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Sample List of Social Problems: Language Arts
Below are examples of social problem topics related to literature that have been used by former Project TIPS classes. The social problem topic can be used to help develop a complete problem statement.
Author | Literature | Social Problem Topic |
J.D. Salinger | Catcher in the Rye | Truancy |
Arthur Miller | The Crucible | Abuses of Power by Government |
Jonathan Swift | A Modest Proposal | Hunger and Overpopulation |
Walter Dean Myers | Monster | Youth Crime/The Juvenile Justice System |
Sandra Cisneros | The House on Mango Street | Immigration, Poverty, Teenage Pregnancy |
James Baldwin | If Beale Street Could Talk | Racism |
Scott O'Dell | Island of the Blue Dolphins | Immigration |
William Golding | Lord of the Flies | Youth Violence |
Nathaniel Hawthorne | The Scarlett Letter | Teen Pregnancy |
Alice Walker | The Color Purple | Domestic Violence |
Euripedes | Medea | Unequal Treatment of Women |
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