Find a NEWS article that addresses a current social problem facing your community (local, national, or global) that you are concerned about. (A news article is an article from a media source like a newspaper or magazine such as the New York Times, FOX, The Washington Post, VICE, etc. that addresses a current event. It does not include sources like Wikipedia, eHow, dictionaries, academic journals, or other information websites.)
Write a minimum 300-word essay that answers the following questions:
-Based on the article you chose, what is the social problem and who does it impact?
-How can the social sciences be used to research the issue? Name specific methods and disciplines from Chapter 1.
-What are some solutions you can think of to address the issue?
Your essay should:
be a total of 300 words or more.
-The 300-word limit DOES NOT include the questions, names, titles, and references.
-It also does not include meaningless filler statements
-have factual information from appropriate articles and websites.
have references and citations for your sources, including the textbook; a minimum of 3 sources required.
Cite your sources in-text and provide complete bibliographic information for each sources according to the APA Style Guide. FYI web addresses or links are not full references!
Provide a complete bibliography for your sources; this does NOT count toward the 300 word requirement.
