Assignment: Social Issues and Social Psychology What you will be handing in for

Assignment: Social Issues and Social Psychology What you will be handing in for assignment #1: a. Title page in APA format b. 3-4 pages of writing, double spaced c. Reference page in APA format with FIVE sources (see instructions below) Here is your task: Write about ONE current social issue and how social psychology helps to explain it. A) Choose ONE current (within last 10 years) social issue. Examples include: I. Pandemic II. Domestic violence III. Sexual assault on campuses IV. Online/Cyberbullying V. Polarization of groups/political parties to the point of extremes (BE SPECIFIC – Democrats vs. Republicans, pro-gun control vs. anti-gun control, pro-abortion vs. anti-abortion, etc.) VI. A social movement (could be positive OR negative) and its intentions/impacts (BE SPECIFIC – Black Lives Matter, Occupy Wall Street, Slow Food movement, etc.) VII. Helicopter Parenting VIII. Obesity IX. Racism X. Sexism XI. Ableism XII. Homophobia XIII. Transphobia XIV. Prison reform B) Define your issue, identify parties involved (e.g., victims, perpetrators, members of the movements, etc.), identify important statistics and factors (e.g., prevalence rates, demographics, etc.), discuss why this is an important issue AND A CURRENT ISSUE for Americans – using sources. To do so, you will have to cite academic sources (the readings for this course count – you can find the readings in a book called 40 Studies that Changed Psychology, and/or you can use TWO of the following other sources: newspaper article, World Health Organization website, CDC website. Your requirement is to cite five sources related to this issue in the United States. C) Discuss three psychological theories/principles/constructs that are related to your social issue Examples from this course or an online search of social psychology terms (there are many more than this!): self-concept self-esteem race and gender differences self-regulation self-presentation appearance how we explain others’ behavior personal biases stigma stereotypes socialization prejudice discrimination trust how we form attitudes influence persuasion group roles belonging to a group conforming obeying norms cohesion social loafing cooperating competing group decision making attraction altruism empathy group performance aggression