You can choose any of the topics and write about it. It is a pretty open ended essay but it must include these points and backed up with at least 5 sources.
SLO 1: Examine the structural explanations of social problems.
1a. Apply the definition of a social problem to social conditions.
1b. Apply the sociological imagination to social conditions.
SLO 2: Analyze qualitative and quantitative information on social problems through a sociological lens.
2a. Identify social problems using sociological theories, such as structural functionalism, social conflict, and symbolic interactionism.
2b. Explain the cultural, economic, political and structural theories of social problems.
2c. Evaluate qualitative and quantitative information sources.
SLO 3: Investigate the role of racism, sexism, and class inequality in the creation and maintenance of social problems.
3a. Consider causes and consequences of major social problems.
3b. Examine the intersectionality of social problems.
3c. Evaluate the impact of individual and group solutions to social problems.
