Directions

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This assignment invites you to investigate an American social movement and an affiliated interest group that you want to explore. You can find examples of American social movements and affiliated interest groups in the Interdisciplinary Studies in the Commons Library Guide for this course.

After completion of this assignment, your topic cannot be changed without instructor approval.

When choosing a social movement and affiliated interest group, consider the following:

What social movement, and affiliated interest group, is important to you?

What is an American issue that offers an opportunity for social change?

What specific factors contributed to the creation of the issue?

How does the issue impact a particular community?

Specifically, you must address the following:

Describe the social movement and an affiliated interest group that you will research. Include the following in your response:

What are the movement and group?

Why is$/$was the movement and group needed?

Who is$/$was involved in or impacted by the movement and group?

What are the goals of the movement and group?

Describe key events in history that relate to the social movement and affiliated interest group. Include the following in your response:

What happened in history to lead to this movement and group being formed?

What key moment$($s$)$ in history helped sustain or initiate the social movement and interest group?

Explain the influence that social conditions have$/$had on the social movement and affiliated interest group.

Explain the impact the social movement and affiliated interest group has$/$had on society.

Explain the role that the personal biases and assumptions of members of society play in the social movement and affiliated interest group. Include the following in your response:

How do these personal biases and assumptions impact civil social discourse

What to Submit

Submit your project proposal as a $2-$ to $3-$page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, $12-$pointnvestigate an American social movement and an affiliated interest group that you want to explore. You can find examples of American social movements and affiliated interest groups in the Interdisciplinary Studies in the Commons Library Guide for this course.

After completion of this assignment, your topic cannot be changed without instructor approval.

When choosing a social movement and affiliated interest group, consider the following:

What social movement, and affiliated interest group, is important to you?

What is an American issue that offers an opportunity for social change?

What specific factors contributed to the creation of the issue?

How does the issue impact a particular community?

Specifically, you must address the following:

Describe the social movement and an affiliated interest group that you will research. Include the following in your response:

What are the movement and group?

Why is$/$was the movement and group needed?

Who is$/$was involved in or impacted by the movement and group?

What are the goals of the movement and group?

Describe key events in history that relate to the social movement and affiliated interest group. Include the following in your response:

What happened in history to lead to this movement and group being formed?

What key moment$($s$)$ in history helped sustain or initiate the social movement and interest group?

Explain the influence that social conditions have$/$had on the social movement and affiliated interest group.

Explain the impact the social movement and affiliated interest group has$/$had on society.

Explain the role that the personal biases and assumptions of members of society play in the social movement and affiliated interest group. Include the following in your response:

How do these personal biases and assumptions impact civil social discourse

What to Submit

Submit your project proposal as a $2-$ to $3-$page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, $12-$point