Medical Field: Health Clinic, Health Education Program, Health Screenings, etc. sociology unit 4, sociology homework help

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Assignment:

  1. Identify and describe a social services organization in your community that serves individuals who are affected by a specific social problem. Whenever possible, the organization or social problem should be related to your chosen career major.
    • For example:
      • Medical Field: Health Clinic, Health Education Program, Health Screenings, etc.
      • HVAC: Housing Programs, Habitat for Humanity, Re-Store, etc.
      • Business Program: Work programs, Education Programs
  2. Describe the main social problem or problems this organization addresses in your community.
  • How does this social problem affect your community? What does it do and how does it do it? How is it funded? Is it successful? Why or why not?
    • Include research, statistics and other facts about the social problem.
    • How would a sociologist, using the sociological imagination, study the problem and the organization through each of the three sociological perspectives? (functionalist, interactionist, conflict)
  1. How does the organization address the social problem?
  1. Why is it important for you, in your chosen your career field, to understand the social problem and be familiar with this community organization? What can you and your classmates do to contribute to the organization? Are there any volunteer opportunities now? What kinds of needs can SJVC students help fulfill?

Requirements: Use cited research to support the responses in your assignment. You may want to do a personal interview with the staff of the organization or a recipient of its services or even take a tour of the organization. Use the personal interview APA citation to include those types of references

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Running head: SOCIAL HEALTH PROBLEM

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The American Sexual Health Association
Student Name
Instructor’s Name
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SOCIAL HEALTH PROBLEM

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Organization
The American Sexual Health Association is a non-profitable organization that was
founded in 1914 aiming at improving health amongst individuals faced with different social
problems. It aids people and families who have sexual health problems and helps in curbing
sexually transmitted diseases and their effects to the community. At first the organization was
called the American Social Hygiene Association but after the realization that there are many
things involved in the social health issues like the connection between STDs and drug abuse, it
was changed to American Sexual Health Association.
Problem it addresses
The organization was established after concerns were raised regarding sexual health
problems like syphilis, gonorrhea. Many organizations focused on issues like prostitution
believing to be the key to the spread of STD/STIs. The social problem is one thing and the
consequence is another. The organization...


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