Week 3 forum

Go to the following site:

http://www.humansofnewyork.com/

and explore several of the Countries featured under the home page "Countries" link. At this time, do not explore the "Stories" or "Series" links.

Referring to some of the social problems you noticed as operating in the Countries, answer one of the following questions:

1)  How do major events of the life course differ from one culture to another, as seen in images and text from two or more of the Countries you explored?

OR

2)   Use the internet to locate and read about an incident of age discrimination that has happened in the U.S. and briefly describe the incident. Compare laws in the U.S. that protect citizens from age discrimination to similar laws one or more of the Countries you explored. What are the main differences?

Course Objectives:

The Week Three forum will develop your ability to do the following:

Course Objective One

Identify specific social problems and their cause-effect patterns.

Course Objective Three

Compare and contrast current and suggested policies, programs, and/or treatments in terms of their effectiveness for alleviating the negative consequences of social problems.

Course Objective Five

Illustrate how the sociological process enables us to identify various social concerns.

Course Objective Six

Explain the role of culture in identifying social issues as problems.