1-Persons with disabilities continue to face some of the highest rates of discrimination in the U.S. Many have argued that the high rate of discrimination is founded in social misconceptions, stigmas and stereotypes of persons with disabilities.

For this assignment, you will write an essay discussing the impact of media creating, perpetuating and/or breaking down stigmas regarding persons with disabilities. You will also discuss the impact of such stigmas in society.

Use specific examples of movies that perpetuate or break down stigmas. Do not recite the entire movie, rather, summarize the stigma.

· Discuss specific examples of how stigmas have impacted social perspectives and the lives of persons with disabilities.

2-Were you surprised to know that such modern day slavery exists in the United States? Who do you think the buys the produce that these migrant workers were forced to harvest?

Read through the webpagehereon the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, which outlines recent cases of human trafficking and forced labor in South Florida? Read through the "Slavery in Agriculture" section and choose one case and research some additional information through a web search.

3-Explain how the ad(s) would appeal to women. Are there any other social issues/problems highlighted with the ad?
View the following electronic archive on early tobacco advertisements for womenhere. Pick one or two ads that seem interesting to you.

4-For your reflection this week, consider the social problems surrounding the issue of over-representation of African Americans in the prison system. In at least 250 words, discuss at least three different social problems.
After the American Civil War, African Americans faced continued disenfranchisement and unequal opportunity under the Jim Crow laws. Although the Supreme Court ruled these laws to be unjust, many Americans believe that the over representation of African Americans in the prison system has built a new form of Jim Crow.

Listen to the following NPR interview of Michelle Alexander, a legal scholar who recently published her book,The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.Clickhere to listen.

5-Answer the following questions and give an example to highlight your thoughts.
What relationship do you see between the impact of racial injustice on a child's perspective and the impact of poverty on a child's perspective?

Considering Social Justice Thinking, what institutional pressures create social problems for poor children in education?

In 1954, the United States Supreme Court determined that segregation was illegal, because of the psychological impact of differential treatment on young African American children. Thurgood Marshall used the evidence of psychologists Kenneth Bancroft Clark and his wife, Mamie Phipps Clark in doll tests that proved young Black children associated negative characteristics with darker skin color.

Social Justice education tells us that many of the negative aspects of disadvantaged groups comes from the institutional pressures on those groups instead of some inherent dysfunction within the groups. For our discussion this week, please review the Library of Congress' webpage on the Brown v. Board case. Specifically, read through the materials on the doll tests:Brown v. Board at Fifty: "With an Even Hand". Then clickhere to watch the following ABC video on "Revisiting An Experiment on Race" :

6-In your own words, what is meant by globalization?

Explain the concept of cross-cultural management. How does cross-cultural management attempt to understand and improve the interaction and behaviors of employees and clients?

7-Reflect back to the material covered in the chapters. Assume that you want to develop your global skills so that you can pursue international assignments with your company. In at least 250 words, identify three skills that you would want to develop, and describe how you would go about improving these skills.

8- What are the ways in which the roles of some local health departments differ from others? In what ways are the roles of all local health departments similar?

How do the roles of local and state public health agencies differ from those of federal public health agencies?

9-How do you feel about the no-duty-to-treat principle? Should there be a fundamental right to health care in the U.S?

What are the benefits (if you believe there are any)of the government having police powers? If you do not believe there are no benefits of the government having police powers, indicate why.