Instructions for the Final Written Assignment:
Social Issues Research Paper
This research paper is a culmination of your work in the social issue journals throughout the course. Your paper should follow this basic outline:
I. Identify the social issue or problem that you articulated in the first Social Issues Journal.
II. Examine this issue, using both primary and secondary data sources that you explored in Social Issues Journals 3 and 4. This is an analytic paper and as such, it is important that you:
-clearly identify key topics of your social issue/problem,
-analyze different interpretations or viewpoints,
-articulate different resolutions for your social issue/problem, and
-conclude with a summation of your findings. This is a factual paper, not an opinionated commentary.
The paper should be 10- 15 pages long (excluding your annotated bibliography), in 12-point font, with 1 inch margins, and citations following APA formatlink opens in a new window.
Remember, the bulk of your paper is based upon your critical consideration of the primary and secondary research sources.
