Select a social problem to focus on$.$ Preferably an area that you care deeply about $($e$.$g$.,$ gun violence, transgender rights, civil liberties, childhood autism, women's health, homelessness, etc.$)$

Once you have selected a social problem, find two organizations $($or groups$)$ that advocate within this space $($search websites, reports, etc.$)$

Compare and contrast the two organizations or groups, following the Six Ingredients of Social Problems $($see attached$).$ You may focus on the organization, as a whole, or choose a specific program within the organization.

Six Ingredients of Social Problems

Target group $($describe within the program selected$)$

Adverse social situation $($what is$/$are the problem$/$s$?)$

Advocate group $($who are they? how are they organized?$)$

Ameliorating effects $($proposed change$/$s$)$

Action group $($who is actually carrying out the actual change? $($executives$,$ community members, volunteers, etc?$)$

Will to act $($who bears the costs of action? $($govt$,$ donors, individuals, private sector, etc$)$

Answer the above questions for both organizations. Write a report and summarize highlights in a table.

Include a section that discusses similarities and differences, social construction and bracketing