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Question 1: How do claimsmakers and the media portray the selected social problem differently in your chosen locale as opposed to how other locales portray the issue?

Question 2: Additionally, and perhaps due to media and claimsmaking, how is the social problem managed in terms of proposed or ongoing interventions, locally versus other areas?

Question 3: Are there factors you can identify as to why this might be?

Question 4: Are there community pressures present in one area and not the other?

Question 5: Do business, economic, or political interests hold influence over how the social problem is portrayed and handled?

Question 6: Does community composition and demography play a role?

Question 7: What are the best practice models discussed in class that might be helpful in addressing the problem?

• One example we will explore in class is how contrastingly states handle end-stage alcoholics, with some affording supportive services in the form of "wet houses" and others approaching the problem with a more punitive approach. The paper should include themes, perspectives, and theories examined in class together throughout your analysis.