Complete a 6-8 page final paper (NOT including title or reference pages) that analyzes the future impact of a social problem of your choice - note: you must use a DIFFERENT social problem from the one

Complete a 6-8 page final paper (NOT including title or reference pages) that analyzes the future impact of a social problem of your choice - note: you must use a DIFFERENT social problem from the one you used in your first assignment. In this assignment, you will cover: 

1.  The scope of this social problem over the last 30-50 years. (Note: you will need to use historical data to articulate the scope of this problem.)  

2.  Your own original analysis of how you think addressing the social problem could be improved. In this analysis, please mention what you think should be done to solve this social problem. Use your own viewpoint and voice, as a sociologist, rather than relying heavily on sources for this section.

3.    Define four concepts from our readings/materials that relate to your chosen social problem and analyze how these concepts help us better understand the social problem you are discussing. Concepts include ideas such as stratification, ethnicity, sexism, and others as mentioned in our readings and materials (NOTE: these are just examples of concepts - they may NOT apply to your topic - you need to select concepts that apply to your own topic).

4.    Define one sociological theory from our readings/materials that relates to your chosen social problem and analyze how this theory helps us better understand the social problem you are discussing. Sociological theories include functionalism, conflict theory, feminist theory, symbolic interactionism, and others as mentioned in our readings and materials.

Note - you may find our Sociological Theories and Concepts Toolkit to be helpful (found in Announcements).

Do not use unverifiable, secondary sites such as Wikipedia, about.com, ask.com, and similar. Use our course materials, peer-reviewed journal articles from the library, and other scholarly sources.

Your paper should utilize sound critical thought and it should include appropriate APA in-text citations and full APA references at the end.

The structure of the paper must include the following, with subheadings:

-- TITLE PAGE (1 page)

-- BODY OF PAPER WITH SUBHEADINGS (6 pages minimum)

-- REFERENCE PAGE (1 page minimum)

This assignment should follow the APA format. In addition to our course readings, you will significantly incorporate research from at least 5 meaningful up-to-date resources, two of which must be from reputable, peer-reviewed academic journals. Please check the Course Materials for more information on this homework assignment.