Poverty, Education, & Economy

Instructions

Please use this Week 2 Assignment 1 template x to complete the following and submit by Sunday at 11:59pm ET.

Consider the following US data from the US Census Bureau: 

Census Reporter 2024 [website]

• POVERTY: 

  12.6% Persons below poverty line

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• Demographics: 

  Median Age 39
  Sex Ratio 50% 
  Female 50% 
  Male

• Race/Ethnicity 

  6% Asian   
  12% Black   
  19% Hispanic   
  0% Islander   
  1% Native   
  1% Other
  4% Two+ 
  58% White

• Social: 

  89.6% High school grad (or higher) 
  35.7% bachelor’s degree or higher
  6.2% Population with veteran status

Navigate to

Census Reporter [website]

and in the search bar, type in your hometown or a US city in which you have lived. Fill in the data on the

worksheet here [Word document]

. ***Be sure to state which city you are researching.***

Submission requirements: 

Submissions should be typed, double-spaced, 1″ margins, in Times New Roman 12 pt font, and saved as , x, .

Assignment Resources & Supports 

• Office 365 [website]: You have free access as an APUS student. Sign in with your MyCampus Email credentials.
• Submitting and Confirming a Submission [webpage]: Watch this 3-minute video if you need guidance on submitting your assignment. 

Associated CO & LO:   

• CO-2: Identify specific social problems and their cause-effect patterns.

  LO-2.1: Identify social problems in US society today.
  LO-2.2: Investigate the causes of identified social problems.
  LO-2.3: Analyze the effects of identified social problems on individuals and communities. 

• CO-3: Identify current research methods that are utilized for the investigation of social problems.

  LO-3.2: Apply the appropriate research method to a given social problem scenario, explaining the rationale for the choice.
  LO-3.3: Evaluate the strengths and limitations of various research methods in addressing specific social problems. 

• CO-4: Assess current and suggested policies, programs, and/or treatments in terms of their effectiveness for alleviating the negative consequences of social problems.

  LO-4.1: Identify policies, programs, and/or treatments that address identified social problems.
  LO-4.2: Evaluate the effectiveness of existing policies, programs, and/or treatments using empirical evidence and critical thinking.
  LO-4.3: Suggest innovative solutions that draw on research, existing programs, and new technologies. 

• CO-5: Apply sociological theories to explain the occurrence and scope of these problems.

  LO-5.2: Utilize the sociological perspectives (and their relevant theories) to explain identified social problems.
  LO-5.3: Apply course concepts to support opinions about social problems.

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