Write a 6-8-page essay comparing two U.S. states' approaches to issues of same-sex marriage or immigration policy.MUST FOLLOWING SCORING GUIDE TO THE LETTERAPA FORMATRESOURCES:Domhoff, W. (2015). Theories of power. Retrieved from http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/theory/This resource discusses several sociological theories of power, including the four network theory, pluralism, and state autonomy theory.Alvarez, P. (2017, February 19). A brief history of America’s ‘love-hate relationship’ with immigration. Atlantic. Retrieved from https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/...This article traces the history of social and policy responses to immigration.Healey, J. F., & O'Brien, E. (2015). Race, ethnicity, gender, & class: The sociology of group conflict and change (7th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.Chapters 10, 12, 13, and 14 deal with political issues and policy concerns relevant to same-sex marriage and immigration.Mitchell, J. L., & Petray, E. (2016). The march toward marriage equality: Reexamining the diffusion of same-sex marriage among states. Public Policy and Administration, 31(4), 283–302. This article reviews state marriage policies in the context of the federal legalization of same-sex marriage.National Conference of State Legislatures. (2015.) Same-sex marriage laws. Retrieved from http://www.ncsl.org/research/human-services/same-s...This resource provides an overview of same-sex marriage laws prior to the 2015 Supreme Court ruling that legalized gay marriage nationwide.Orrenius, P. M., & Zavodny, M. (2017). Creating cohesive, coherent immigration policy. Journal on Migration and Human Security, 5(1), 180–193. This article reviews problems and limitations with U.S. immigration policy and ways to develop a more cohesive, effective policy.Schatz, P. (2017). Theoretical perspectives on government and power. Retrieved from http://philschatz.com/sociology-book/contents/m429...This chapter from a sociology text examines how the major theories approach power in relation to government and policy-making.

THIS ASSIGNMENT IS BASED ON FOUR OTHER ASSIGNMENTS FROM THE PRIOR WEEKS THAT I'VE ATTACHED. I'VE ALSO ATTACHED THE GRADING CHART.ALSO THE TEACHER GAVE THE ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS: This should not be too much work if you did a good job all class. You need to submit and Word paper and a PowerPoint presentation.Take the papers you did and combine the information. Be real careful about segregating the sections so they are obvious - don't make it one big run on paper - use headings. Be sure to use APA format for the paper and get the 3 citations in. Review the bullet points listed for the paper here and make sure you hit each one.Use good format guidelines for proper PowerPoint presentations (not too much text per slide) and check that you hit all the bullet points lists for the presentation. You can go over on slides a little if you need to and feel free to use the notes sections for supporting content rather than cram it all on the slide.Scenario: You are researching a business development idea for your company. You have been preparing components of the project plan throughout this course. You will now pull together the four components completed in the previous weeks into a final project plan for presentation to the board of directors of your organization. The business development idea will be focused on an IT project that will improve or change your current business model to create more value for your company and its customers.Synthesize the individual assignment deliverables from Weeks 1 through 4, including instructor corrections and recommendations.Create an Information Technology (IT) project plan in Microsoft® Word in a minimum of 2,100 words, including an introduction and conclusion, and include the following:The project proposal summary that you created in Week 1, updated with recommendations and corrections from your instructorYour data communications plan and project budget from Week 2Your collaboration and eCommerce recommendations from Week 3Your project security plan from Week 4A GANTT-type chart in your paper to illustrate the project scheduleCreate a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation of 6 to 10 slides to accompany the strategic plan. Please include the following in your presentation:Overview of your project (cover the points listed in the project proposal summary, 2 to 3 slides)A summary of your data communications plan (1 slide)Your collaboration and eCommerce recommendations (1 to 2 slides)Your project security plan (1 slide)A Gantt-type chart illustrating project schedule (1 slide)A call to action slide to your audience (1 slide)Cite a minimum of 3 peer-reviewed references from the University Library.Format consistent with APA guidelines.

Those in the human services field have a responsibility to work with clients in a culturally competent and ethical manner. To do so, practitioners must develop sensitivity to culturally relevant research that guides practice.The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate the differences between traditional research and culturally relevant research approaches and how each addresses culture and cultural difference. What is different between these two approaches, and how might these differences impact the promotion of social justice in the delivery of human services?Throughout this course you have been working on the following components of this research project:Week 2: Critical Thinking Assignment Submit a Research Project topic. Week 3: Critical Thinking Assignment Draft and submit a brief proposal for your final Research Project paper.Week 4: Critical Thinking Assignment Create an interview plan to use in Week 5.Week 5: Critical Thinking Assignment Conduct an interview using the plan created in Week 4 and report the results.Now it is time to bring all the pieces together in a final, comprehensive research paper.Directions:Identify a theory or theoretical perspective that offers insight or explanation regarding your chosen cultural group. Apply the selected theory/theoretical perspective and conduct literature-based research that discusses, uses, or compares and contrasts traditional and culturally relevant research methods or practices. Your literature-based research must result in five to seven scholarly sources that represent diverse authors and reflect current issues in the human services field, have been published within the past five years, and are not assigned readings in this course. (You may use the sources you generated during the Week 3 Critical Thinking Assignment. Incorporate your sources you choose into your final paper.The body of your paper will evaluate and integrate discussion and conclusions on:traditional vs. culturally relevant research methods or practicesyour chosen cultural group for this projectthe information from your agency interview.Address the following:What is the analysis and description of traditional research you found in your research, including in your interview?What is the analysis and description of culturally relevant research you found in your research, including in your interview?Evaluate the key differences between traditional research and culturally relevant research and how these affect the cultural group you are exploring.Discuss the relationship of culturally relevant research for the promotion of social justice and ethical practice for the group you are studying.Offer conclusions drawn from your research, explaining how the culturally relevant research plays out in practice and how your research and analysis will help you make decisions about your own cultural competence.Your research project will be a ten- to fifteen-page paper (not counting the cover page, table of contents, and reference page that you must include). Ensure that your paper is formatted according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements. Your paper must include the following:Cover pageTable of contentsAn introductionThe body that addresses the guidelines aboveA conclusion section that draws the work together and discusses application of theory to practiceReference page._________________________________________________________________________________________________DEAR PROFF WHITE, I have attached Critical Thinking Assignments 2,3,4, and 5. Each of which you have completed for me. You can refer to them ass necessary. This is the final project in which all the information will be used together.