Overview:
As you reflected, social problems are significant issues that are social in nature, affect a large group of people, and require societal intervention. Some individuals engage in advocacy to create change, often connecting with social organizations to combat a social issue. The social organization plays a vital role in addressing social problems and providing the resources, people, and services to create and sustain change.
Instructions:
You will submit a three to four-page research paper focusing on a current social organization of interest. This organization should focus on one of the discussed social problems within this course, including issues in the criminal justice or education systems, inequality/discrimination, or extremism.
Within your discussion, include:
• The name of the organization, its goals, and the mission statement
• It’s history
• The organization’s structure (where it is located, how many members it has, and what tactics they use?)
• Major campaigns or issues they focus on and a description of the issues
• Solutions they propose for these issues/Approaches to the issues
• Any programs or outreach they promote/run
• Major successes
Guidelines:
• Must be three to four double-spaced pages and formatted according to APA style.
• Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
Social Problems
Organizations’ Roles in Social Problems
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
• Must use APA style as outlined in your approved style guide to document all sources.
• Must utilize at least three resources (two must be scholarly articles).
• Must include, on the final page, a Reference List that is completed according to APA style.
Requirements:
• Submit a Word document in APA format.
• 3-4 pages in length, excluding the Title and Reference pages.
• At least three resources, in addition to the course textbook.
