For this discussion, choose a recent (not more than two months old) article or video, or podcast that discusses a social problem.
• "A social problem is any condition or behavior that has negative consequences for large numbers of people and that is generally recognized as a condition or behavior that needs to be addressed."
Source: Social Problems: Continuity and Change. Chapter 1.1 What is a Social Problem? University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing through the eLearning Support Initiative. https://open.lib.umn.edu/socialproblems/chapter/1-1-what-is-a-social-problem/
• For examples of social issues, go to https://examples.yourdictionary.com/common-examples-of-social-issues.html
- Read/view/listen to the source, and identify the topic and main point of the source.
- Include the link to the source so that your classmates can access it.
- If the source you choose includes reader/viewer/listener comments, then briefly discuss three different viewpoints expressed about the topic.
- If the source you choose does not include reader/viewer/listener comments, then identify three different perspectives (alternative viewpoints) about the topic.
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