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Midterm Paper

Student Name

San Antonio College

SOCW 2362 Social Welfare as a Social Institution

Date

The Social Problem

In this section, I want you to introduce the problem you will be addressing throughout this paper. The problem should be based within the areas of: education, employment, housing, healthcare, or the justice system. It is critical that you clearly define the problem…this includes naming it, defining it, providing the symptoms/indicators, and the history of the problem.

What are the demographic characteristics of the population affected by the problem (this must come from research)? Include specific populations, race, gender, ethnicity, country of origin, sexual orientation, etc.

What are the societal (non-demographic) characteristics of the population affected by the problem (this must come from research)? Include educational attainment, income/employment, community health factors. This section should be about 1.5 pages long.

 Social Policy Description

In this section, I want you to name and describe a current federal or state policy that is connected to your problem identified in your first assignment. What is the policy? What are the policy goals and/or outcomes? What resources does the policy provide? To whom: specific individuals, groups, targeted communities? Who is funding this policy and what limitations/strengths does the specific funders provide to the policy implementation? This section should be a page.

 Social Policy Analysis

In this, I want you to thoroughly analyze the effectiveness of the policy implementation. How effective has the policy meet the intended goals/outcomes? How well has the policy supported the wellbeing of the intended population/recipients? It would be a good idea to directly answer:

• To what extent does the policy reach the targeted population? What data is there to support your claim? This is about accessibility.
• To what extent is the policy impacting the problem at the individual, family, community level? What data is there to support your claim? This is about effectiveness.

Are there identifying unintended or indirect consequences (harmful or beneficial)? Feel free to identify strengths and weaknesses of policy. This section should be 1.5 pages.

Conclusion and Policy Recommendations

In this section, explain why you have chosen this specific problem to investigate this semester. Feel free to speak from a personal lens here. Be reflective, be honest with yourself, and be courageous

I want you to use your personal voice here as you assess the state of the policy. Should be continue as is? Revised (If so, how)? Eliminated altogether (If so, then what?)

If you are recommending a dramatic shift in this policy, please utilize data/research to recommend an alternative policy to address the problem. This section should be around half a page. This section should be about a page.

References

In this section, I want to see your list of references. Your references should be in alphabetical order, double-spaced, and indented after the first sentence. You should only list below the references that are found within your text. Below is a sample of a reference citation.

Jansson, Bruce S. The Reluctant Welfare State: Engaging History to Advance Social Practice in Contemporary Society, 9^th Edition. Publisher: Cengage.  SAMPLE