Social Issue and Strategy Paper (20%)
At this point in the class, we have studied social movement emergence and mobilization. For this assignment, you need to select a contemporary social issue and develop a strategy to bring about change. You are to act as if you are an organizer for a social movement and your job is to develop a plan for your movement to achieve its objective.
You need to choose one of the following issues:
Racial inequities and injustices
Abortion: Pro-choice
LGBTQ+ Movement
Gun Control
Womenâs Rights post #MeToo
You need to write a 5â6-page double spaced paper.
The paper must include the following:
– Overview of the issue you selected and the current situation.
– Assessment of current strategies being used by movement organizations focused on your issue. This needs to be a critical assessment of what they are currently doing. The assessment needs to incorporate relevant concepts from class.
-Future strategy plan and justification – In this section, you need to develop a strategy and set of tactics for achieving the movementâs objectives regarding your social issue. You must justify your strategy and tactics.
Sources needed to be cited in text with full references at the end of the paper using ASA Style. The paper cannot be written without citations and references. Utilize readings from class as well has your own research.
Assigned book for this class Almeida, Paul. 2019. Social Movements: The Structure of Collective Mobilization. Oakland: University of California