Part 1: Finding a Social Issue
- Pick a social problem/issue that you are interested in (ex: hunger, poverty, ageism, alcoholism, bullying, spousal abuse... for more examples of contemporary social issues check out:
- Contemporary Social Problems: http://lib.guides.umd.edu/c.php?g=326995&p=2194601
- http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0516/2005018778.html
- Find 1 scholarly article that discusses your social issue. Use:
- google scholar
- school library database
- Search keywords related to your social issue
- narrow it down by location if you have to (i.e. homelessness in the state of California)
- also make sure to find something from the last 5 years
- Once you select your issue and find an article, in your post, include the following information:
- link to article
- title of article & author(s)
- 1 page description of the article. In your own words explain:
- Thesis/Main argument
- Supporting evidence that backs up the main point of the article
- the author's conclusion/end results or idea
Part 2: Finding an Organization
- Once you have picked your social issue, you are going to look for an organization that is related to your social issue (ex: Social Issue: animal abuse & rights, Organization: PETA). You want to find an organization that attempts to deal with the social issue at hand in some way. Your organization can be a non-profit, government based, privately funded, local, international, small and unknown, or well known.
- Find one article that discusses your organization in some way and write a paragraph summary on it. This does not have to be a scholarly article.
- Find the following information about your organization
- context info
- when was it made
- who created it and is a part of it
- location
- type of organization (non-profit, etc.)
- who works there or who can
- Purpose
- what is the goal or mission of the organization
- what services do they provide to meet this goal
- what do they hope to accomplish
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