Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to recognize sociological concepts at play in your lived experience. Keeping a field log of your social and institutional experiences for one day, you will critically discuss how your daily life is shaped and constrained by society. This will allow you engage with many of the sociological concepts learned in class.
Writing expectations
The paper should be 4-6 typed pages, double-spaced, 12-point font, with 1″ margins. Remember to use APA format to cite and reference your sources.
A presentation that offers additional assistance in completing the assignment is available at https://prezi.com/view/DTakPcZ9NlkobNn93EMi/
Instructions
1) Observation
Create a field log (example). For one day, observe and record the key interactions and institutions in your lived experience. Starting with waking up, who is the first person you talk to? What do you do next- take family members to school, go to the gym, go to work and interact with coworkers? Throughout the day you will take on different roles by interacting with different people and in different situations, and be in contact with different social institutions (education, government, health, etc). Type or photograph your field log and submit it with your written Assignment.
2) Application
Try to wait one or more days before starting this step. Revisit your field log and apply sociological analysis to your observations.
Describe how our day is shaped and constrained by social norms.
Analyze how at least four sociological concepts learned in class (eg. roles, institutions, interactions, impression management, stage theory, emotional labor) apply to your field log observations. This part of the paper should not be focused on the general social norms you described earlier, dig in with specific concepts in this from our text (refrain from using dictionaries).
For at least two of the concepts, find and incorporate an appropriate source that highlights how sociologists study this concept in everyday society (for example, emotional labor in the restaurant industry). Not sure what constitutes an appropriate source? See our Announcement on this in the classroom- tips and a learning module are provided there. For example, we discussed gender socialization:
In an article by Crespi (2011) that studied gender socialization and gender roles within the family, results showed that a cross-gender relationship between fathers and daughters, mothers and sons has emerged as significant in determining traditional and non-traditional gender attitudes. The research suggested that the relationship with the parent of the opposite sex could be a strong factor in reducing stereotyped attitudes regarding gender roles (Crespi, 2011). *Use a different example in your paper, the purpose here is to show your research skills rather than repeat my research skills.*
3) Reflection
Reflect on your role as a larger part of society (i.e. your motives, instincts, feelings, and/or structural constraints). Discuss ways other people affected you and the ways you affected others in the social experiences of your day.
Sample Field Log
Below is a brief field log to give you an idea of the social interactions and institutions you might look for in your day. With the observations are sample course concepts that relate to the observations. Be creative in exploring and applying concepts- we will all apply concepts differently even if the scenes we observe are very similar.
5:45am: Wake up, interact with children.
Gender roles, nuclear family, folkways
6:30am: Interact with spouse and children. Eat breakfast, run, shower.
8:00am: Arrive at airport, check in interaction with airline customer service; interaction with TSA.
Social structure, bureaucracy, norms, mores, social control
9:00am: Wait with other passengers to board flight; purchase a drink at coffee shop; employees have a tip jar; a family sitting close by is watching the news and commenting on what they think is wrong with other cultures.
Emotional labor, ethnocentrism, Piaget’s stages of development
9:30am: On flight with family having a difficult time with small children; flight attendant offers to help them.
Emotional labor, gender roles, family
12pm: Arrive at destination airport; drive two hours to see extended family. Along the road there are farmers with fruit stands. See homeless person asking for assistance in exchange for work.
Poverty, inequality
4pm: Extended family arrives for potluck dinner; look at family photos together and share family memories. Watch evening news- local robbery and assault.
Social deviance, material culture
6pm: Stop at church to meet family friend, see a bible study group inside; lots of religious symbols; someone remarks on a new church being built to accommodate a different racial group.
Religion, race, monotheism
This course has “Resubmission” status enabled to help you if you realize you submitted an incorrect or blank file, or if you need to submit multiple documents as part of your Assignment. Resubmission of an Assignment after it is graded, to attempt a better grade, is not permitted.
Assignment 3 meets the following course objectives:
Apply a sociological perspective to the social world.
Analyze contemporary social issues using the sociological imagination and use sociological theories and concepts to analyze everyday life.
Recognize and define social structure and social interaction
Explain the reciprocal relationship in the influence between societal and structural factors, individual behavior and the self’s development

