Choose one type of inequality in US society (e.g., race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, family structure, religion, or physical, mental, or behavioral abilities). Describe the current state of this inequality, including statistics. Discuss historic and contemporary social justice movements that have attempted to address this inequality. Evaluate the effectiveness of these social justice measures, describing the criteria by which you determined the effectiveness or lack thereof.
Directions
For this assignment complete the following steps:
- Complete and submit an 8-10 page research paper on the topic discussed above.
- In addition to the 8-10 pages of content, include an APA-formatted title page (at the beginning) and reference page (at the end).
- You may use course materials as sources, but you should also utilize at least five additional academic sources available in our APUS Library. At least three of these should be peer-reviewed sociological journals.
Submission Guidelines
- Submissions should be typed, double-spaced, 1" margins, 11-12 pt font size, Calibri, Times New Roman, or similar font type.
- Document should be formatted in Word and saved as .doc, .docx, .pdf. Document should be uploaded in Assignments.
- Use APA format for citations and references.
- View the grading rubric so you understand how you will be assessed on this Assignment.
- Disclaimer: Originality of attachments will be verified by Turnitin. Both you and your instructor will receive the results.
- This course has "Resubmission" status enabled to help you if you realize you submitted an incorrect or blank file, or if you need to submit multiple documents as part of your Assignment. Resubmission of an Assignment after it is grades, to attempt a better grade, is not permitted.