SOC450 Solutions to Global Issues
Week 1 Discussion
Projecting
the World Population
No one
knows what the world’s population will be in the future, but the United Nations
gives three projections: high, medium, and low. Explain how each of these projections
would affect your immediate community. How would these population changes
affect the way you currently live your life?
SOC450 Solutions to Global Issues
Week 2 Discussion
Slowing
Down Global Warming
Reputable
scientific studies continue to show that the Earth is warming at an
unsustainable rate because of a rise in the release of CO2 and methane gases.
Reflect on your daily life. How may the rise of these gases influence how you
live your life? What steps can you take to cut down the amount of these gases
released into the atmosphere?
SOC450 Solutions to Global Issues
Week 3 Discussion
The Cost of
Natural Resources
The high
cost of oil in the Global South continues to have a detrimental effect on its
population. What are the primary natural resources that are used in your state?
If this natural resource became unavailable, how would that affect the state’s
economy? How does the harvesting or collecting of this natural resource affect
the natural environment?
SOC450 Solutions to Global Issues
Week 4 Discussion
Accessing
Non-Renewable Resources
Countries
with access to the planet’s resources continue to grow at a great pace, placing
a tremendous strain on the availability of non-renewable resources. What
responsibility do these countries have with regard to the rest of the world’s
access to these resources?
SOC450 Solutions to Global Issues
Week 5 Discussion
The Pledge
to Eliminate Poverty
The
Millennium Development Goals were created to provide developing countries
support through the partnership of developed countries. One of these goals was
to “eradicate extreme poverty and hunger” in the world. How successful do you
feel these goals have been in achieving their mission?
SOC450 Solutions to Global Issues
Week 6 Discussion
Feeding the
World
This week
you learned that though there is, in fact, enough food available to feed the
entire world every day, this is not happening for various reasons. Review the
state of food resources globally but specifically in developing countries. What
are the major causes for a lack of food resources? Consider what solutions
might be to address the different causes. Then look at the community in which
you live. Are there food deserts in your community? If food became inaccessible
to all in your community, how would that affect your day-to-day life? How would
it affect the immediate community?
Review the
posts of your classmates and respond to at least one other post, supporting
your classmate’s position on the issue with a fact in agreement from the course
materials or a scholarly source. Be sure to cite that source using the Strayer
Writing Standards.
Be sure to
inform your response with facts from sources. Use our ebook/textbook each week
and at least one scholarly outside source. You must cite sources in-text and
give a full citation at the end of your response using the Strayer Writing
Standards.
TIPS FOR
ANSWERING THE DQ:
Be sure to
organize your discussion question responses. For example, your Week 6 DQ
requires that you assess global food insecurity in order to answer these
questions - Are there food deserts in your community? If food became
inaccessible to all in your community, how would that affect your day-to-day
life? How would it affect the immediate community?
So you need
to have a response that is two (2) parts and paragraphs.
Review the
state of food resources globally. What are the major causes for a lack of food
resources? Consider what solutions might be to address the different causes.
Here are helpful articles:
Causes of
Food Insecurity in African and Other Third World Countries
http://www.harvesthelp.org.uk/causes-of-food-insecurity-in-african-and-other-third-world-countries.html
The
geography and causes of food insecurity in developing countries
http://www.ifpri.org/publication/geography-and-causes-food-insecurity-developing-countries
Then you
answer the questions posed: Then look at the community in which you live. Are
there food deserts in your community? If food became inaccessible to all in
your community, how would that affect your day-to-day life? How would it affect
the immediate community? Here are
helpful articles:
Food
insecurity: not just a problem for developing countries
https://www.barillacfn.com/en/magazine/food-for-all/food-insecurity-not-just-a-problem-for-developing-countries/
I posted
these articles in the thread for you to use:
Food
Security In Developed Countries – this is the link if you want to download it
off the internet
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/284716394_Food_Security_In_Developed_Countries_Europe_And_USA_-_Is_It_Insecurity_And_Insufficiency_Or_Hunger_And_Poverty_In_Developed_Countries/download
Armed
Conflict and Food Security – this is the link if you want to download it off
the internet
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320375610_Food_security_and_armed_conflict_a_cross-country_analysis/download
SOC450 Solutions to Global Issues
Week 7 Discussion
The Evolution
of a Technical Solution
Consider
how technology has evolved in your life. These changes may affect how we can
work to find solutions for the global threats discussed so far. If we could
remove the current boundaries of technology and look into the future, how would
you use technology to resolve one of these global threats?
