DEVELOPING
ACCEPTABLE SOCIAL PROBLEM STATEMENTS FOR THE PPA
Social Problem Statements: The statements below could be restated to
become acceptable social problems.
Remember that good problem statements should not contain causes or
policies, and should identify a specific location.
Acceptable
examples:
The
teen pregnancy rate at Truman H.S. is unacceptable.
Teenage
obesity in NYS is increasing.
Today,
there are large numbers of illegal immigrants in AZ.
1. Should we have the death
penalty in NYS?
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2. What is the best way to stop
global warming in the U.S.?
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3. Too many guns are on the
streets.
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4. I oversleep sometimes and
miss first period.
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5. The social problem is cancer
that is caused by smoking.
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