For this assessment, you will choose one of the four following controversial topics from your Taking Sides text and write a position paper of 3-5 content pages (plus title and references pages) that answers the question posed by the title.
• D’Angelo, R., & Douglas, H. (2017). Taking sides: Clashing views in race and ethnicity (11th ed.). McGraw-Hill.
Organize your paper as follows:
• Title page.
• Introduction.
• Your position and arguments.
• Evidence to support your arguments (i.e., data and research), including how the evidence supports the arguments.
• Counterarguments to your position.
• Rebuttals to those counterarguments.
• Evidence to support your rebuttals (i.e., data and research), including how the evidence supports the rebuttals.
• Summary and Conclusion.
• References.
Additional Requirements
• Remember that the content of your paper must be 3-5 pages in length.
• In addition to the essay, use a minimum of 5 resources, at least 2 of which are peer-reviewed academic articles.
• Follow APA style and formatting guidelines throughout.
• Set your paper in Times New Roman, 12 point.
• Review the scoring guide before submitting your assessment to ensure that you meet all criteria. Refer to the helpful links in Resources as you complete your assessment.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
• Competency 1: Describe the effects of culture, ethnicity, and diversity on the human experience.
o Describe a controversial topic and key current issues related to the topic.
• Competency 2: Apply psychological theories to issues affecting culture, ethnicity, and diversity.
o Identify counterarguments to own position, using psychological theories or research in culture, ethnicity, and diversity to support the counterarguments.
• Competency 3: Analyze psychological research findings related to culture, ethnicity, and diversity.
o Identify rebuttals to counterarguments using psychological theories or research in culture, ethnicity, and diversity to support the rebuttals.
o Assess the strength of the original position using psychological theories or research in culture, ethnicity, and diversity to support own views.
