Social Analysis
Problem Descriiption
How complete is our knowledge of the problem?
Are our efforts to deal with the problem in accord with research findings?
What population is affected by the problem? (Size, defining characteristics, distribution)
What theory or theories of human behavior are explicit or, more likely, implicit in the policy?
What are the major social values related to the problem, and what value conflicts exist?
What are the goals of the policy under analysis?
Manifest (stated) goals
Latent (unstated) goals
Degree of consensus regarding goals
What are the hypotheses implicit or explicit in the statement of the problem and goals?
General Assignment Information
For your final project in this course, you will complete a content analysis on a policy of your choice. Please select policy that is relevant to the social work area of practice that most interest you. This assignment must be at least 6 pages (excluding your abstract, reference page, and title page). An outline of your analysis is provided below. You are REQUIRED to utilize the emboldened subheadings listed in the outline below. You are not to use policies that have already been outlined in your textbook. However, it may be helpful to use your textbook to understand exactly what information to include in each section. Please also see the grading rubric for this assignment on Blackboard to ensure success in this assignment.
Your paper must follow APA Style (6th edition)- Please reach out to me if you need assistance with any of the following guidelines:
· Times New Roman Style font
· 12 pt. font
· Double-Spaced
· Correctly formatted in-text citations
· Correctly formatted Reference list (at least 5 references REQUIRED)
· Header (includes page numbers)
· Abstract (at least 150 words) AND Title Page
