SOCFP2000 Capella University State Policies on Same Sex Marriage Paper Read the comments made by the professor and complete the requested changes that need

SOCFP2000 Capella University State Policies on Same Sex Marriage Paper Read the comments made by the professor and complete the requested changes that need to be made! Attach are the papers and then the attached corresponding comments made by the professor.The are labeled as Assessments 2 and 3, so please be sure you are looking at the right comments for the paper 5/16/2019
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SOC-FP2000
u04a1 – Framing an Issue From the Sociological Perspective
Learner: Bryan , Nickerson
OVERALL COMMENTS
Hi Bryan,
Remember that for this assessment you should be creating a powerpoint (or similar) presentation rather than a paper.
That being said, I’m ?ne with you using the paper format. You’re de?nitely on the right track here and this is a great
start! You’ve framed the issue well by discussing Trump’s view of immigration which is impacting the current
landscape. Be sure, though, that you’re explicitly addressing the criterion. See feedback below.
Chris
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CRITERIA 1
Discuss how sociological theory can be used to understand disparities in political power.
COMPETENCY
Describe theoretical ideas of power in relation to policy.
NON_PERFORMANCE:
Does not list ways that sociological theory can be used to understand disparities in political power.
BASIC: Lists way that sociological theory can be used to understand disparities in political power.
PROFICIENT: Discusses how sociological theory can be used to understand disparities in political power.
DISTINGUISHED:
Analyzes how sociological theory can be used to understand disparities in political power and cites scholarly
sources for support.
Comments:
I don’t see any discussion of sociological theory. Try to use a speci?c sociological theory (like power elite
theory) to help the reader understand current issues related to immigration.
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CRITERIA 2
Describe the evolution of the social movements that have emerged as a result of a diversity
issue.
COMPETENCY
Identify historical and contemporary in?uences of discrimination in U.S. culture.
NON_PERFORMANCE:
Does not describe the evolution of the social movements that have emerged as a result of a diversity
issue.
BASIC:
Describes the evolution of the social movements that have emerged as a result of a diversity issue but is
vague on the rationale for their interconnectedness.
PROFICIENT:
Describes the evolution of the social movements that have emerged as a result of a diversity issue.
DISTINGUISHED:
Analyzes the evolution of the social movements that have emerged as a result of a diversity issue and cites
support from scholarly resources.
Comments:
You have a section on this where you begin to discuss the history of immigration law/policy but I don’t see an
in-depth discussion of the evolution of social movements that have emerged regarding immigration.
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CRITERIA 3
Address questions that re?ect public perception using supporting data or research.
COMPETENCY
Analyze the effects of social policy using aggregated data.
NON_PERFORMANCE:
Does not address questions that re?ect public perception using supporting data or research.
BASIC:
Addresses questions that re?ect public perception using data or research that is inadequate or
inappropriate.
PROFICIENT: Addresses questions that re?ect public perception using supporting data or research.
DISTINGUISHED:
Addresses questions that re?ect public perception using supporting data or research and real-world
examples in a persuasive way that illuminates facts surrounding the issues.
Comments:
Be sure that you’re addressing both proposed audience questions – welfare and taking jobs. Try to incorporate
public perception data.
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CRITERIA 4
Analyze the evolution of antidiscrimination law to give context to current law or policy.
COMPETENCY
Analyze how laws are applied or created based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age,
and social class.
NON_PERFORMANCE:
Does not discuss the evolution of antidiscrimination law to give context to current law or policy.
BASIC: Discusses the evolution of antidiscrimination law to give context to current law or policy.
PROFICIENT: Analyzes the evolution of antidiscrimination law to give context to current law or policy.
DISTINGUISHED:
Analyzes the evolution of antidiscrimination law to give context to current law or policy and cites scholarly
resources for support.
Comments:
You’ve brie?y discussed the evolution of antidiscrimination law.
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CRITERIA 5
Discuss tactics employed by activists to promote a cause.
COMPETENCY
Apply diversity strategies in professional, educational, and personal contexts.
NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not list tactics employed by activists to promote a cause.
BASIC: Lists tactics employed by activists to promote a cause.
PROFICIENT: Discusses tactics employed by activists to promote a cause.
DISTINGUISHED: Analyzes the effectiveness of tactics employed by activists to promote a cause.
Comments:
Again, you’ve got a section on this – but be sure you’re talking about speci?c tactics people either for or against
immigration use. How do they spread their word?
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CRITERIA 6
Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format and with few errors of
grammar, usage, and mechanics.
COMPETENCY
Communicate effectively.
NON_PERFORMANCE:
Does not write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format. Does not use correct grammar,
usage, and mechanics.
BASIC:
Writes to support an idea. Format is inconsistent and contains major errors of grammar, usage, and
mechanics.
PROFICIENT:
Writes coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format and with few errors of grammar, usage, and
mechanics.
DISTINGUISHED:
Writes coherently, using evidence to support a central idea in a consistently appropriate format with correct
grammar, usage, and mechanics.
Comments:
Many grammatical errors.
