Assignment Part 1 Discussion:
Look at Table 1.2 in Chapter 1 of your textbook. Putting aside any previous knowledge or experiences of political parties, what groups would you imagine would have similar philosophies on controversial topics like health care reform, abortion, separation of church and state, immigration reform, educational reform, and parental leave? Are there are any groups that will never have any overlap? Are there groups that always overlap? Where could the most polarized groups find any common ground? (Even if it's simply that they agree to wanting change.)
Tips for Engaging in the Discussion:
- Be Reflective: Consider your personal experiences and how they relate to the topics discussed.
- Be Analytical: Critically analyze the materials provided and connect them to broader societal issues.
- Be Respectful: Treat each other with civility, recognizing the complexity of policy issues and the diversity of perspectives.
I look forward to your insightful contributions and engaging discussions. Be sure to respond to at least two of your peers. Let's make this a dynamic and enriching learning experience.
You are required to support your content with scholarly sources. This means that you will need to used in-text citations and references to support these sources. Failure to do so will result in point deductions.
Assignment Part 2 Discussion:
Dorothea Dix started a movement to take mentally ill persons out of poorhouses. As a result she established institutions all over the country. In the 20th century, a movement was started to deinstitutionalize services for folks with mental illness. What cultural and political factors shaped this ethical decision making about what was right for folks with mental illness?
Tips for Engaging in the Discussion:
- Be Reflective: Consider your personal experiences and how they relate to the topics discussed.
- Be Analytical: Critically analyze the materials provided and connect them to broader societal issues.
- Be Respectful: Treat each other with civility, recognizing the complexity of policy issues and the diversity of perspectives.
I look forward to your insightful contributions and engaging discussions. Be sure to respond to at least two of your peers. Let's make this a dynamic and enriching learning experience.
You are required to support your content with scholarly sources. This means that you will need to used in-text citations and references to support these sources. Failure to do so will result in point deductions.
Assignment Part3 Discussion:
Many abolitionists believed that slaves were morally flawed because the plantation environment had encouraged them to be shiftless and promiscuous. To rehabilitate slaves, they urged utilization of the same set of educational and poorhouse institutions that Northern reformers sought for immigrants living in poverty. Their ideology blinded them to the need to distribute land to freed slaves, to provide them with resources with which to purchase their own land, or to help them migrate to Northern cities, where the emerging industrial order offered vast economic opportunities. Furthermore, many abolitionists pointed to the relative poverty of African Americans in the North, where they were concentrated in urban areas such as New York City and Philadelphia, as evidence that African Americans needed a supervised moral regimen after they had obtained their freedom. Some abolitionists even ascribed the widespread discrimination by Northerners against African Americans-who were denied the vote in most Northern states, placed in segregated public schools, and denied access to public transportation and public accommodations-to the poor reputation that African Americans had brought on themselves by not sufficiently improving their economic status. How have the sentiments expressed in the 19th century carried over into the 21st century? Do people continue to believe these sentiments about African Americans? Are there other populations in the 21st century that are dismissed or invalidated due to similar opinions?
You are required to support your content with scholarly sources. This means that you will need to used in-text citations and references to support these sources. Failure to do so will result in point deductions.