Sociology of Work: Assignment 1. Application of Sociological Theories to Solve Conflict for Workers

Sociology of Work: Assignment 1
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If you have a Study.com College Accelerator membership and are seeking college credit for this course, you mustsubmit two assignments and pass the proctored nal exam. You must submit Assignments 1 and 2 beforeregistering for the nal. Below you will nd prompts and instructions for submitting Assignment 1.
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For this assignment, you will be required to write a 1,250 to 1,500-word case study that analyzes amajor conict for workers within a large corporation.
First, you must identify a publicly-traded, American corporation to use for the case study. Performresearch on the corporation, its workers, and conicts that exist within the workplace. Possibleconict topics may include: living wage, diversity, unionization, work-life balance, paid parentalleave, discrimination, unhealthy organizational culture, etc. Research the root cause(s) of theconict that you've chosen at the organization. Then, select and apply three specic sociologicaltheories to the conict to develop possible solutions or mitigation strategies, and conclude the casestudy with a well-reasoned recommendation as to which strategy would be preferred.The assignment should contain the following sections:
Introduction
Identify the publicly traded corporation that you've selected for the assignment and explain why youselected it. Describe the basic operation of the business, its locations, and its employees.Conict
Explain a major workplace conict that exists at the corporation you've selected and analyze the rootcause(s).Application of Sociological TheoriesSelect three specic sociological theories to the conict. Explain each theory. Apply it to the conictand discuss whether each could be used to develop possible solutions or mitigation strategies.Dierentiate the impact that each theory's approach would have on the outcome of the conict.RecommendationFrom the three strategies analyzed, make a recommendation as to which should be pursued andwhy you've made that choice.Formatting & Sources6/30/2020 Sociology of Work: Assignment 1 | Study.comhttps://study.com/academy/lesson/sociology-of-work-assignment-1.html 2/4Please write your paper in the APA format. As part of your research, you may refer to the coursematerial for supporting evidence, but you must also use at least three credible, outside sourcesand cite them using APA format as well. Please include a mix of both primary and secondarysources, with at least one source from a scholarly peer-reviewed journal. If you use any Study.comlessons as sources, please also cite them in APA (including the lesson title and instructor's name).Primary sources are rst-hand accounts such as interviews, advertisements, speeches, companydocuments, statements, and press releases published by the company in question.Secondary sources come from peer-reviewed scholarly journals, such as the Journal of Management. Youmay use like JSTOR, Google Scholar, and Social Science Research Network to nd articles from thesejournals. Secondary sources may also come from reputable websites with .gov, .edu, or .org in the domain.(Wikipedia is not a reputable source, though the sources listed in Wikipedia articles may be acceptable.)If you're unsure about how to use APA format for your paper and sources, please see the followinglessons:What is APA Format? Denition & StyleHow To Format APA Citations