400-600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
Whole System Change
Focus your discussion on the following:
Compare and contrast design thinking and systems thinking in fostering whole system change.
Propose a change model that embraces design thinking and systems thinking in organizational development.
Category: Buisness
Scenario:
Your employer has asked you and several members of your team to investigate a social problem that is having an increasingly negative influence on the success of your organization (you may use the organization you work for now or choose one in your career field of interest). Your role as a team member is to investigate and present sociological theories that will help others consider a way to approach the social problem that the organization faces.
To prepare for the presentation, take the following steps:
Select 1 sociological theory you think will best address the issue facing your organization.
Select 1 social problem relevant to your organization, and prepare to share the following in your presentation:
Identify the organization and summarize the social problem and its effect on the organization.
Identify a relevant sociological theory and 1 or 2 theorists associated with the theory.
Summarize the theory’s perspective and explain why it is relevant to the social problem facing your organization.
Explain how your organization might use the theory to approach understanding and solving the social problem.
Create a presentation in 6- to 8-slides introducing sociological theory to your teammates.
Include a title slide and speaker notes for each main slide.
Cite references in your presentation.
Assignment Content
Social stratification is the categorization of people based on a number of socioeconomic factors. Social stratification may lead to social inequality because some groups of people have more access to resources, power, and status than others. We can see examples of social stratification and inequality in many television shows, movies, or documentaries.
In this assignment, you will watch a production and describe the social stratification and inequality that you observe.
Watch 30–60 minutes of a production from current media that illustrates examples of social stratification and inequalities, such as a recent sitcom, drama, movie, or documentary.
Note: Contact your instructor for approval if you are unsure if a certain media production fits the assignment.
Take notes while you watch to record examples of the behavior patterns that reflect social stratification and inequality.
Write FOUR PARAGRAPHS – 350- to 500-word paper in which you discuss the show or film as it relates to race, gender, and social class stratification. Do the following:
FILM SUMMARY PARAGRAPH – Describe the show or film you selected, including a brief summary of the plot and setting of the story.
SOCIAL INEQUITY PARAGRAPH – – Describe at least 2 examples of social inequalities that you observed. Which social structures or norms could have contributed to these inequalities?
THEORY PARAGRAPH- Explain the theoretical perspective—functionalism, conflict theory, or symbolic interactionism—that you used to explain the social inequalities. Explain your reasons for choosing this perspective.
CURRENT EVENTS PARAGRAPH- Describe the connections between the social stratification of class, race, and gender you observed in the show or film and the ways that it represents inequality in our society.
NOTE – POINTS WILL BE LOSS IF ESSAY IS NOT IN PARAGRAPH FORM.