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Overview
For this assignment, you will delve deeper into a social problem that really interests you. This can be the social problem you identified in assignment one or you can choose something new.
Instructions
For this assignment, you will put together a presentation of 8 slides minimum. You may use a presentation program of your choice such as PowerPoint or any of these which offer free use: Prezi, Powtoon, Adobe Spark, Google Slides, Canva, Visme, Libre Office, Slidedog, Haiku Deck. Please attach, embed, or provide a link to your presentation to submit it for grading.
Your Presentation must do the following:
1. Include a title slide with your title (title of the presentation, not the title of the assignment), your name, the class, and a visual representing your topic choice. [1 slide]
2. Select "one" social problem of your choice, explain why it is a social problem, and define the scope of this social problem (local, national, international - all three) [2 slides]
3. Explore the history of your social problem. Think about how it has changed over time and what major milestones have impacted the problem. For example, if you explore racism, you will want to note major Civil Rights legislation, etc. What transpired in the 1960s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s (up to today)? Be sure to include some "text" under each milestone; at least two sentences [at least 2 slides] Get Assignment help now
3. Next, analyze two significant ways that the chosen social problem impacts two groups; Do not select the same group(s) as your topic. For example, if you are looking at drug use, you might analyze the impact of drug use on families, minorities, women, men, and so forth. Include a current statistics chart here to support your points (no more than five years old). [at least 2 slides]
4. Define one sociological theory from our readings/materials related 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, as mentioned in our readings and materials. [at least 1 slide]
5. Include full references in APA formatting. [at least 1 slide].