- Pick a social issue that pertains to a religious group. It could be an issue about which the group has an opinion or an | e
issue that affects the group. It could be as broad as “homosexuality”, “gun ownership’, “violence”, “gender roles”, or | a
“freedom of religion.” | . - Search for AT LEAST three academic sources on the topic. The articles/chapters should broadly speak to how the issue | :
is connected to or influenced by additional social identities (e.g., race/ethnicity, gender, social class, national origin, fog
conservatism-tiberalism, etc. ). i
This part of the assignment requires you to write an essay synthesizing your findings from the three or more academic | 2
sources you discussed in the Diversity Assignment: Topic & Literature form. You essay should include the following: |
a. An introduction to your topic/religious social issue and how it pertains to religion or a religious group as a whole. Feel
free to explore questions and topics on the ARDA website and use some broad overall statistics to help you introduce the | a
topic. | &
b. A synthesis of the three or more academic sources and what they say about how different social identities matter in | J
relation to the religious social issue. Your goal is to weave the content and findings from these sources into a cohesive .
essay. While you can and should highlight specific relevant information from each individual source, your essay should |
NOT just be a set of three disparate summaries. | ie
c. A conclusion assessing the extent to which taking into account the additional social identityfies discussed from the
literature serves to illuminate and/or clarify the otherwise obscured diversity pertaining to the religious social issue. |
G. The use of in-text citations and references when drawing on class material or websites.
e. Aim for a 2-4 page, 12-point font, double-spaced, 1-inch margin essay (excluding the instructions in this form and
excluding the list of references at the end of the essay).
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