PART 1
What is a “death system?”
* Explain two or three specific ways in which funeral ceremonies may contribute to maintaining social order — for families, for the larger society, or both. In your response, indicate any specific components of the death system (people, time, place, symbols) that are part of your answer.
* Discuss the kinds of losses and experiences of grief associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Please cite at least 3 of this week’s Learning Resources in your response.
* Chapter 4: Death denial: Hiding and camouflaging death. Handbook of Death and Dying.
* Read: Doka, K. J. (n.d.). Death system. Encyclopedia of death and dying.
* Read: Hoy, W. G. (n.d.). The role of ceremonies in bereavement.
* Read: Hauser, J., & Scarisbrick-Hauser, A. (2003). Death and Community Responses: Comfort, Community, and Culture. Handbook of Death and Dying.
* Read: Zhai & Du (2020). Loss and grief amidst COVID-19: A path to adaptation and resilience.
PART 2
According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th edition, Alcohol Use Disorder(AUD) is defined as a maladaptive pattern of alcohol use, leading to clinical significant impairment or distress, as manifested by tolerance and withdrawal occurring at any time in the same 12-months.
Identify two elements of dependence from the Diagnosis of Substance Use Disorders: Diagnostic Criteria article and explain how these two elements can lead to psychosocial or environmental problems.
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PART 3
What are some limitations of using artificial intelligence like ChatGPT? What impact might this have on education? On society?
Why do some social scientists think that artificial intelligence (AI) is prone to systemic racism and social bias?
If you were responsible for writing a classroom policy on the use of ChatGPT for classroom assignments, what are some considerations that you would include to ensure that AI is used ethically and to promote learning?
References in APA format:
Choi, C. Q. (2023, February 9). Columbia perspectives on ChatGPT. Columbia University Data Science Institute. https://datascience.columbia.edu/news/2023/columbia-perspectives-on-chatgpt/
Pittalwala, I. (2023, January 24). Is ChatGPT a threat to education? UC Riverside News. https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2023/01/24/chatgpt-threat-education
Stortz, E. (2021, April 13). The future of artificial intelligence requires the guidance of sociology. Drexel News. https://drexel.edu/news/archive/2021/april/the-future-of-artificial-intelligence-requires-sociology
PART 4
1. What are some of the functions of education in society?
2. In what way is public education democratizing (i.e., how does it level the playing field?) and in what way(s) does it fall short?
3. Summarize the main points you took away from the three videos in the Week 2 Learning Resources.
4. Given what you have learned this week about education and the transformative effect of technology on learning and development, propose an educational model for the future. In your response, consider the following questions: What are some qualities of an excellent educational system? What of the existing educational model do you think should stay the same and what should change? What role, if any, does technology play in helping to implement your model?
Grey, P. (2008, August 20). A brief history of education. Psychology Today.
Griffiths, H., Strayer, E., & Cody-Rydzewski, S. (2015). Introduction to Sociology 2e. Open Stax.
Office of Ed Tech (2018, October 11). Announcing the winners of the Reimagining Higher Education Ecosystem Challenge. Medium.com.
Robinson, K., (2010, October). Changing education paradigms [Video]. TED Conferences.
Selwyn, N. (2020, October 25). How creative use of technology may have helped save schooling during the pandemic. The Conversation.
