Complete this assignment by following these steps:
Familiarize yourself with this overview on the purpose and structure of a white paper. Be sure to read this resource in full as you will be required to produce a white paper that follows the formatting outlined in the first of the three sample tables of contents included in this resource.
Identify a current social problem (U.S. based) that has implications on family life and disproportionately affects a specific subset of the population.
Find at least four sources for your white paper. Your white paper must include at least 2 sources that describe the current problem and at least 2 sources that identify possible solutions to the problem. Make sure that your sources meet a reasonable standard for academic sources.
Develop a white paper that follows the format of the first sample table of contents in the resource that accompanies this assignment:
Executive summary
Introduction and Background
Descriiption of the problem
Possible solutions
Recommendations
References
Additional Information to Guide Your Approach to this Assignment
Some examples of current social problems that have implications on family life and disproportionately affect a specific subset of the population may include:
Health outcomes – Black mother and infant mortality rates; children of immigrants; transgender individuals; people experiencing poverty; people living on reservations
Life expectancy disparities along racial lines
Wage gaps along gender and racial lines
Quality of life outcomes for children with exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) – exposure to homelessness/houselessness, substance abuse, domestic violence, poverty, incarceration of family member(s), abuse or neglect, etc.
(Note: The structure of this white paper should follow the format that is laid out in the first sample table of contents in the resource that accompanies this assignment. Please see the sample white papers at the bottom of that resource page for examples of what proper formatting for white papers looks like. Be sure to include proper APA 7 formatting for in-text citations and for your references page. You do not need to include a header or footer for this assignment.)
