You have been nominated as a candidate for a leadership position on your city’s council

You have been nominated as a candidate for a leadership position on your city’s council.
The selection committee has asked you to present your thoughts on local social issues at an
upcoming community meeting. They have provided a list of social challenges and have
asked candidates to talk about their perspectives.
To prepare to talk with the council, take the following steps:
1. Select 1 sociological theory that best reflects your view on the social issues listed. You will
use this theory as you discuss the social issues in your community.
2. Select 2 topics below:
3. 1 social problem related to health or education in your community
4. 1 social problem related to crime and social justice in your community
5. 1 social problem associated with a type of inequality in your community: economic, age,
race/ethnicity, gender, or sexual inequality
For each topic you select, do the following:
 Identify the topic you selected and summarize why it represents a social problem in your
community.
 Identify the sociological theory you selected and discuss how you would apply that theory to
a proposed solution for each problem.
Select 1 format for your remarks:
1. A written speech of 700 to 1050 words that addresses your selected topics and responses
2. A recorded video of 4 to 7 minutes addressing your selected topics and responses
3. Note: You do not have to read the question prompts in your video, but you may. If you read
the question prompts, that does not count toward the video time.
Write or record your speech in response to these topics.
Include information from reliable, factual sources to support your remarks. Refer to this
week’s learning activities for guidance. You can find information from the U.S. Census
Bureau about the population and economy in each state by scrolling down the page of Data
Profiles.