Select an empirical article that covers a topic of interest to you and has clearly identified variables, ensuring that the study is recent (i.e., conducted within the past five years). Describe the methods used. In addition, discuss the variables and scales used in each study. At the conclusion of your discussion, describe how you would […]
What are roles and rules function within your family system. How have these roles and functions changed over the years? Explain if Bowen’s family systems theory is applicable to current family system or the family system you grew up in. cite references
As an individual gets older, one change in brain use is that a. more of the brain is used when thinking through a complex problem b. less of the brain is used when thinking through a complex problem c. the brain becomes more specialized when thinking through a complex problem d. the brain becomes more […]
Discuss four major problems in public schools and/or higher education today. Describe and evaluate proposed solutions to these problems, or propose your own solutions.
According to your text, not all social scientists agree that groups are social entities that can be studied. Briefly describe the debate about whether groups exist as social entities. What evidence do social scientists use to support their claim that groups do not count as social entities? What is your opinion?
Thanatophobia, sometimes called “death anxiety,” is the fear of one’s own death. From the psychoanalytic perspective, how would you relate to a family member who is fixated on this phobia? Why?
Group Dynamics Describe the characteristics of each of the five stages of group development, as described in the Sequential-stages Theory of groups. Of the five stages, which one do you consider to be the most important stage of the group’s development? Why?
Describe the difference between the terms “independence,” “interdependence,” and “dependence.” Which of these three is the most desirable for optimum group functioning? Why?
a brief description of an Ineffective Group to which you have belonged. Refer to table 1-2 on page 26 of your text. Identify and discuss at least five of the characteristics of ineffective groups listed on the chart.
Describe five reasons why group goals are crucial for the effectiveness of a group. Provide support for your answers. Describe a scenario in which one-way communication would be preferable to two way communication in a group.
