strengthen your analysis, it is important to be accurate with the citation. In order to prevent plagiarism, whenever you use a theory, an idea, or data in general (including from graphs and tables) that are not yours, you need to give the correct source of your writings.
An example of a citation in text (APA style):
Thrall (2000) writes that “television news was stuck with showing maps, graphic illustrations, and their own correspondents reporting from various locations far from the battlefield” (p. 106).