Review the
posts of your classmates and respond to at least one other post, supporting
your classmate’s position on the issue with a fact in agreement from the course
materials or a scholarly source. Be sure to cite that source using the Strayer
Writing Standards.
Be sure to
inform your response with facts from sources. Use our ebook/textbook each week
and at least one scholarly outside source. You must cite sources in-text and
give a full citation at the end of your response using the Strayer Writing
Standards.
TIP FOR
ANSWERING THE DQ:
1. Review and discuss the major
technological changes that have occurred in the modern world during your
lifetime.
2. Review and discuss the current
boundaries to new technological developments.
3. Then answer the question: If we
could remove the current boundaries of technology and look into the future, how
would you use technology to resolve one of these global threats?
SOC450 Solutions to Global Issues
Week 8 Discussion
Using Technology
to Improve the Future
The
benefits of technology to humans are almost too numerous to list. As with
anything, there are downsides to this advancement. Examine a misuse of
technology that you have observed within the global community.
Review the
posts of your classmates and respond to at least one post, rebutting your
classmate’s position using facts from a scholarly source which you cite using
the Strayer Writing Standards format.
Review the
posts of your classmates and respond to at least one other post, supporting
your classmate’s position on the issue with a fact in agreement from the course
materials or a scholarly source. Be sure to cite that source using the Strayer
Writing Standards.
Be sure to
inform your response with facts from sources. Use our ebook/textbook each week
and at least one scholarly outside source. You must cite sources in-text and
give a full citation at the end of your response using the Strayer Writing
Standards.
TIPS FOR
ANSWERING THE DQ:
Be sure to
organize your discussion question responses. For example, your Week 8 DQ
requires that you examine a misuse of technology that you have observed within
the global community.
So you need
to have a response that is two (2) parts and two (2) paragraphs.
1. Review and discuss the major technological
developments that are common in our global community.
2. Then complete the task: examine a misuse of
technology that you have observed within the global community.
Be sure to
offer facts to support your position and cite your sources.
Review the
posts of your classmates and respond to at least one post rebutting a position
shared by one of your classmates with a scholarly source.
(Note: For
citing internet sources in your discussion, please see the Web Sources section
of the Strayer Writing Standards guide available in the left-hand menu.)
SOC450 Solutions to Global Issues
Week 9 Discussion
One Breath
at a Time
This week
you watched three videos, each on a topic of pollution. Of these three types of
pollution, which type of pollution do you believe you could influence most?
Which type of pollution would be the most manageable at the individual level?
Explain your reasoning.
Review the
posts of your classmates and respond to at least one other post, supporting
your classmate’s position on the issue with a fact in agreement from the course
materials or a scholarly source. Be sure to cite that source using the Strayer
Writing Standards.
Be sure to
inform your response with facts from sources. Use our ebook/textbook each week
and at least one scholarly outside source. You must cite sources in-text and
give a full citation at the end of your response using the Strayer Writing
Standards.
TIPS FOR
ANSWERING THE DQ:
Be sure to
organize your discussion question responses. For example, your Week 9 DQ
requires that you watch three videos, each on a topic of pollution. After
watching these videos which you will rely on to inform your discussion you need
to answer two (2) questions backing up your answers with facts from the three
videos and relevant outside sources.
The
questions this week are:
Of these
three types of pollution, which type of pollution do you believe you could
influence most? Which type of pollution would be the most manageable at the
individual level? Explain your reasoning.
So you need
to have a response that is two (2) parts and two (2) paragraphs.
1. Answer the question providing the
evidence on which you based your response - Of these three types of pollution,
which type of pollution do you believe you could influence most?
