Define or summarize the social problem

Essay 1: poverty case study.

Essays:
The short essays will address frameworks for analyzing social problems or social problems we covered in class. You will be expected to:
a. define or summarize the social problem,
b. identify credible social science data that helps to understand what the problem is about or the larger implications of the problem, and
c. identify a sociological theory that helps explain that problem.
Essays should be about 4 pages in length and must include references and citations.