Category: History

How does the caregiver role affect family dynamics? What support services are available to support this role?

Week 3 Discussion

1. Caring for older adults has become more intensive, complex, and long lasting than in the past. There are many barriers to caregivers receiving adequate preparation for their role. Evidence suggests that many caregivers experience negative psychological effects. Some caregivers are at higher risk than others, especially those who spend long hours caring for older adults with advanced dementia. Caregivers should have access to high-quality, evidence-based interventions designed to mitigate or prevent adverse health effects (Schulz, 2016). How does the caregiver role affect family dynamics? What support services are available to support this role?

Reference

Schulz R, Eden J, (2016). Families Caring for an Aging America. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US).

2. Women have shorter working lives because they tend to leave the workforce earlier than men. Based on data from the OECD, the average age for women to leave the labor-market in OECD countries is 62.3, which is about one to two years earlier than men. What are your thoughts on this?

Reference

OECD 2016. Aging and employment policies Statistics on average effective age of retirement.

Evaluate four successes and four failures from Chapters 27-32.Be sure to show change over time and cause & effect. WHY did these events happen?

Evaluate four successes and four failures from Chapters 27-32.

Include facts from primary and secondary sources from the readings.

Be sure to show change over time and cause & effect. WHY did these events happen? Think of yourself as a lawyer in a courtroom. It does not matter what you think – it matters what you can prove with facts.

What effects did Colonialism have on Latin America concerning politics, economics, gender, and society ?

What effects did Colonialism have on Latin America concerning politics, economics, gender, and society ?

Instructions for Individual research/reading analysis papers must be typed,
1” borders all around, double spaced, 12 point font, Times New Roman,
include references, conform to copyright laws, and consequently follow
the American Psychological Association (APA) 5th or 6th edition format.
The research paper must contain a minimum of (5) cited references; with
no more than one (1) website citation.

Analyze a couple the songs in the 1970s Latinx playlist. How do the lyrics speak to equity and/or equality? Can you point to specific events, laws, or social changes that have occurred since then that relate to women?

Equity and Equality Discussion Forum

Equity vs Equality. Watch the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCS7Rus4_-Y

1. Did you already know the difference between equality and equity?

2. How is equity and empathy connected and how does that effect the notion of “fairness” you learned about in the video?

3. How has the notion of equity and equality played out in American history, between about 1965 through today?

4. Analyze a couple the songs in the 1970s Latinx playlist. How do the lyrics speak to equity and/or equality? Can you point to specific events, laws, or social changes that have occurred since then that relate to women?

5. How do you think we can bring equity into the college classroom, especially during these current times?

Why do you think that historians view this battle as being a crucial step for the Allies?Were you aware of the of what happened to the soldiers in this battle and the sacrifices made by young Americans to win the Second World War? Did this clip make you reflect on whether war is ever “worth it”?

Choose a primary source visual from this time (1930-1941). You can find a list of artists on the Federal Arts Project Wikipedia page. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Art_Project)

a current event or political situation, or something in your own experience.

Tell us a little about the work of art you chose as well as the artist.

Chapter 22: ( Watch the snippet of Saving Private Ryan that depicts the fight to take Omaha beach.)

Provide some background to the D-Day Invasion (brief information you might add to Key Term). Why do you think that historians view this battle as being a crucial step for the Allies?

What amazed/surprised/frightened/saddened/humored you about this scene?

Were you aware of the of what happened to the soldiers in this battle and the sacrifices made by young Americans to win the Second World War? Did this clip make you reflect on whether war is ever “worth it”?

If you know someone who (or you, yourself) experienced battle, and are willing to talk about it, consider putting your/their recollections in this forum.

Why do you think African Americans turned to marches and protests for voting and desegregation rights instead of going through the courts and the political system?

Chapter 25 History Forum and Chapter 26 History Forum
Write a reaction essay to the Civil Rights marches of the mid-to-late 1960s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ17ryVuVdY

What surprised/scared/ amazed/appalled you?

Why do you think African Americans turned to marches and protests for voting and desegregation rights instead of going through the courts and the political system?

Would you have participated in the marches? Why or why not?

Finally Look up one other incidence of Civil Disobedience (Sit ins, Freedom Rides, boycotts, or other protests and demonstrations) and compare the Selma Bloody Sunday march to it. Describe it. Was it as effective? Why or why not?

Chapter 26

Choose one idea, person, or event of that year treated in the video (Viet Nam, Haight Ashbury Hippies/ Counter-Culture, The Civil Rights and Segregation movements, the Presidential Election and/or Law and Order, The Olympic Games, The Generation Gap) and tell us about it: Who participated? What happened and Why?. What does it say about American Society? How do you think it connects to current events? How do you think it “shaped” the generation of Baby Boomers who were alive during 1968? What about it angered/surprised/ encouraged you?

What impact did Jackie Robinson have on civil rights and racial intolerance? How did Jackie Robinson’s off the field qualities influence Branch Rickey’s decision to sign him with the Brooklyn Dodgers? How do his teammates react?

Chapter 23 History Forum and Chapter 24 History Forum

Chapter 23: Watch the documentary on Jackie Robinson, (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqizYxTxnjI)

Then answer 4 of the following questions:

1. It is said that Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. Discuss what is meant by this phrase. Does America today still have a color barrier?

How did Jackie Robinson’s off the field qualities influence Branch Rickey’s decision to sign him with the Brooklyn Dodgers? How do his teammates react?

What impact did Jackie Robinson have on civil rights and racial intolerance?

Andrew Young called Jackie Robinson a gentleman athlete. What does this phrase mean? To which athlete today could this term apply?

Briefly explain how suburban middle-class women related to work in the 1950s.

How did Lucy and Ricky and Ethel and Frank portray each others’ jobs in the home and outside the home?

How the Job-Placement agent act toward Lucy and Ethel?

How was the manage at the candy factory portrayed, as masculine or as feminine?

How did Lucy and Ethel and Ricky and Frank fail at their respective switched jobs? Use the video as a Primary Source: connect it to what you read in your textbook and how it illuminates wider trends about gender roles in the late 1940s through the mid-1960s.

Finally, when people refer to “the good old days” or to when America was “great,” they mean the 1950s. Why do you think some people think it was “great?” Do you think it was? Why or why not? (Consider also the video you watched on Jackie Robinson when you answer this question, as well. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqizYxTxnj)

Describe the immediate and long-term consequences of the historical event for American society. In other words, how did the event impact American society?

Historical Analysis Essay Progress Check 2- Womens Suffrage

A. Describe the causes of the historical event. In other words, what were the underlying factors that led to the historical event? Were there any
immediate causes that precipitated the event?

B. Illustrate the course of your historical event. In other words, tell the story or narrative of your event. Who were the important participants? What
did they do? Why? How do the perspectives of the key participants differ?

C. Describe the immediate and long-term consequences of the historical event for American society. In other words, how did the event impact
American society?

D. Discuss the historical evidence that supports your conclusions about the impact of the event on American society. Support your response with
specific examples from your sources.