Week 3 Preparation Read this short overview of the "American Dream" Read Chapter 8, Stratification and Social Mobility in the US, in your text.  Your assignment must be informed by information from the chapter. No outside/web sources, please. Attend the Week 3 Keiser Live! session or view the recording. Watch this video on Social Mobility and the American Dream Review the Purdue OWL for instructions and examples of formatting in text citations and references.  In-text citations go in the paragraph and the reference list is located after the Word Count at the end of your paper. Assignment Often the argument is made that people can be economically successful/secure in the US if they "just work hard enough."  From what you learned in the chapter and the American Dream video, how realistic is this belief?   If someone made a comment about the poor being poor because they don't work hard enough, what would you tell her/him from the chapter and the video to give provide a more accurate understanding about success, poverty, and mobility?

1. -Most sociologists interpret social life from one of three major theoretical paradigms or theoretical approaches(i.e., functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism). Thoroughly describe the major points of each theoretical paradigm and the limitations/weaknesses of each approach. Moreover, list one sociologist who has been identified with functionalism, one sociologist identified with conflict theory, and one sociologist identified with symbolic interactionism. Be sure to include the reason or reasons you believe the sociologists are identified with the particular perspectives.2-Describe what sociologist C. Wright Mills meant by the sociological imagination. Furthermore, explain how Mills differentiates between a personal trouble and a public issue. Lastly, explain how a personal trouble, specifically unemployment, could be part of a public issue. (Please be sure to provide concrete examples to support your answer.)3-Come up with a basic hypothesis with two variables. Identify the independent variable and the dependent variable. Provide an operational definition for each variable. Lastly, choose a research design that would be applicable to study your hypothesis.-4.Based on the class lecture, discuss the three major contributions made by each of the following sociologists: Marx (3 contributions), Durkheim (3 contributions), and Weber (3 contributions). Then choose any one of the nine contributions and discuss what makes that particular contribution important for the discipline of sociology.Be sure to provide some detail on how the particular contribution you chose significantly impacted sociology.5-Explain the process of cultural diffusion and how it contributes to cultural leveling. Be sure to provide a concrete example of cultural diffusion and cultural leveling. Then discuss two ways in which this process is positive for our world and two ways in which this process is negative for our world.6-Discuss the process of structuration. Then apply the concept of structuration to help us better understand the phenomenon of consumerism in the United States. (Be sure to discuss the two-way process in your application of the concept.)

APA FormatTimes New RomanCover and Reference Page Double Space 12 font Cite if needed WEEK 3 ASSIGNMENT Assignment: Conducting a Diagnostic Interview With a Mental Status ExamBefore moving through diagnostic decision making, a social worker needs to conduct an interview that builds on a biopsychosocial assessment. New parts are added that clarify the timing, nature, and sequence of symptoms in the diagnostic interview. The Mental Status Exam (MSE) is a part of that process.The MSE is designed to systematically help diagnosticians recognize patterns or syndromes of a person’s cognitive functioning. It includes very particular, direct observations about affect and other signs of which the client might not be directly aware.When the diagnostic interview is complete, the diagnostician has far more detail about the fluctuations and history of symptoms the patient self-reports, along with the direct observations of the MSE. This combination greatly improves the chances of accurate diagnosis. Conducting the MSE and other special diagnostic elements in a structured but client-sensitive manner supports that goal. In this Assignment, you take on the role of a social worker conducting an MSE.To prepare:Watch the video describing an MSE. Then watch the Sommers-Flanagan (2014) “Mental Status Exam” video clip. Make sure to take notes on the nine domains of the interview.Review the Morrison (2014) reading on the elements of a diagnostic interview.Review the 9 Areas to evaluate for a Mental Status Exam and example diagnostic summary write-up provided in this Week’s resources.Review the case example of a diagnostic summary write-up provided in this Week’s resources.Write up a Diagnostic Summary including the Mental Status Exam for Carl based upon his interview with Dr. Sommers-Flanagan.By Day 7Submit a 2 page case presentation paper in which you complete both parts outlined below: Part I: Diagnostic Summary and MSEProvide a diagnostic summary of the client, Carl. Within this summary include:Identifying Data/Client demographicsChief complaint/Presenting ProblemPresent illnessPast psychiatric illnessSubstance use historyPast medical historyFamily historyMental Status Exam (Be professional and concise for all nine areas)AppearanceBehavior or psychomotor activityAttitudes toward the interviewer or examinerAffect and moodSpeech and thoughtPerceptual disturbancesOrientation and consciousnessMemory and intelligenceReliability, judgment, and insightPart II: Analysis of MSEAfter completing Part I of the Assignment, provide an analysis and demonstrate critical thought (supported by references) in your response to the following:Identify any areas in your MSE that require follow-up data collection.Explain how using the cross-cutting measure would add to the information gathered.Do Carl’s answers add to your ability to diagnose him in any specific way? Why or why not?Would you discuss a possible diagnosis with Carl at this point in time? Why?DOCUMENTS THAT IS NEEDED FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT Morrison, J. (2014). Diagnosis made easier: Principles and techniques for mental health clinicians (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Guilford Press.Chapter 10, “Diagnosis and the Mental Status Exam” (pp. 119–126)Chapter 17, “Beyond Diagnosis: Compliance, Suicide, Violence” (pp. 271–280)Mental status exam - YouTubeClinical Interviewing: Intake, Assessment & Therapeutic Alliance | KanopyWatch the “Suicide Assessment Interview” segment starting at 01:44:37. This is the interview with Tommi, which will be used for the Discussion.Watch the “Mental Status Examination” segment starting at 01:22:23. This is the case of Carl, which will be used for the Application.Document: Diagnostic Summary Example (Word document) Note: This is an example of a diagnostic summary that can be used as a template for Part I of the Assignment. (laureate.net)