1. Social Problem White Paper.

Identify a social problem and research its impact on the United States and/or abroad. Prepare a 12 page, double spaced, White Paper following APA guidelines. You must use citations from the literature to support the assertions made in the paper. 20 references minimum.

1. Identify and describe a current social problem (2 pages)
2. Incidence and prevalence
3. Brief overview of historical trends and key developments
4. Illuminate known factors known to cause or worsen the problem. (Factor Analysis) (3 pages)
5. Identify intractable factors that have influenced the development of the social problem
6. Social factors (detail 3 factors minimum)
7. Political factors (detail 3 factors minimum)

iii. Economic factors (detail 3 factors minimum)

3. Identify and describe who is affected and how. (Systems Analysis) (3 pages)
4. Individuals and Families
5. Groups and Communities – Overview any special populations impacted by the problem
6. Institutions
7. Describe 3 interventions meant to address this social problem. (2 pages)
8. Assess their effectiveness: be sure to support your analysis with empirical support
9. Describe 3 social policies that exist to address the problem. (2 pages)
   1. Assess their effectiveness; be sure to support your analysis with empirical support.

Text:

Kornblum, W., Seccombe, K.T., & Julian, J. (2017). Social problems (15^th ed). Old Tappan, NJ: Pearson. ISBN 9780133974584