Solving Most of the Citizens Problems and the Immigrants Alike

Part 1: The issue, its history, and the emergence of social welfare policy
Percentage of grade: 25%
Purpose: Students will learn about the historical background of a social issue and how the identification of this issue led to the development of a social policy; they will also learn about the content of that policy.

Choose an issue of interest to you that is addressed in one of the policies listed below. Some social issues include poverty, immigration, child welfare, religious freedom, education, and civil rights. Research the history of the issue and select a policy from the list below that emerged in response to this issue.
• Social Security Act (1935)
• Civil Rights Act (1964)
• Food Stamp Act (1964)
• Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (1974)
• Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
• 1965 Immigration Act
• Education for All Handicapped Children Act (1975)
• Family Planning and Population Research Act of 1970 (Title X)
• Community Mental Health Act of 1963 (also known as The Mental Retardation and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963).
Part one of the paper will respond to each of the following heading areas and corresponding prompts:
1. Introduction to the topic and paper (1 paragraph): ALWAYS provide an introduction to your written work with a brief overview. A good introduction briefly explains the topic and describes what the paper will cover.
2. The issue and its history (1-2 pages): Using materials from scholarly sources (books and at least one scholarly article), describe the issue and provide an overview of its history. Use the questions below as a guide to collect the information you need then write a chronological overview of the history of the issue you selected.
• In your own words, describe the issue/problem.
o What is it?
o Who does it affect?
• When and how was the issue first recognized as a social problem? Did something happen or was it a series of events (one-time event or over time)?
• How did society begin to address the issue, for example through social movements, medical discoveries, protests, or passage of laws?
• When in history was it first addressed? (e.g. poverty was addressed by laws that were passed during the colonial period, but more laws were enacted later; reproductive rights were addressed during the Progressive Era, but when were laws enacted?)
• Identify the societal attitudes about the issue throughout history. What have people thought about the issue and the people impacted by it?
3. Policy/law identification and explanation (1-2 pages): Demonstrate understanding of the policy that you have selected which emerged to address the social issue. Read and research the policy. Summarize the policy including the components below:
a. Introduce your policy by including this information (in 1-3 sentences):
 Discuss briefly how the history of the social issue as described in your paper led to the passage of this law.
• Name the policy, identify when it was passed and who signed it into law.
b. Describe the policy:
 What is the main goal or purpose of the law?
 How does the law function?
 How is the law administered?
 Who benefits from it or is eligible for the provisions of the law?
 Describe any other important elements of the law.
4. Conclusion: Include a brief, one paragraph conclusion that does not introduce new content or ideas but does summarize your paper.
Part one should be between three and four content pages long and should be submitted into Bb as a Word document using proper APA formatting, with a cover page and a reference list.
• To substantiate your responses to the prompts, you may reference class readings, including your textbook, other scholarly books, and at least three (3) other peer-reviewed journal articles for the entire paper, although you may need more to adequately address the prompts. These articles must be found in scholarly journals.
o You must read and cite the law itself.
o Each part must reference at least one scholarly article.
o Do NOT use journal articles from the class reading list or those posted on Blackboard as one of your three required journal articles. You can use these sources, but they must be in addition to the required peer-reviewed articles.
o Do NOT use online documents or reports as your required articles. You can use these sources, but they must be in addition to the required peer-reviewed articles. .com sources are NOT acceptable.
o Do NOT cite websites; cite documents.
o Recent articles are best; try to find articles published within the past 10 years.
• Do not answer the questions provided in the prompts one by one in your paper; instead incorporate the information in paragraph form when addressing each section. Your paper should have defined paragraphs and flow together. The prompts should be used to guide the content and structure of your paper.
• Follow APA format when writing your paper: Use in-text citations for all sources cited in your paper; include a properly formatted title page; include a properly formatted reference page. See the APA manual for more guidelines.
• Your combined paper (Part 3) should be no longer than 8 content pages.
• Be sure to review these guidelines and the syllabus to understand the criteria by which your work will be evaluated.