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SOC-FP2000
u05a1 – Comparing Politics, Law, Policy, and Power
Learner: Bryan , Nickerson
OVERALL COMMENTS
Hi Bryan,
It’s clear you’ve put a lot of work into this assessment. I would have liked to have seen you focus solely on
immigration and provide a more in-depth discussion of that one issue, but your work here is enough to complete the
assessment.
Chris
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CRITERIA 1
Discuss contrasts in how states approach a diversity issue, using theoretical ideas of power.
COMPETENCY
Describe theoretical ideas of power in relation to policy.
NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not discuss contrasts in how states approach a diversity issue.
BASIC:
Discusses contrasts in how states approach a diversity issue but does not include appropriate theoretical
ideas of power.
PROFICIENT:
Discusses contrasts in how states approach a diversity issue, using theoretical ideas of power.
DISTINGUISHED:
Discuss contrasts in how states approach a diversity issue, using theoretical ideas of power, and includes
supporting citations from scholarly sources.
Comments:
You’ve done a nice job using power elite theory to better understand these issues.
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CRITERIA 2
Discuss law, policy, or politics in states with varying approaches to a diversity issue.
COMPETENCY
Identify historical and contemporary in?uences of discrimination in U.S. culture.
NON_PERFORMANCE:
Lists differences in law, policy, or politics in states with varying approaches to a diversity issue.
BASIC: Lists differences in law, policy, or politics in states with varying approaches to a diversity issue.
PROFICIENT:
Discusses differences in law, policy, or politics in states with varying approaches to a diversity issue.
DISTINGUISHED:
Discusses difference in law, policy, or politics in states with varying approaches to a diversity issue and cites
speci?c examples of their application.
Comments:
This discussion could be better organized – you jump around a lot.
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CRITERIA 3
Analyze data to project how state policies might affect population migration.
COMPETENCY
Analyze the effects of social policy using aggregated data.
NON_PERFORMANCE:
Does not analyze data to project how state policies might affect population migration.
BASIC:
Analyzes data but does not project a reasonable assessment of how state policies might affect population
migration.
PROFICIENT: Analyzes data to project how state policies might affect population migration.
DISTINGUISHED:
Analyzes data to project how state policies might affect population migration, including a discussion of past
migrations for context and citations for scholarly sources.
Comments:
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Discuss contrasts between two states in areas of law, politics, or policy as they apply to a
diversity issue.
COMPETENCY
Analyze how laws are applied or created based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age,
and social class.
NON_PERFORMANCE:
Does not list contrasts between two states in areas of law, politics, or policy as they apply to a diversity
issue.
BASIC:
Lists contrasts between two states in areas of law, politics, or policy as they apply to a diversity issue.
PROFICIENT:
Discusses contrasts between two states in areas of law, politics, or policy as they apply to a diversity
issue.
DISTINGUISHED:
Discusses contrasts between two states in areas of law, politics, or policy as they apply to a diversity issue,
including real-world examples of their application.
Comments:
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CRITERIA 5
Apply historical solutions to an issue where there are discrepancies between state and
federal diversity law.
COMPETENCY
Apply diversity strategies in professional, educational, and personal contexts.
NON_PERFORMANCE:
Does not list historical solutions to an issue where there are discrepancies between state and federal
diversity law.
BASIC:
Lists historical solutions to an issue where there are discrepancies between state and federal diversity law.
PROFICIENT:
Applies historical solutions to an issue where there are discrepancies between state and federal diversity
law.
DISTINGUISHED:
Applies historical solutions to an issue where there are discrepancies between state and federal diversity
law, and points out areas where the lessons learned might not be applicable.
Comments:
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CRITERIA 6
Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format and with few errors of
grammar, usage, and mechanics.
COMPETENCY
Communicate effectively.
NON_PERFORMANCE:
Does not write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format. Does not use correct grammar,
usage, and mechanics.
BASIC:
Writes to support an idea. Format is inconsistent and contains major errors of grammar, usage, and
mechanics.
PROFICIENT:
Writes coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format and with few errors of grammar, usage, and
mechanics.
DISTINGUISHED:
Writes coherently, using evidence to support a central idea in a consistently appropriate format with correct
grammar, usage, and mechanics.
Comments:
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Running head: POLICIES ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AND IMMIGRATION
State Policies on Same Sex Marriage and Immigration
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POLICIES ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AND IMMIGRATION
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In social sciences, the study of policy and its analysis has been developing and creating
attention amongst political scientists with time, with a consideration on the past several decades.
The way the general public and policymakers perceive power in policy making is influenced by
the origins of law, which is as old as the first government dated in the 17thc. “The origins of
policy focus are usually attributed to the writings of Harold Laswell, considered to be the
founder of the policy sciences…He called for the study of the role of knowledge in and of the
policy process.”(Miller, Sidney & Fischer 2007). According to Stachowiak (n.d), policy
evolution is embraced by incorporating directly with power and in power to make, enforce and
also influence decision making. Stachowiak termed this theory as Power Politics or Power Elites
Theory. In further illustrations of the theory, Stachowiak explains that this theory focuses on
incremental policy amendments such as administrative rule evolutions.
