Blog 2 Community Change Guidelines

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SOC 352 – Jennifer L. Harrison, PhD Blog #2 Assignment: Community Change Topic (40 points possible) The goal of this blog post is to analyze a social problem at your community level, and devise a summary plan for making social change, which should include statistics from the U.S. Census FactFinder website and connections to at least 3 major concepts from the course materials that fit with your summary plan. Locate city-level data as evidence of a social problem in your hometown, current city where you live, or another community that you would like to explore by going to the U.S. Census American Factfinder and enter the city or zip code in to the search box: http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml Social problem topics to choose based on data in the FactFinder include (but are not limited to): • Educational attainment • School enrollment • Income inequality • Income gaps for men and women • Poverty levels • Unemployment rates • Housing issues • Environmental issues (such as means for commuting to work/commute times) • Occupations/industries in decline (look at previous years for trends) • Veteran issues such as unemployment and disabilities • Aging households Important: You must use the data that you find in on the Census FactFinder for your chosen city. Do not use a different data source for this assignment, which will result in a zero on the blog post. On comparing your data: You may choose to use statistics only from the city of your choice, or you may choose to compare to another city or the national averages, or you may choose to compare the current information from your city to previous years’ data. It is up to you how you would like to share the statistics as evidence of the problem. In at least 400 words write your blog following the steps outlined below and submit to the Blog #2 - Community Change forum. Be sure to cite the Massey text at least 3 times where appropriate in your blog. • Introduce your topic and the community of your choice. Give a description of the social problem, and include the statistics to provide significance of the problem. Why is it necessary to make changes? (Paraphrase and cite course materials where appropriate, no quotations!) • Lay out a plan for change. How do you see the best course of action for making changes? What specifically do you think needs to be done? What do you think will be difficult to overcome, and what can we do about it? Are there organizations already helping, and what would be most helpful? (Paraphrase and cite course materials where appropriate, no quotations!)

SOC 352 – Jennifer L. Harrison, PhD • Provide a conclusion that wraps up your summary and plan and provide ideas for future involvement. (Paraphrase and cite course materials where appropriate, no quotations!) • You are encouraged to add images to your blog post such as photos, graphs, or other visuals that help make your points. • Please be sure to include a link to your American FactFinder data in your blog post and cite your sources from the course materials and any other sources you may use. For peer feedback, focus on giving feedback to at least 2 other students’ blog posts on what connections to the course materials the blog could make. Paraphrase course materials where appropriate. Do not post feedback to other blogs that already have 3 peer comments. Blog #2 Grading Rubric: Component Excellent Good Emerging Unsatisfactory 10 8 6 4 Significance of the social problem (10 points) Introduction of social problem and its significance are accurately and clearly made. Uses Census FactFinder data appropriately, clearly, and thoroughly. Introduction of social problem and its significance are factual but may not be entirely clear. Use of FactFinder data is mostly clearly connected. Introduction of social problem is not thorough enough and may be difficult to determine significance. Use of FactFinder data is somewhat connected. Introduction and significance are weak. Lacks information that make it difficult to understand. Census Factfinder data may not be used correctly. Section is missing = 0 points Plan for social change (10 points) Lays out strong ideas for social change, grounded in connection to social problem and course concepts. Strongly and thoroughly identifies and presents organizations and steps for change. Lays out adequate ideas for social change, with some connection to social problem and course concepts. Mostly thoroughly identifies and presents organizations and steps for change. Evidence of attempt to lay out plan for change, with limited connection to the social problem and course concepts. Somewhat works to identify and somewhat present an organization or way for change. Does not adequately lay out plan for change, weak or missing connection to the social problem and course concepts. Does not include organizations or ways for social change. Section on plan is missing = 0 points Component Excellent Good Emerging Unsatisfactory 5 4 3 1

SOC 352 – Jennifer L. Harrison, PhD Critical connection to course (5 points) Overall summary plan demonstrates strong understanding of material and ability to critically analyze content with strong connection to at least 3 course concepts and Massey text cited at least 3 times. Overall summary plan demonstrates adequate understanding of material and ability to critically analyze content with connection to at least 3 course concepts and Massey text cited at least 3 times. Overall summary plan demonstrates an attempt, although not quite thorough or correct, to analyze content with connection to at least 2 course concepts and Massey text cited at least 2 times. Lacking evidence of comprehension or application of material. Does not show evidence of correctly analyzing and citing course concepts. Limited to no connection of Massey text citations. Connection to course materials is missing = 0 points Conclusion (5 points) Conclusions include articulate, thoughtful discussion of future involvement and follow with the topic chosen. Conclusions include articulate discussion of future involvement but do not completely or thoroughly follow the connections made to the topic. Conclusions do not clearly discuss future involvement and/or are unclear on their connection with the rest of the connections made in the paper. Conclusion is lacking an articulate connection to the topic and/or future involvement. Section is missing = 0 points Clear and concise writing, including APA in-text citations and references (5 points) Writing is clear, concise and easy to comprehend. No direct quotes are used. Paraphrasing is used appropriately. APA Formatting, in-text citations and references are correctly aligned to APA with no errors. No grammar, spelling or punctuation errors. At least 400 words. Writing has a few errors that diminish the writing, but does not minimize the clarity of the topic. APA Formatting, In- Text Citations and References may have 1-2 errors. May have 1-2 grammar, spelling or punctuation errors. Writing has many errors that minimize the clarity of the topic. APA Formatting, In- Text Citations and References have 3-4 errors. 3-4 grammar, spelling or punctuation errors. Writing may not be concise and may have many errors that make it difficult to understand, and APA Formatting, In- Text Citations and References may have 5 + errors. Peer Comments (5 points total) Two posts made to two separate peers’ blogs that do not already have more than 3 comments Comments are informative and thorough. Takes clear interest in 2 peers’ blog posts. Connects own blog post, course or other materials. Each comment is at least 100 words and few writing errors. Paraphrases, cites materials, and does not use direct quotes. Comments on two peers’ blogs are thoughtful, but may not be directly connected to reader’s own blog post, course or outside materials. May have some writing errors. Comments are not thorough or informative. Reader may have only provided comments to one classmate. May have several writing errors. Comments lack any sophistication or connection to course material. 0 points = No response is made by the Friday deadline. Or responses are posted to peer’s blogs that already have more than 3 comments. Or responses are rude/inappropriate

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