In the final project, you will write a research-based paper exploring a contemporary social problem (the topic that you selected in Milestone One). The purpose of this milestone is to find the scholarly sources you will use as references for your final paper and to gather information about your topic. In this milestone, you will submit Mapping the Issue (Section II of your final project). This milestone is a PowerPoint presentation that will help you visualize the social issue and how it relates to the following sociological concepts: cultural beliefs and biases, social roles, social inequalities, and existing social conditions. PowerPoint will help you to organize the concepts and identify the conceptual relationships. Your PowerPoint presentation should be based on the elements that you provided in your Milestone One submission. This PowerPoint is a critical piece of your final project, which is due in Module Seven. You will include at least four scholarly references (APA format) in the final slide of your PowerPoint presentation to support your ideas with scholarly sources.
Using the social issue you selected in Milestone One in Module Two, you will further examine the issue using the sociological concepts of cultural beliefs and biases, social roles, social inequalities, and the existing social conditions. These concepts will serve as categories through which you examine the issue, as you will identify how each is related to the larger issue. Use the provided PowerPoint template (linked in Module Four of your online course) to complete this assignment.
In the PowerPoint presentation, you must address each of the following four categories:
Identify the cultural beliefs and biases present in the social issue. For example, there may be prejudice or discrimination at play.
Identify the social roles played by the main individuals or groups in the social issue. For example, an individual may be a mother and/or teacher.
Identify the social inequalities present in this social issue. For example, there may be racism or sexism at play.
Identify the existing state or conditions that the social issue is challenging. For example, if your issue is that recycling does not lead to better environmental conditions, the existing condition may be perceived worsening environmental conditions which recycling aim to solve.
What to Submit
This milestone should be submitted using the PowerPoint template. Your submission should include APA references for at least four scholarly sources.
**TO WRITER: I Included Final Project Power Point Template, please download it and answer in it. I also included Milestone one. my topic is Prescription Drug Abuse
