DEVELOPING
ACCEPTABLE SOCIAL PROBLEM STATEMENTS FOR THE PPA
Possible
Corrections
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?
There is too much violent crime (murders/rapes) in New York
State.
2. What is the best way to stop
global warming in the U.S.?
Global warming is increasing in the U.S.
3. Too many guns are on the
streets.
Gun violence is causing unacceptable numbers of deaths in the
U.S.
4. I oversleep sometimes and
miss first period.
Student tardiness at CNS is too high.
5. The social problem is cancer
that is caused by smoking.
Lung cancer is taking too many lives in the U.S.