Week Two Presbycusis Paper Presbycusis is a condition affecting the hearing of many adults. There are a variety of causes, including damage to structures of the middle and inner ear. The result is loss of hearing—not complete deafness, but difficulty in detecting certain sounds within the normal range of hearing. Use each numbered item as a required subheading in your paper. Students should preview the grading rubric before beginning the assignment. explain how normal hearing occurs. Include in your discussion the following points:  How is sound transmitted from the environment outside the body to the inner ear? What structures are involved, and how do they transmit sound? What happens in the inner ear (cochlea) when sound waves are converted to neural signals? How is sound frequency (pitch) processed? Next, summarize the causes of presbycusis and explain how they will interfere with the normal processing of sound as outlined above.  Discuss one source of presbycusis involving a problem with the outer/middle ear. Discuss one source of presbycusis involving a problem with the inner ear. Finally, describe what it might be like to have presbycusis. Include the following points:  If you have normal hearing now, how would your ability to converse with others be affected? What activities that you now enjoy would be limited by this condition? How would such a condition affect your work life?  

In this week’s Discussion, you thought about democracy in the workplace. For this Assignment, you will consider how democratic principles in the workplace are related to and might be promoted by diversity. Diversity has different meanings; the particular meaning held by an organization may shape that organization in a variety of ways. Most organizations profess to value diversity in the workforce, and employers view the variety of talents and ideas that a diverse labor pool brings to the job as an economic asset. Diversity may, however, produce more than just economic benefits for an organization. One way to better understand diversity is to think about which aspects of diversity are related to democratic principles. Another way to approach diversity is to look at which democratic principles are promoted in your own organization through diversity. As you consider the concept of diversity, take note of underlying aspects that may advance democracy in the workplace.To prepare for this Assignment:Review the article “A Contingency Approach to Representative Bureaucracy: Power, Equal Opportunities and Diversity” in this week’s Learning Resources. Think about the link between diversity and representative bureaucracy in the workplace. Review the article “The Ideal of Diversity in Organizations” in this week’s Learning Resources.Consider strategies for advancing diversity in the workplace. Pay particular attention to matters such as individual difference and equality as they relate to diversity in the workplace.Reflect on basic democratic principles and consider how they are related to diversity.Select at least two democratic principles that you think are promoted by diversity in the workplace and think about how diversity might or does promote them.The Assignment (1–2 pages):Briefly describe the democratic principles that you selected.Explain how diversity relates to and promotes the democratic principles you selected.Based on your analysis, share insights and draw conclusions about how diversity relates to and promotes democratic principles in the workplace.Support your Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation while adhering strictly to APA format.ReadingsFoley, J. R., & Polanyi, M. (2006). Workplace democracy: Why bother? Economic and Industrial Democracy, 27(1) 173–191.Retrieved from the Walden Library databasesLevine, D. P. (2003). The ideal of diversity in organizations. The American Review of Public Administration, 33(3), 278–294.Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.Egels-Zanden, N., & Hyllman, P. (2007). Evaluating strategies for negotiating workers’ rights in transnational corporations: The effects of codes of conduct and global agreements on workplace democracy. Journal of Business Ethics. 76(2), 207–223. Retrieved from Walden Library databases.Groeneveld, S., & Van de Walle, S. (2010). A contingency approach to representative bureaucracy: Power, equal opportunities and diversity. International Review of Administrative Sciences, 76(2), 239–258. Retrieved from Walden Library databases.Lansbury, R. (2009). Workplace democracy and the global financial crisis. Retrieved fromhttp://sydney.edu.au/business/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/18772/Laffer_Memorial_Lecture_160309.pdfMediaLaureate Education (Producer). (2014c). Democracy in the workplace [Audio file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.In this media piece, a subject-matter expert provides practical, real scenarios in which democracy expresses itself in the workplace.Optional ResourcesMiller, M. G. (1937). The democratic theory of cooperation. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 191(1), 29–37.Rich, W. C. (1998). Spontaneous talk, linguistic capital, and diversity: Communication in knowledge-based organizations. Administration and Society, 30(3), 316–330.Zirakzadeh, C. E. (1990). Theorizing about workplace democracy: Robert Dahl and the cooperatives of Mondragón. Journal of Theoretical Politics, 2(1), 109–126.MediaLaureate Education (Producer). (2009a). Commencement address from Lilly Ledbetter [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author. Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 16 minutes. “Commencement Address from Lilly Ledbetter” Transcript (PDF)

Utilize the Topic 6 Readings to create a PowerPoint presentation of five to six slides on the Progressive Era. Be sure to cite and reference all sources.Include slide notes in your presentation slides. Additionally, include a title, introduction and reference slide(s), which do not count toward five to six slide total.Evaluate how each of the following topics was influenced by the Progressive Movement and the lasting impact each had on American Society (100-125 words each topic in the slide notes):Regulation of BusinessGreater DemocracyConservationismRise of ProfessionalismProhibitionUse a minimum of three of the sources provided to support your assignment and be sure to cite the sources.This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.While GCU style format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using GCU documentation guidelines, which can be found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.