Decisions are made every day in organizations, some are individual and others are group decisions. There are different variables and influencers that affect how decisions are made within a criminal justice organization.

Write a paper about decision-making in your organization or one of which you familiar. In your paper include:

The power and political elements of your organization.
Communication channels within your organization and how you feel they could be improved.
One successful and one unsuccessful experience with group decision making.
Discuss the factors that affected the group’s overall effectiveness, drawing from concepts in your readings.
Include at least two peer-reviewed resources in your paper.

Your task for this assessment is to write an answer to the following question:
 ‘We are all internationalists now, whether we like it or not”’ (Blair, 1999).
What is the relevance of international relations for thinking about politics
today?
For this assessment, you are being asked to reflect on what an international
approach adds to the study of politics. You need to support your answer with
evidence from the academic literature. Remember you need to provide
references for all of your sources of information.
This assignment is designed to assess your ability to:
1. Show understanding of core political ideas (learning outcome one)
2. Demonstrate the capacity to form a political argument (learning outcome
four)
3. Understand and apply academic conventions relating to writing,
referencing, and critical analysis (learning outcome five)

Why the RMB has failed to become an international reserve currency?

It is an international political economy essay.

The paper must address a single research question, present an argument, frame it in the relevant literature and include some empirical evidence to support it. The selection of a research question is the most important step and should be done in consultation with the Instructor. Ideally, a “puzzle” or a surprising outcome makes a good research question, but this is not necessary. The paper must ask a “why?” question. Selecting the dependent variable (the object of explanation) at the start of the process is a key for success.

Religion, Politics, Gender and Class

The first set of topics includes two major areas of sociological interest: religion and politics. We may not ordinarily think of popular music as an important feature of these two social institutions, but it certainly is. Music functions as a powerful tool for accomplishing religious and political tasks. This power comes from music’s ability to provide meaning for theology and ideology. Please indicate/reference the reading and page numbers in parentheses where you find the material in our books. Read Ch. 5 in Understanding.
(1) Briefly define religion sociologically. What are the five ways music relates to religion? Give an example for each from the reading
(2) Briefly describe John Michael Talbot. Why has he considered a postmodern case of authenticity? Google JMT and examine his homepage and view some of his recent cable TV programs. How has he incorporated contemporary media logic into his ministry? How does he and his ministry compare to your religious/spiritual upbringing
(3) Briefly define ideology. How can popular music be used for conservative as well as liberal/progressive purposes? How does the concept of hegemony fit in with this discussion? What side would you take, and what music fits your ideological position?
(4) What is the sociological definition of the institution? How does American Idol support conservative values in America? In what ways is The Voice, American Idol and other competitions like the American presidential election process?
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The second set of topics includes two areas of sociological interest: gender and social class. The purpose of this array of topics is to show how central popular music is to structural sociological analysis, that is, those aspects of society that reflect society as a whole and are closely related to macro ideas such as status differences and inequality. Please indicate the page numbers of the readings where you find the material. Read Ch. 6 in Understanding.
1) Summarize the West Memphis Three situation. How does this unfortunate situation illustrate the limits of community? Explore the Internet to see if there is any update on the case.
(2) What do sociologists mean by doing gender? Give another example of a current prima donna, besides Jessica Simpson. Name one male musical performer who can be considered a prima donna, and why?
(3) What is the sociological definition of authenticity? Briefly discuss Katy Perry’s and Billie Eilish’s authenticity. In your opinion, has authenticity among women musical artists changed recently?