SOC240 M3A1SHORT PAPER:APPLICATION: CAUSES OF ADDICTION OR ADDICTION AND CULTURE

Please choose one short paper assignment prompt below to respond to:

A- Application: Causes of Addiction OR B – Addiction and Culture

Option A: Short Paper: Addiction and Culture

This assignment addresses course outcome 7:

7. Analyze and apply the appropriate ethical standards and social responsibilities of the human services profession to the delivery of human or community services (Human Services Concentration Outcome).

For this assignment you will write a 500-word essay that addresses a substance abuse problem within ONE minority group in the United States. You may define this minority group in terms of race or ethnicity (i.e.—Hispanic Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, etc.), and/or sexual orientation (those within the LGBT community). Use the American Psychological Association (APA) style (6th edition) to write your assignment. You should include at least three sources, one of which may be from the weekly readings.

Your essay should answer the following:

Which minority group are you studying and why?
What substance is being abused by this minority group?
What is the prevalence of the abuse of this substance within this minority group? (Provide specific data form your research)
What is ONE effective way to help solve some of the problems assocated with the addiction that you have covered in this paper?
In addition to the assigned readings, locate and utilize at least two additional academic resources specific to the culture you selected. (Check the EC Library on how to identify and select appropriate resources: https://my.excelsior.edu/group/library/get-started-with-research (Links to an external site.). Open this page and scroll down to #4).

You are to include at least three references (standard is 2 per page of text) from academic sources that you have researched on this topic in the Excelsior Library and to use appropriate citations in APA style.

You cannot just do a Google search for the topic! Academic sources are required. You may use Google Scholar or other libraries.

APA style guidelines for your in-text citations and for your references list: https://my.excelsior.edu/group/library/cite-sources (Links to an external site.)

OR

Option B: Short Paper: Application—Causes of Addiction

As you have seen, addiction is likely to be caused by many factors. In this activity, you will apply these factors to a specific case.

From the Excelsior College Library, view the video on Kelly’s alcohol addiction in Addiction: A family affair (Links to an external site.).

What do you see as significant factors in the development of his addictive behavior?
What factors contribute to the persistence of his addiction?
You are to include at least two references from academic sources that you have researched on this topic in the Excelsior College Library and use appropriate citations in American Psychological Association (APA) style.

You cannot just do a Google search for the topic! Academic sources are required. You may use Google Scholar or other libraries.

Researching your topic of choice:

Use the EC Library “One Search” either directly or go to Advanced Search to be more precise and targeted in the sources you would like to find.
https://my.excelsior.edu/group/library/home (Links to an external site.)

The EC Library provides “research guides” which will give you an overview and help you quickly find commonly used resources for many topics.
https://my.excelsior.edu/group/library/home (Links to an external site.)

Compose your work in a .doc or .docx file type using a word processor (such as Microsoft Word, etc.) and save it frequently to your computer. For those assignments that are not written essays and require uploading images or PowerPoint slides, please follow uploading guidelines provided by your instructor.

Check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors. W