Worksheet1: Defining the Social Problem

 

Date: January 8, 2003 Group Members: John Smith, Jane Doe, and Joe Shmoe

 

  1. In one or two sentences, state the nature of the social problem that your group plans to study.

The problem that needs to be addressed is the significant number of students in our school who bully other students.

 

  1. List at least three undesirable social conditions that result from this problem:

a)physical harm to students who are bullied

b) produces an unsafe school environment

c)can result in long term psychological problems for both the victims and the students who do the bullying

 

  1. Write a short phrase that summarizes the social problem and its location (examples: students reading below grade level at P.S. 299; vandalism at Jones Middle School; cheating in Mr. Green’s math class)

Bullying in P.S. 186.

 

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