soc w7

This assignment is the third in a series of four assignments on the same topic, due in Weeks 2, 4, 7, and 9. The assignments build upon each other.

Remember, as a reporter or Department of Justice investigator, you are using your critical thinking and information literacy skills to assess an ethnic, racial, gender, or class issue causing problems for and affecting a specific community or group of people. Your goal is to provide both an in-depth analysis of and put a human face on this issue by writing an article or report that will be presented at a professional conference.

Preparation

You will continue using your critical thinking and information literacy skills to research and write about an important ethnic, racial, gender, or class issue affecting a specific community or group of people. Your goal is to provide both an in-depth analysis of and put a human face on this issue.

For this assignment, you will write the second part of your article or report, focusing on proposed changes (or changes already implemented) to help solve the community's problems. You will consider the benefits and challenges of those changes.

Incorporate the feedback you receive on both parts of the article or report from your instructor as you prepare for your final assignment–the slide presentation due in Week 9.

Requirements

Write a 2-3 page (750-1,000 words) paper in which you:

1. Describe 2-3 changes (economic, social, political, legal, et cetera) that could possibly improve the situation.
   • Describe the interventions in those examples that have been attempted to rectify the issue.
2. Analyze 2-3 benefits (economic, social, political, legal, et cetera) that could be realized following the changes.
   • Explain how the changes could resolve the challenges and benefit the groups involved.
3. Describe 2-3 challenges (economic, social, political, legal, et cetera) to implementing or maintaining the changes.
   • You don't have to agree with all challenges; just understand that they are possible.
4. Analyze one of the more significant challenges in more detail.
   • Describe the argument against the change.
   • Describe a defense of the change, in spite of problems.
5. Use five or more credible, relevant, and reliable references in addition to the textbook.
   • Three sources can be the same as the ones used in the first part of your article or report. The others must be new sources.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The library is your home for SWS assistance, including citations and formatting. Please refer to the Library site for all support. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

• Analyze an inclusive solution to a social problem concerning class, ethnicity, gender, or race.