Part # 1 Group paper (20 points)

This paper should be 3-5 pages in length and should contain the following sections:

Specific Questions to Address:
1. What are the dimensions of the underlying social condition (s)? Who is affected? How are they affected? How many are affected?
2. How reliable is the information on the condition (s) What are the resources of uncertainty?
Pay attention to the reliability of your information sources! How are you judging the reliability, potential political bias, and completeness of information? How certain are the empirical claims? What are the sources of uncertainty?

You should collect information from at least the following sources:
• At least one article article published in an academic journal
• At least one website maintained by a government entity
• At least one website maintained by an interest or advocacy group

Theoretical Application
Analyze the community: Use the concepts of community theory and available data to understand the community.
Power Analysis Questions to Address:
1. Who has power in community (Formal roles/informal roles)
2. Who likely has the least power in the community
3. How is this community portray in the media?
4. What resources are not in the community?
5. What institutions outside the community boundaries likely have an impact on the community?
6. Considering we as social workers have power, what do you need to consider both engaging and leaving this community?