In other
words, this question asks you to consider the effects of personal consumption
patterns and lifestyle on positive and negative change in the health of our
global environment.
2. Answer the question providing the
evidence on which you based your response – Which type of pollution would be
the most manageable at the individual level?
In other
words, this question asks you to consider the how pollution is effected at the
individual level in ways that the individual can easily control.
In
answering these questions you need to support your position with factgs gleaned
from the videos and relevant outside sources of your choice.
Review the
posts of your classmates and respond to at least one post rebutting a position
shared by one of your classmates with a scholarly source.
(Note: For
citing internet sources in your discussion, please see the Web Sources section
of the Strayer Writing Standards guide available in the left-hand menu.)
SOC450 Solutions to Global Issues
Week 10 Discussion
Getting
Thirsty
Water
covers 75% of the Earth’s surface, but most of it contains high concentrations
of salt and is unavailable. Desalination is expensive for developing countries,
making that salt water unsuitable for consumption or irrigation. Consequently,
access to fresh water is a growing issue as countries share the same water
sources. This even has the potential to become an issue of national security.
Think of
the issues that come from circumstances in which countries share the same water
source. For example, consider disputes over the Jordan river between Jordan and
Israel, or the Tigris River between Iraq and Turkey.
Now
consider what would happen if your state or community had only limited fresh
water access. How involved do you feel local governments should be in
controlling water access?
Review the
posts of your classmates and respond to at least one other post, supporting
your classmate’s position on the issue with a fact in agreement from the course
materials or a scholarly source. Be sure to cite that source using the Strayer
Writing Standards.
Be sure to
inform your response with facts from sources. Use our ebook/textbook each week
and at least one scholarly outside source. You must cite sources in-text and
give a full citation at the end of your response using the Strayer Writing
Standards.
TIPS FOR
ANSWERING THE DQ:
1. Discuss
the issue globally by briefly examining the water issue as it exists in either
in the dispute over the Jordan River between Jordan and Israel, OR the Tigris
River between Iraq and Turkey.
2. Discuss
the consequences of having limited access to limited fresh water in a local
community. Be sure to apply the facts you learned from the discussion in (1).
You might mention current problems in the US such as the water issue in Flint,
Michigan.
3. Then
answer the question offering a rationale - How involved do you feel local
governments should be in controlling water access? You might consider the
current water market in answering this question where drinking water is a
commodity traded on the international market.
Review the
posts of your classmates and respond to at least one post rebutting a position
shared by one of your classmates with a scholarly source.
(Note: For
citing internet sources in your discussion, please see the Web Sources section
of the Strayer Writing Standards guide available in the left-hand menu.)
SOC450 Solutions to Global Issues
Week 11 Discussion
Making It
Personal
This course
studied the major threats to global well-being. In the readings, media, and
assignments, you were challenged to consider your stand on the issues covered
each week. In your personal life, what global issue (if any) affects you most
today?
Reflect and
share the steps you can take to prevent this issue from coming closer to home.
Review the
posts of your classmates and respond to at least one other post, supporting
your classmate’s position on the issue with a fact in agreement from the course
materials or a scholarly source. Be sure to cite that source using the Strayer
Writing Standards.
Be sure to
inform your response with facts from sources. Use our ebook/textbook each week
and at least one scholarly outside source. You must cite sources in-text and
give a full citation at the end of your response using the Strayer Writing
Standards.
TIPS FOR
ANSWERING THE DQ EFFECTIVELY:
1. Discuss
the global issue you chose by briefly examining that issue as it exists in the
broad picture not just as it exists in the US.
2. Discuss
why that issue affects you the most personally. Offer us your evidence and
rationale for choosing this particular issues
3. Then
tell us the steps you can take to prevent this issue from becoming a problem in
the US.
In
answering these questions you need to support your position with facts gleaned
from the videos and relevant outside sources of your choice.
Review the
posts of your classmates and respond to at least one post rebutting a position
shared by one of your classmates with a scholarly source.
(Note: For
citing internet sources in your discussion, please see the Web Sources section
of the Strayer Writing Standards guide available in the left-hand menu.)
