Instructions

Please use this Week 2 Assignment 1 template.docx to complete the following and submit by Sunday at 11:59pm ET.

Consider the following US data from the US Census Bureau: 

Census Reporter 2024 [website] 

• POVERTY: 
  • 12.6% Persons below poverty line
• Demographics: 
  • Median Age 39
  • Sex Ratio 50% 
  • Female 50% 
  • Male
• Race/Ethnicity 
  • 6% Asian   
  • 12% Black   
  • 19% Hispanic   
  • 0% Islander   
  • 1% Native   
  • 1% Other
  • 4% Two+ 
  • 58% White
• Social: 
  • 89.6% High school grad (or higher) 
  • 35.7% bachelor’s degree or higher
  • 6.2% Population with veteran status

Navigate to Census Reporter [website] and in the search bar, type in your hometown or a US city in which you have lived. Fill in the data on the worksheet here [Word document]. ***Be sure to state which city you are researching.***

Submission requirements: 

• Save document as: SOCI212_Week2_LastName (WORD or PDF) and upload to Assignments.
• Submissions should be typed, double-spaced, 1" margins, in Times New Roman 12 pt font, and saved as .doc, .docx, .pdf.
• Use APA format for citations and references.
• View the grading rubric to understand how you will be assessed on this Assignment. 
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Associated CO & LO:   

• CO-2: Identify specific social problems and their cause-effect patterns.
  • LO-2.1: Identify social problems in US society today.
  • LO-2.2: Investigate the causes of identified social problems.
  • LO-2.3: Analyze the effects of identified social problems on individuals and communities. 
• CO-3: Identify current research methods that are utilized for the investigation of social problems.
  • LO-3.2: Apply the appropriate research method to a given social problem scenario, explaining the rationale for the choice.
  • LO-3.3: Evaluate the strengths and limitations of various research methods in addressing specific social problems. 
• CO-4: Assess current and suggested policies, programs, and/or treatments in terms of their effectiveness for alleviating the negative consequences of social problems.
  • LO-4.1: Identify policies, programs, and/or treatments that address identified social problems.
  • LO-4.2: Evaluate the effectiveness of existing policies, programs, and/or treatments using empirical evidence and critical thinking.
  • LO-4.3: Suggest innovative solutions that draw on research, existing programs, and new technologies. 
• CO-5: Apply sociological theories to explain the occurrence and scope of these problems.
  • LO-5.2: Utilize the sociological perspectives (and their relevant theories) to explain identified social problems.
  • LO-5.3: Apply course concepts to support opinions about social problems.