This assignment requires you to describe the social problem paper in more depth. Your response
should be 6 double spaced pages. For this assignment and the remainder of the semester, you are
going to focus on one social problem (such as homelessness, substance use such as opioid crisis,
or voting rights). We are going to define your social problem in this unit and work toward
creating change to improve the lives of those affected in future units. In this assignment, answer
the following questions. A. What is the social problem that you would like to address? o Define
the problem in one paragraph. B. Why did you choose to focus on this problem? C. Who is
affected by this problem? D. Describe what groups of people are affected, how they are affected,
and how much they are affected. Focus specifically on vulnerable or marginalized populations.
E. What role does social work have in advocacy and the delivery of services?
