Answer the following prompts in an essay format:

First, select a social problem to analyze throughout this course. You may select from the list or come up with a social problem you wish to analyze:

Euthanasia
Illiteracy
Human Trafficking
Alcohol abuse
Inequity in the workplace
Drug Abuse
Poverty
Child Abuse
Juvenile Delinquency
Economic inequality

Remember, you will use your selected social problem to complete other assignments throughout this course.

In an essay format, cite one scholarly source from the GCU library in addition to the textbook and complete the following:

Describe your selected social problem in its social context. (55- 75words).
Use your sociological imagination to explain how the selected social problem is influenced by society (75-100 words).
Select the theoretical perspective(s) (functionalist, conflict, and interactionist) that best aligns with the social problem youve selected to analyze in this course.
Explain why the theoretical perspective(s) you chose is best to explain the selected social problem.
Next, use that theoretical perspective(s) to explain how your selected social problem came to be and how it is perpetuated. (150-200 words)