Reading and critically analyzing academic research in journal articles is an important part of learning and applying scholarly research for multiple applications within your discipline. The first four weeks of this course discussed the various components of research design. Your final assignment is an academic research-article critique. The purpose of this critique is to ensure that you know how to read and critically assess research for use in your own research, understand social problems in society, support decision making in public policy, or to influence one’s own individual research.For this final assignment, read and critically review one of the journal articles listed below:“Experiences of Intimate Partner and Neighborhood Violence and Their Association With Mental Health in Pregnant Women”“An Investigation of the Influence of the Spatial Distribution of Neighborhood Violent Crime on Fear of Crime”“Military Service and Lifetime Arrests: Examining the Effects of the Total Military Experience on Arrests in a Sample of Prison Inmates”“Gender Differences on the Road to Redemption”“Afterschool School Triathlon Training for 11- to 14-year Old Girls: Influences on Academic Motivation and Achievement”“The Effect of Social Support, Gratitude, Resilience and Satisfaction with Life on Depressive Symptoms Among Police Officers following Hurricane Katrina”“Economic Sanctions and the Dynamics of Terrorist Campaigns”“‘Gimme Shelter’: The Role of Democracy and Institutional Quality in Disaster Preparedness”“Subcultural Boundary Maintenance in a virtual community for body modification enthusiasts”“A Snapshot on the Daily Sedentary Behavior of Community Dwelling Older African American Women”“Institutional Factors and Processes in Interagency Collaboration: The Case of FEMA Corps”Next, apply the methods detailed in Using a Scientific Journal Article to Write a Critical Review (Links to an external site.) to critique the article you selected. At a minimum, the critique should include the following information:Introduction (about two pages): Summarize the article you chose, including the purpose of the study, the methodology utilized, the results obtained, and the conclusions drawn by the author(s) utilizing questions posed in the reading. Utilize questions posed in the “Analyze the Text” section of Using a Scientific Journal Article to Write a Critical Review (Links to an external site.) to develop this section.Body (about five pages): Highlight the quality of the research article (both the strengths and weaknesses) as expressed through each section of the paper (i.e., introduction, methods, results, discussion, overview). Use questions posed in the “Evaluate the Text” section of “Using a Scientific Journal Article to Write a Critical Review (Links to an external site.)” to develop this section. Follow the “Evaluate the Text” prompts and include the following:Critique whether the researcher used the appropriate and ethical application of research methods in relation to their research goals.Assess whether the application of quantitative methods approaches, qualitative methods approaches or a combination (mixed methods) was appropriate in the article research.Interpret data and empirical findings in the research through an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses.Examine the role of the research design in the article by defending or critiquing the research method based on your assessment.Support the impact of the research by determining if it benefits social policy, theoretical knowledge, or both.Conclusion (about three pages): Discuss the significance of the research. Utilize questions posed in the “Establish the Significance of the Research” section of Using a Scientific Journal Article to Write a Critical Review (Links to an external site.) to develop this section.The Academic Research-Article Critique paperMust be 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.)Must include a separate title page with the following:Title of paperStudent’s nameCourse name and numberInstructor’s nameDate submittedFor further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources.Must use at least 2 scholarly sources in addition to the course text. One of these sources must be from the Ashford University Library.The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Analyzing and Recommending Policy Changes Assignment Description Select discriminatory issues within a program or policy, analyze that program or policy, explain strategies to address the issues, and recommend improvements. Keeping in mind that policy change does not happen in a vacuum, you will also format these recommendations as an audiovisual presentation for policymakers, clearly presenting the case for your chosen improvements. Assignment Instructions For this assignment, complete the following: Select and explain a program or policy that you believe oppresses, alienates, or discriminates and explain why you think this is the case. Use your current knowledge and skills in regards to program and policy evaluation as well the approach to evaluation that Chambers and Bonk (2013) employ in your text.  Analyze the program or policy that you have selected by applying the three evaluation criteria, adequacy, equity, and efficiency, from Chambers and Bonk (2013). Recommend improvements or enhancements to the program or policy, converting it to a policy or program meant to create privilege and/or power. Create an audiovisual presentation designed to influence those in power to consider changing the program or policy. The final format of this presentation is up to you, but a straightforward approach would be to create a PowerPoint presentation, enable the record function, and narrate through the presentation as if you were delivering it live. To prepare for the narration, it is helpful to write a script or notes and use them as a guide when recording. Include these talking points in the Notes section of the corresponding slides of the presentation. This will also ensure that, in case there are any problems with your recording, the information of the narration is still accessible. For your audio recording, you may use the options under the Audio button within PowerPoint, Adobe Connect, or other method of recording that is available to you. When submitting your assignment for grading, be certain that all necessary files are attached in the assignment area: your paper, your PowerPoint presentation, and the file or link for the audio recording if you did not use the recording feature in PowerPoint. If you cannot complete the audio portion of your assignment, please contact the instructor for an alternative. Utilize the links in the Resources to assist you with creating an effective presentation. Reference Chambers, D. E., & Bonk, J. F. (2013). Social policy and social programs: A method for the practical public policy analyst (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.

IntroductionIn this paper complete all the required activities and answer the reflection questions. This assignment will help extend your understanding of the unit topics and concepts to applications in everyday life.DirectionsPlease respond to all of the questions in paragraph form with the question numbers labeled. You should incorporate concepts from the readings into your answers and cite the readings as needed. The paper should be 2-4 pages.What does it mean to argue that “smell is cultural”? What somatic rules and other social factors influence the somatic order?For two days, keep your own smell and sound journal. What smells and sounds catch your attention and what images, memories, evaluations, and emotions do they evoke?Which smells and sounds do you find most offensive and which do you find most pleasing?Which sensations donate high or low status?What rituals and somatic rules have influenced your ordering of somatic experiences this way?How do you manage your own smells in response to your habits of sensing?Watch the following clips that provided examples of emotion. Grey's Anatomy 601 - Georges Funeral (Links to an external site.) and Gilmore Girls: Ready to Wallow (Links to an external site.). Identify the feeling rules and display rules for each clip and describe the emotion work taking place.Is there surface or deep acting?Are there any norms broken?How do the individuals respond to any deviations from the emotional norms?According to Vacarro et al, the management of emotional manhood plays a major role in sustaining social inequalities, especially between women and men.Why is this the case?For instance, how do the emotion management strategies used by many men evoke fear, deference, and compliance in others?How does this reproduce gender inequality?Describe another example of the management of emotional manhood outside of MMA fighting.Watch this clip of Key and Peele’s Obama Impersonation (Links to an external site.). What emotion do they suggest President Obama is concealing when he addresses journalists or the public?Based on the insights offered by the Jackson and Wingfield article, how could you explain the “cool and calm” demeanor President Obama typically adopts?Does Uplift and Progress encourage its members to manage their emotional displays in the same ways as President Obama?How does this form of emotion management reproduce social status and power?