Final Paper Preparation

To prepare for your Final Paper (due in Week Five), complete the following assignment and submit it to your instructor for feedback.

Problem Statement: Describe the social problem you have selected for your paper.

Overview: Using the Final Paper instructions in Week Five as a guide, provide an overview of the topics you will discuss in your Final Paper. Your overview, just like your Final Paper, is expected to include a problem statement or description of the social problem you have selected, a discussion of the scope and consequences of the problem, and a discussion of societys responses to the problem, including at least one alternative solution to the problem.

Primary (original) sources written by experts in the field of study.

The overview of your Final Paper must be two double-spaced pages in length (not including the title page and reference page) and formatted according to the APA style guide. You must use a minimum of three scholarly sources other than the textbook to support your claims and subclaims. Cite your sources in the text of your paper and on the reference page.