Chose one social issue or social issue to write about

For your final essay you will chose one social issue or social issue to write about. You can look through our book for ideas. Examples of social problems/issues surrounding society can be:

1) Sexism in the workplace

2) Misrepresentation of gender in the media

3) Racial discrimination in the workplace

4) Racial and Ethnic Stereotypes in the Media

5) Religious Discrimination

6) Racial Profiling

7) Poverty

8) Homelessness

9) Challenges facing the elderly

10) Challenges in Family

11) Issues in Education

12) Problems with the Environment (Climate Change, Pollution)

13) Global Inequality

14) Crime

15) Influence of the mass media on children.

Include the following in your essay:

1) The topic you have chosen and an explanation as to why it deserves attention.

2) Choose one social theory (functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism, or feminist theory) to help explain this issue.

3) What do you think are the causes and reasons of this problem?

4) And what is being done to fix this social issue or problem? Include concrete organizations or policies that are in place to help combat this social issue or problem.