Assignment 1
Sexual Harassment
Within the past decade, most colleges and universities have formulated a sexual harassment policy for their employees. Considerable debate has ensued regarding this process, and perhaps your institution is an example in this regard. For this assignment Prepare a 1.5 to two-page report on this topic. The report should include your answers to the following questions:
What constitutes sexual harassment?
Have you, your friends, or members of their family ever observed or experienced sexual harassment? If so, what did you or they do about it?
Does our society do enough to discourage sexual harassment? If yes, what? If no, what should we do differently?
Does our society do enough to protect the victims of sexual harassment? If not, what should we do differently? (Think about this from the victims point of view)
Assignment 2
Domestic Violence
Write a short 1.5 to 2 page report on prevention and intervention of family health problems. Preventing domestic violence begins at home. Your report should include your responses to the following questions:
Do you feel it is really possible to reduce domestic violence and other family health problems?
How can it be reduced?
What do you think are the roles of parents in preventing domestic violence?
Gain more knowledge on the various ways to prevent and reduce domestic violence and other family health problems
Assignment 3
Divorce hangover
Divorce affects the ex-spouses' physical, emotional, psychological, and economic well-being. After a divorce, one or both ex-spouses may suffer from "divorce hangover". For this assignment I would like for you to list and discuss in depth at least 6 of the known symptoms of a divorce hangover.
Why do these occur? Should we be 'worried' if a recently divorced person is not experiencing any of these symptoms? Why or why not? Finally, what (if anything) can be done to help people recover from this hangover? Also do you know anyone who has been divorced recently and if they have/had a divorce hangover? If so, what role did/do you play in helping them recover?
Assignment 4
Living Wills
A living will is a legal document that specifies medical treatment for an incapacitated individual. A durable power of attorney for health care (DPAHC) allows a person, essentially a physician to make end-of-life decisions for the patient. What are some of the concerns regarding DPAHCs and living wills? What are the pros of having a living will? What do you feel about this arrangement; would you get a living will made, or have a DPAHC?