-4 cited sources
-12 point font size, double-spacing, and 1" margins
-Utilize one theory for the essay :Symbolic Interaction; Functional Analysis; and Conflict Theory or Feminist Theory.
1.Introduction: Provide a topic description  - How would you define the social issue or challenge?  Why did you choose this topic?  Why it is important?
2.Background of Social Issue: What are the current statistics on this topic? Which populations are impacted?
3. Applying a Sociological framework: Why is it important to be able to address the problems associated with this issue from a sociological perspective? Please refer to the textbook/research/your OWN understanding.
4. Theoretical Analysis: Which theory do you believe provides an appropriate analysis of the issue?
5. Research: What three articles, books, magazines, journals will you include in the discussion of your topic?  (Examples can come from newspaper articles, scholarly journals, books, sociolo

Instructions
The current news cycle is in constant flux and traveling at warp speed. This discussion board will be used to highlight current articles about a specific topic. These articles will be selected by the assigned group and will focus on specific stories related to the topic. As social work students, it is imperative that you are constantly attuned to the environment, social policy, and specific events that impact the lives of your clients.

This discussion board will be about culture, immigration, religion, and spirituality.

Post two current articles about this topic.
Provide at least three discussion questions for the class to answer

Policy analysis is about finding out what governments do, why they do it, and what difference those activities make.  One result of that process is considering the termination of a program.  However, this is not an easy process.
(1) Why are government programs seldom terminated?  Provide at least three reasons in your response.
(2) Please present an example of a government program that should have been terminated and explain how it may have survived (think about stakeholders and their interests).

Instructions
Imagine you are a state or city government policy adviser. The governor or city mayor has asked your boss to brief them on a critical problem facing your community (and therefore one of your agency's top policy priorities). You need to develop a comprehensive policy memo that will give your boss:

(1) the critical background information he/she needs on the issue at hand;
(2) analysis of the influence of the state/city legislature, the judicial system, and other state/city government agencies on the formulation and implementation of a specific policy;
(3) an evaluation of the influence that interest groups, political parties and the media have on the policy at hand;
(4) a set of options/solutions for your boss to consider regarding a path forward with all these political players (including pros and cons for each option); and,
(5) a recommended strategy that you want your boss to present to the governor or mayor to win support for your agency's policy ag

A short essay on capital characteristics as a final essay for the class. It does not have to be too long. Just answer the questions asked. The instructions are provided by the professor, included below. I accidentally double-booked myself today and forgot about this being due. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Instructions
The weekly journal is an opportunity for you to integrate the content of this module, as well as further develop your understanding of the character who you chose to go on this journey with.

In this week's journal, use the character you selected from Module 1's journal and reflect on the questions below. Integrate relevant literature (at least three sources) to inform your responses.

Answer the following questions from the point of view of the character you chose in Module 1. Write as if you are that person:

Who are you? Consider the factors of gender, ethnicity, racial identity, sexual orientation, disability and ability, nationality, citizenship status, age, and economic or class status.
How do you imagine others perceive you? How do you feel about their perception? How would you like others to perceive you? How do your cultural background, group identities, values, and beliefs fit with your definition of the majority cultural group? (Define a

Instruction attached below

**This is for a non formal online class discussion, u can use the reading material and other website for research**

Note: Most responses should incorporate a small amount of supplementary information obtained through basic internet research.
The internet (or printed) sources that you consult should be valid (not from personal blogs or opinionated "news" sites) and cited according to simple MLA guidelines.

Ted Talk Link:
https://www.ted.com/talks/james_howard_kunstler_the_ghastly_tragedy_of_the_suburbs

Georgia and Alabama Abortion Laws
Information from articles about
The development of these laws
The specific intent of these laws
Actual policy of these laws
How are these laws similar, and
How are they different
The pages do not include a title page or reference page in number. You should have 1 inch margin  all around and 12 font times roman print throughout your paper

Answer the following questions. Some questions are based off of readings uploaded. Some questions are based off what you know. Some questions are based off of opinions. Keep numbers by questions. List question, then answer question

2. Are the ideas of Du Bois on race and Gilman on gender still relevant for helping you understand today's inequalities and issues?
3. Are work and a college education reliable paths to upward mobility for today's Americans?
4. Your readings for today document a big shift toward greater income inequality since 1970. Do you think that this is socially just?  Why or why not?
5. To what degree do these new technologies have desirable versus undesirable effects on society? Are the new tech elites merely getting what they deserve for improving our lives?
6. Based on poor people you know, what are the most important factors contributing to poverty?
7. If people who were raised in serious poverty find good job opportunities will they nec

Submit a three-page paper on oppression addressing the following issues: what is the historical roots of oppression, what is the significance of oppression and how is it manifest in the lives of vulnerable populations.

The format for this paper is APA, have a title page, a reference page and your margins should be 1 inch all around. The fonts should be 12 point Times Roman. Your title page and reference page do not count as part of the page number.
Page one is title page and page five is reference page