Discussion 1 and 2

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Discussion1: Family, Religion, and Medicine as Social Institutions

This week, our learning resources (UMGC, n.d.) have examined three key social institutions: family, religion, and medicine. Social institutions change and shift over time, affecting other social institutions and society as a whole.

Choose one of the three social institutions (family, religion, or medicine). Then address both of the following parts in your main post:

Part 1. Based on your readings this week, use one of the three main sociological perspectives (functionalism, conflict theory, or symbolic interactionism) to examine how the institution you chose operates in society. Be sure to explain the theory as part of your response.

Part 2. Go to the Pew Research Center website and find an article from the past three years that provides research findings about some aspect of the institution you chose. What did you learn from this article? Share two or three key findings from the research. Does this research contribute to your theoretical explanation in part 1? If so, how, and if not, why not?

References and Citations

Here is the reference you should cite in your main post:

University of Maryland Global Campus. (n.d.). Week 7. Education, work, and the economy. Document posted in UMGC SOCY 100 online classroom, archived at https://learn.umgc.edu.

Make sure to include the complete reference information at the end of your post. In addition to the UMGC learning resources, be sure to include full reference information for your Pew Research Center article and cite it in the post.

When referring to the different topics of the material in the learning resources within your posts, use the following citation format: (UMGC, n.d., name of topic).

For example: (UMGC, n.d., Family as a Social Institution) or (UMGC, n.d., Religion as a Social Institution).

If you use any additional sources in your posts, be sure to cite them in the post and include the full reference information at the end of the post. To learn more about how to cite in APA style, visit the UMGC Library at APA 7th Edition Citation Examples: General Rules.

Week 7 learning reosurces:

https://leocontent.umgc.edu/content/umuc/tus/socy/...

Discussion2:

Your assignment for Week 7 involves reading an assigned primary scientific article, then using it as the basis for an observation that will serve as the first step in the scientific method as well as the basis for an innovation in the life sciences. For the initial response in this discussion, please do the following:

Initial response due by Saturday, 11:59 PM, EST:

Read primary article B in the Week 7 Learning Resources.
Share your Eureka! moment - an aspect of the research presented in primary article B (introduction, materials, methods, results, discussion, or conclusion) that stood out as you read primary article B which you believe could lead to an innovative technique, project, product, or service in the life sciences.
Share your idea for a new product, project, service, or research in the life sciences based on your Eureka! moment.
Explain why you consider your innovation to be an important contribution to the life sciences.
You must use and cite at least two references to support your response.
The initial response must be written in your own words and contain at least 100 words.
Please be mindful of grammatical errors.

Primary article B: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-39107-3