Political power can originate from a number of sources, especially from a community
setup. A community entails social class, group charisma, resource currency and the influence of
tradition socially, all of which ascribe to political power. This is explained further by Sadan who
stated that there exists a total political community which is ordered according to an identified
principle, possessing a continuity of time and place from which the power stems. In ‘Large
Leaps’ theory of power, assumptions are that government institutions maintain the status quo and
have a monopoly over the way policies are defined. ‘The Large Heaps’ theory recognized that
political conditions are right, amendments can happen in widely that represents significant
departures from the past. These conditions create an environment in which large-scale change
can occur.
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In the history of the United States, communities have become victims of social policies.
Trends and patterns are seen arising from different community demographics within the U.S.
Contextually, societies that have been seen to lack significant development tend to experience
social policies’ discrimination. A report presented by Lockett (2013) stated that with an always
occurring presence of systematic criticism and discrimination, the justice system and the
dominant culture continues to pathologize minority groups and push for increased penalties
which further stigmatize the minority. Minorities were according to race e.g. African Americans,
Indians, and even Mexican Americans. In the contemporary world, racism discrimination
amongst other social issues such as gender, religion, same-sex marriage, and immigration have
become top notch that they dwell across many of the States in America, varying according to the
political power and set-up of these States. Social injustices in same-sex marriage and
immigration do not only entail negative attitudes and beliefs but also the social strengths that
allow translation into victim’s desperate outcomes with questionable merit to a selected race.
In Texas State, constitutional law has been battling with the issue of same-sex marriage
since 1997. The restriction to have a marriage involving same-sex couples at this year was done
under Texas legislature by George W. Bush who was at that time the Governor of Texas (Young
2017). Young further explains that this Bill in 2003 was strengthened with a law that Texas State
will not respect any other marriage license apart from opposite-sex marriage. Family and
marriage amendments went on until the year 2015 on 26th June. According to Young (2017), the
United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the right to marry on same-sex couples after
following a two year of marriage litigation in the State.
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Though same-sex marriage bill was passed into law by the Texas legislature, some rights
related to it are still not recognized. As Young explains, same-sex married couples have been
demanding to have equal rights as those in an opposite-sex marriage. This illustrates that most, if
not all of the benefits that opposite-sex marriages are having cannot be enjoyed by same-sex
married couples. But all these come as a result of the flow of power in policy making from state
authorities to national authorities in the U.S.
To understand this, it is evident that some of the policies made at State level even through
State’s Supreme Court can be overruled by the United States’ Supreme Court. “ The U.S
Supreme Court declined to review a decision made earlier this year by the Texas Supreme Court,
opening the door for the state of Texas and its municipalities to potentially limit benefits and
privileges extended to couples in same-sex marriages in the state.” (Young 2017)
In relation to immigration, there still exists discrimination in Texas State. Immigrants in
the state are still protesting against social policies that are posing challenges on them. In a report
by Texas Civil Rights Project (2019), immigrants are challenging a law on SB4, United States
law on immigration that does not protect rights on racial profiling, and reduces local law
enforcement. The project further argues that SB4 is an attempt to turn Texas cities, counties and
University police departments into immigration officers. From this situation, it is evident that
law and policy-making within the state are devoid of final execution by the United States
Supreme Court judgment, which is the exact version of Elite Power Theory.
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In Massachusetts, same-sex marriage in contemporary State environment has been
welcomed with open arms with the state community recognizing the marriage to be as equal to
any other marriage. Massachusetts’ constitution through their Supreme Court ruling has helped
litigants and families who weren’t able to marry in the past despite their race or religious
background. According to Wegman (2015), Massachusetts State was the first to issue an opinion
legalizing same-sex marriage in the U.S through their justice, Margaret Marshall. Efforts tried to
undo same-sex legalization have been withdrawn leaving all marriages equal. Massachusetts’
immigration laws are centrally controlled by The United States Supreme Court.
Massachusetts’s immigration law has enabled immigrants to live in harmony and belong
to its state. A report by Massachusetts Immigrant Refugee Advocacy Coalition, MIRA (2019)
stated that though Then Trump administration wants to stop Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
for everyone, federal judge’s intervention bought some time for TPS holders. This is another
example of Central administration power over minor administrations commonly known as Power
influence flow.
The Power Elite Theory explains the kind of political and economic power that is existing
in both Massachusetts and Texas State. According to Power Elite Theory, power elites are
individuals who are in dominant positions in dominant setups such as in the military, political
seats or economic institutions. Their decisions have huge consequences on underlying
populations. Texas and Massachusetts have their legislative authorities to amend policies at State
level, but the final approval comes from the United States’ Supreme ruling on their proposed
constitutional amendments. In other words, the States are subjected to the central ruling power
described as “The Elite” in Elite Power Theory.
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Massachusetts State has got a smaller population compared to Texas State. From the
statistics obtained from U.S Census Bureau (2018), a vast…
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