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HSM 250 week 1 Checkpoint Human Services Vocabular
y Hunt
HSM 250 Week 1 Written Assignment My Cultural Identi
ty
HSM 250 week 2 Checkpoint Character Case Study
HSM 250 week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2
HSM 250 Week 3 CheckPointCollaborative Discussion an
d Reflection on Perceptions
HSM 250 Week 3 Written Assignment Developing Ethnici
ty

HSM 250 week 1 Checkpoint

Human Services Vocabulary
Hunt

CheckPoint: Human Service Vocabulary Hunt

Due Date: Day 4 [post to the Individual forum]
Use the reputable online resources to define each of th
e following vocabulary terms:
Enculturation
Acculturation
Assimilation
Encapsulation
Collectivism
Individualism
Write an original definition for each term

HSM 250 Week 1 Written Assi

gnment My Cultural Identity
Assignment: My Cultural Identity
Resources: Appendixes B & C
Due Date: Day 7 [post to the Individual forum]
Read Appendix B for the directions on how to fill out Ap
pendix C and complete Appendix C.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word reflection explaining the res
ults from Appendix C and how you came to have this pa
rticular cultural identity.

HSM 250 week 2 Checkpoint

Character Case Study

CheckPoint: Character Case Study

Resources: Appendixes B & C
Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum
Select and view one of the following movies:
The Joy Luck Club
Stand and Deliver
To Kill a Mockingbird

HSM 250 week 2 DQ 1 and D

Q2
Discussion Question 1
Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum
Complete Exercise 3.2 on p. 53 in the text, then summa
rize what you learned from this exercise and the descrip
tors you identified that have the greatest impact on you
r own social identity. When responding to other posts in
this thread, refer to similarities and differences related t
o social identity.

HSM 250 Week 3 CheckPoint

Collaborative Discussion and
Reflection on Perceptions

CheckPoint: Collaborative Discussion and Reflectio

n on Perceptions
Resource: Ch. 4 of Social and Cultural Foundations
Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum
Complete Exercise 4.1 on p. 78 in the text and post your
answers to your assigned collaborative discussion threa
d in the Main forum.

HSM 250 Week 4 CheckPoint

Gender Role Development
CheckPoint: Gender Role Development
Resource: Ch. 5 of Social and Cultural Foundations
Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum
Complete Exercise 5.2 on p. 97 and answer the question
s in 300 to 350 words.
Post your answers in APA format as a Microsoft Word
attachment.

HSM 250 week 4 DQ 1 and D

Q2
Discussion Question 1
Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum
According to the text, different cultures have specific b
eliefs about gender. How are the beliefs similar and ho
w are they different? Do you agree with the text? Why o
r why not?

HSM 250 Week 5 CheckPoint

Sexual Orientation Identity T
heory

CheckPoint: Sexual Orientation Identity Theory

Resource: Appendix B
Due Date: Day 4 [Individual] forum
Consider the following questions: Which of the sexual
orientation theories discussed in Ch. 5 do you agree wit
h? Why?
Summarize your point of view in 300 to 350 words and
provide at least two outside sources that support your p
oint of view.

HSM 250 Week 5 Written Assi

gnment Sexual Orientation C
ase Study

Assignment: Sexual Orientation Case Study

Resource: Movie selected in Week Two.
Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum
Determine the sexual orientation identity and developm
ent models that best fit a character from the movie sele
cted in Week Two.
Sumarize your conclusions in a 700- to 1,050-word APAformatted essay.
Use at least three outside sources to support your concl
usions.

HSM 250 Week 6 CheckPoint

Influences on Family Structur
e

CheckPoint: Influences on Family Structure

Resource: Ch. 6 of Social and Cultural Foundations
Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum
Consider the following question: What positive and neg
ative community influences on family structures are evi
dent in the movie you selected in Week Two?
Summarize your conclusion in 300 to 350 words.
Provide at least one example from the selected movie.
Post your final draft as a Microsoft Word attachment

HSM 250 week 6 DQ 1 and D

Q2
Discussion Question 1
Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum
Which family structure listed in Ch. 6 most resembles y
ours? How is it different? How does your structure differ
from, or is it similar to, the structures chosen by other
members of the class?
3. Discussion Question 2
Due Date: Day 4 [Main] forum

HSM 250 Week 7 CheckPoint

Ableist Beliefs

CheckPoint: Ableist Beliefs

Resource: Ch. 7 of Social and Cultural Foundations
Due Date: Day 4 [Individual] forum
Complete Exercise 7.2 on p. 135 in the text.
Summarize your results and discuss your opinion about
the level of responsibility you believe society holds for c
aring for the aging and disabled. Are these two separate
issues?

HSM 250 Week 7 Written Assi

gnment Care Plan
Assignment: Care Plan
Resource: Appendix D
Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum
Read Appendix D.
Assume that you are a case manager for a human servic
e organization in your area.
Determine the needs and services the client in Appendi
x D requires.

HSM 250 Week 8 CheckPoint

Religion and Human Service
Organizations

CheckPoint: Religion and Human Service Organizati

ons
Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum
Consider that many human service organizations are aff
iliated with religious organizations.
Research the human service programs in your hometow
n that are affiliated with religious organizations.
Describe at least two of those programs, including servi
ces they offer and who those services are offered to, an
d determine how many of the human service needs in y
our community are met by religious organizations.

HSM 250 week 8 DQ 1 and D

Q2
Discussion Question 1

Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum

How do spiritual and religious beliefs help or hinder in
dividual access to human services? Explain your answer
and refer to one or more of the groups listed in Ch. 8.
3. Discussion Question 2
Due Date: Day 4 [Main] forum

HSM 250 Week 9 Capstone C

heckPoint
Capstone CheckPoint
Resource: Ch. 9 of Social and Cultural Foundations
Due Date: Day 4 [Individual] forum
Complete Exercise 9.1 on p. 165 by writing your beliefs
about each statement.
Conclude by reflecting in 100 to 200 words on how class
ist beliefs such as those expressed in the exercise impac
t individual access to human services.

HSM 250 Week 9 Final Writte

n Assignment Character Profi
le

Final Project: Character Profile

Resources: Appendix A, completed CheckPoints from W
eeks Two, Six, and Seven, and a copy of the selected mo
vie from Week two
Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum
Using a character from the movie you selected in Week
Two, create a profile description including each of the fo
llowing categories:

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