PROPOSAL

Overview

In the previous module, you learned about active citizenship, including the rights and duties of active citizens. In this assignment, you will use the same skills to research and examine a social movement and an affiliated interest group. While you will research both the social movement and an affiliated interest group in this assignment, you will focus your project on the social movement as a whole and your specific interest group within the social movement. After completing this assignment, you cannot change your topic or interest group without instructor approval.

In this assignment, you will describe the social movement, affiliated interest group, and the key historical events that relate to the movement and group. You will also explain how social conditions and personal bias assumptions may influence this social movement and interest group. You will also address how the social movement and interest group have impacted society.

This assignment will assist you in completing the first part of the project. It will also help you decide whether you want to focus your project on the social movement as a whole or a specific interest group within the social movement. Any feedback that you receive on this assignment should be implemented into your final project.

Directions

Investigate an American social movement and an affiliated interest group that interests you. You can find examples of American social movements and affiliated interest groups in the Interdisciplinary Studies in the Commons Library Resource for this course, linked in the Supporting Materials section below.

After submitting and receiving feedback on this assignment, your topic and interest group cannot be changed without instructor approval. When choosing a social movement and affiliated interest group, consider the following questions:

• When choosing a social movement and affiliated interest group, consider the following:
• What social movement, and affiliated interest group, is important to you?
• What is an American issue that offers an opportunity for social change?
• What specific factors contributed to the creation of the issue?
• How does the issue impact a particular community?

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. Social Movement and an Affiliated Interest Group: Describe the social movement and an affiliated interest group that you will research. Include your responses to the following questions:
2. What are the movement and group?
3. Why is, or was, the movement and group needed?
4. Who is, or was, involved in or impacted by the movement and group?
5. What are the goals of the movement and group?
6. Key Events: Describe key events in history that relate to the social movement and affiliated interest group. Include your responses to the following questions:
7. What happened in history to lead to this movement and group being formed?
8. What key moments in history helped sustain or initiate the social movement and interest group?
9. Social Conditions: Explain the influence that social conditions have, or had, on the social movement and affiliated interest group.
10. Impact: Explain the impact the social movement and affiliated interest group has, or had, on society.
11. Personal Biases and Assumptions: Explain the role that the personal biases and assumptions of members of society play in the social movement and affiliated interest group. Include your responses to the following question:
12. How do these personal biases and assumptions impact civil social discourse

What to Submit

Your submission should be a 1.5-2 page Microsoft Word document with 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Use at least one source from the Shapiro Library to support your project proposal. Sources should be cited according to APA style both throughout and at the end of your proposal.