Assignment 1 meets the following course objectives:
Apply a sociological perspective to the social world.
Analyze contemporary social issues using the sociological imagination and use sociological theories and concepts to analyze everyday life.
Demonstrate the ability to identify, locate, and retrieve information related to the topics in the course.
Describe culture and socialization
Purpose
The primary goal of this exercise is to apply your developing sociological knowledge and skills to the analysis of the process of socialization.
Writing Expectations
This should be 4-6 pages long, double-spaced, 12pt font (arial or times new roman), with 1″ margins. Must include a cover page, a major heading and subheadings to identify each section. You want to be sure to also include a reference page.
Instructions:
Describe and analyze the process of socialization. Begin with responding to the question “Who Am I?” In your description, make sure to incorporate the concepts we have addressed in the course, such as roles, statuses, group membership, etc. Your response to this question should be at least 1+ page in length. Next, analyze at least 4 agents of socialization that have affected your development as an individual, focusing on childhood socialization into adulthood. Consider, for example, the ways in which the family, religion, media, peers, and education have influenced your development, opportunities, and life choices. Your analysis of the process of socialization should be 3+ pages in length and incorporate at least 4 sociological concepts or theories covered in this course (hint: sociological concepts should be clearly identified and then applied; any paraphrasing or direct quotes used from another source should include APA formatted in-text citations and a full citation at the end of the essay. Examples of related concepts and theories include the self, moral development, nature and nurture, and resocialization).

For purposes of this discussion, I have identified the trend of using remote monitoring which helps to enhance the provision of coordinated care. Especially for chronic conditions, it has become common practice to use remote devices to monitor the health of the patients and provide suitable care plans. For instance, diabetic patients are equipped with tools for continuous glucose monitoring. Another method that is increasingly used is the wireless technology to monitor the heart’s performance remotely. It guides the physician to utilize the real-time data to adjust the treatment plan where necessary even before the onset of symptoms and without any need for in-hospital appointments or hospitalizations. The use of remote monitoring is a trend that is supported by literature on healthcare delivery and the anticipated impact of this trend in healthcare. According to Murphy, (2018) the ability to monitor the patient’s condition remotely enhances the quality of care and improves clinical efficiency especially for chronic diseases such as heart failure, diabetes, and atrial fibrillation. According to Chen and Gao, (2014) they prevent complications in a total of 43 patients with an obvious ST-segment elevation with the use of remote cardiac monitoring. Based on existing clinical studies, there is evidence that remote monitoring can also result in reduced health care costs (Nangalia, Prytherch, & Smith, 2010). The patients are limited to minimal in-hospital visits for device evaluations, the rate of hospital admissions is reduced, and the length of stay per cardiac hospitalization is also lower (Murphy, 2018). It is apparent that remote patient monitoring is a trend that is anticipated to grow regarding complexity and suitability of the devices to meet the diverse health needs of patients in all specialties of healthcare. This ambulatory type of healthcare allows patients to utilize technology in performing routine tests and also using real-time data to enhance care provision. It reduces hospital visits for patients and also improves the quality of care provision. I believe that the future of remote monitoring is in empowering more patients and help to integrate health care into people’s daily routines which will ultimately enhance their quality of life.

Write a 350 word article that evaluates the cost of the health care workforce.
Your article should:
· Identify three key drivers of labor costs within a specific health care service, facility, or other health sector-related occupation (e.g., labor supply, productivity improvement, technology, or personnel benefit design)
· Evaluate current industry solutions or remediation activities to address the identified labor costs
· Predict future changes (e.g., policy, funding, or public support) that might exacerbate or accelerate the solutions
Include a citation of the article in your assignment.
Cite at least 3 reputable references to support your assignment (e.g., trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality).
Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.