STEP 2: INTELLECTUAL LEARNING (40 points)
Research the history and demographics of the group and write a 4-6 page summary of your pertinent findings. Your paper should be a critique, synthesis and summary of the information that you find rather than just a collection of quotes; this means that you should only include quotes when necessary. Please see the note above about grammar and formatting.
You should have at least eight scholarly references in this section of the portfolio. Scholarly references should be either historical/important documents or current (published within the last 10 years) and may include:
Information from well-known newspapers and magazines such as TIME or USA Today
Websites for well-known, reputable, national organizations such as the American Psychological Association, Alcoholics Anonymous, the PEW Forum, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (please note that most websites are NOT scholarly and that there are many organizations with websites that are not appropriate for this paper; for example, even hate groups have .org websites)
Federal and state government websites (including census data)
Peer-reviewed journal articles
Dissertations and theses
Textbooks and scholarly reference books such as the APA’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders (DSM)
Blogs, open-access sites, online encyclopedias, and social magazines are not acceptable sources, and all of your sources must be scholarly. STEP 2 will not be accepted without the STEP 2 cover sheet attached. Any information in your paper that is not cited or that comes from non-scholarly sources will not be accepted.
Include the following sections in your paper, organized and labeled by the provided headings:
a. Definitions (½ page)
The scholarly definition of this population and the description and definition of subpopulations
The terms used by this population to identify themselves and terms they may find offensive based on scholarly literature
(If applicable to your population) values or beliefs of this population and holidays or cultural events celebrated by this population
b. History (1 page)
Important events throughout time related to this population
Discrimination or privilege faced by this population throughout history
Changes in treatment of the group by society over time
c. Successes (½ page)
Laws and policies passed
Organizations created
Individual successes
d. Overall Demographics (½ page)
The current national and regional demographics of the population based on 2010 census data, other national surveys such as the American Community Survey and the Pew Forum research, or scholarly, empirical research. This should include, at a minimum, prevalence of the population nationally and regionally.
e. Specific Demographics (½ page)
The information and specific figures/numbers on diversity within your chosen group based on several relevant categories. These might include subgroups, race/ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or spirituality, SES, political affiliation, etc.
f. Current Issues (1½ pages)
A comprehensive review of the major current issues and concerns faced by this group according to scholarly literature. I suggest discussing at least 3 major issues, if not more, based on your population.
g. Solutions (1 page)
A list of possible solutions to the current issues and concerns faced by this group with some details about ho
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