CRD 001 UC Davis Social Problem Is an Issue that Impacts Numerous Citizens Essay

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Students are to write two 750-word critical reflection essays. Each reflection essay is worth 20% of your total course grade. The reflection essay should be typed in 12-point Times font, double-spaced, and with 1-inch margins. The word count is exclusive of the essay title and reference list, which should be compiled in APA citation style. Each essay should include references to at least three journal articles, books, or book chapters from the syllabus. Sources from outside of the course can be included if approved by the course instructor or TA. Websites or published reports do not count towards the three sources but can be used if properly cited.

NEW: Please do a word count of your essay and include that number with your name, class, and date in the top left hand corner.

The second reflective essay draws on Part 3 of the course, and should explore a particular contemporary societal challenge. The essay topic is: How can concepts found in community studies help us to evaluate the emergence and implications of a particular social problem?

• The goal of this reflective essay is to select one contemporary social problem and – through applying your insights from lecture and from that week’s assigned readings – develop an argument for why concepts in community studies can help us to explain it.
• You are to define the chosen problem, reference key authors who illustrated the problem, and explain how you think concepts in community studies can be applied to explain the problem. You must discuss the problem through a particular case study.
• Case studies can be sourced from lectures, readings, popular media, or personal experience. Some examples of key social problems include (but not limited to): socioeconomic inequality, social exclusion, marginalization, racism, gender discrimination, age discrimination, homelessness, communal violence, environmental degradation, poverty, structural disadvantage, political oppression, migration, food insecurity, different forms of health challenges, etc.
• Proper writing, argumentation, and APA referencing style are required. We will discuss these in more detail in the discussion sections. With regards to using personal experiences, please give location, date, etc. as best you can, and remember that these are your perception of events. In other words, “I saw this or I heard that…”