The notion of American exceptionalism is complex and needs to be viewed in the context of the historical evolution of American ideals and values. Discuss some of these values with examples and relevance for social welfare.
What will be an ideal response?
Must explain what the exceptionalism concept is and provide the historical context with examples for at least five of the values listed here: Work ethic, Moralism, Equal opportunity, Mobility, Competition, Individualism, Independence, Family, and Materialism. Answer must also discuss the overarching and somewhat unrealistic themes of the value of American dream and hard work based on the discussion in the book about the value orientations to the belief that through hard work individuals will prosper.
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for a presentation to one if the company’s major customers. Members of his team are becoming increasingly frustrated with Jimmy. The deadline for the project is approaching but Jimmy never seems satisfied with the quality of the work despite the reality that he has a group of talented workers who have significantly contributed to the project. Jimmy is never satisfied and spends hours undoing and re-doing their work until it is “perfect.” Unfortunately, Jimmy never seems satisfied. If somebody tries to bring this to his attention, Jimmy accuses them of not sharing his high standards. Which of the following, best explains Jimmy’s behavior?
a) Antisocial personality disorder b) Borderline personality disorder c) Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder d) Narcissistic personality disorder
The technique termed time out is most often used as an alternative to
a. physical discipline b. reinforcement c verbal criticism d. fading
If a statistics class has a distribution of grades with a mean of 70 and standard
deviation of 15, what is the probability of a student scoring between a 70 and 90? a. .20 b. .41 c. .50 d. .61
The organizational ______ describes how people’s roles relate to each other.
A. structure B. mission C. description D. funding