▪ what is the social problem?

Students will submit a 7-12-page analysis of a current state or federal social welfare
policy. The social welfare policy should be approved by the instructor prior to Week 7.
The analysis should include the following:
Part 1: Introduction to the policy and social problem
▪ What is the policy (not summary)?
▪ What is the social problem?
▪ The purpose of the paper – introduce what you are going to do in
the paper.
Part 2: Identification and summary of the social problem
▪ What is the problem the policy needs to addressed?
• Scope
• Causes
• Effects
▪ What has been done historically prior to the policy you are
analyzing?
Part 3: Identification and summary of the policy that addresses the social
problem.
▪ Brief summary of the policy.
▪ How funded?
▪ Who supported it?