The is a social work paper-Ethics

1) Choose one of the social justice topics listed below.

2) Research the topic by locating books and journal articles that cover the topic

3) Respond to the questions below after critically thinking about the information you located (books and journal articles).

4) Paraphrase (in your words) the content that you located in the books or articles to answer each of the questions below (use complete sentences and provide the source or sources that you used for each answer).

5) Use third-person narrative for this part (first-person narrative should be used for the closing statement only)

6) Follow APA guidelines when listing each source.

7) You must use a minimum of 5 different sources.

Note: Your response to each question should be 3 to 8 sentences in length; a paragraph requires a minimum of 3 sentences.

Topics from which to choose:

Immigrant rights / immigration policy

Migrant workers

Women's rights / gender inequality

LGBT rights

Poverty

Hunger

Voter ID laws

Affordable housing

Unemployment / lack of jobs

Access to health care/ Affordable Care Act

The income gap / low social mobility (minimum wage or women's wages)

The effects of globalization

Quality of public education

The Dream Act

Child welfare / the foster care system

The death penalty (capital punishment)

This assignment will be done in two parts.

PART ONE: Submit the first half of the paper by responding to the following questions:

1) Why is this topic controversial? (Controversial (adj): relating to or causing much discussion, disagreement, or argument)

2) What are some of the causes?

3) What are some of the effects?

4) Who does it affect? (who = social class, race/ethnicity, age range)

5) Is it happening throughout the country that it affects or, are there regions of the country it affects where it is more of (or less of) an issue?

Part one should be 1 - 2 pages in length (points will be deducted if it is less than one full page), double-spaced, 1-1.25" margins, 12-point Times Roman or Calibri font.

(Note: page length does not include the cover/title page or reference page.) Your paper should offer thoughtful responses to the questions above based on information you learn from Revised 9/2017 researching your topic.

After researching and reading about the topic, write your paper by paraphrasing the information from the sources to answer the questions.

Do not include any direct quotes in your paper. Use APA format to cite your sources both within the body of the paper and on the reference page. Please refer to the sample of paraphrased content that is attached to these guidelines.