Brainstorming Topics
Select a country that interests you and identify some social issue that affects it. What is causing the issue? And who does it affect?
Great Britain
Brexit
Referendum vote in 2016
British citizens
Yemen
Civil War
Proxy war by Saudi Arabia
Yemen citizens & world (oil/civil rights)
Select a social issue that concerns you. What countries does this issue affect?
Compare its causes and solutions in two or three countries.
Racial disparity in pollution
USA, Brazil
USA
Causes
Slavery
Economic inequality
Under-regulated industries
Solutions
Active desegregation
Government oversight
Focus on green policies
Brazil
Causes
Deforestation
Under-performing economy
Discrimination
Solutions
Protection of the forests
Investment in green energy
Protection of indigenous people
Segregation in Public Education
USA, UK
USA
Causes
Slavery/Jim Crow
Economic disparity
Lack of government oversight
Solutions
Anti-racism/equality policies
Redrawing districting lines
State & Federal Laws
UK
Causes
Colonialism
Segregation
Status Quo
Solutions
Investment in low-income areas
Higher Teacher Pay
Government Oversite
Select a current event in the world. What social issues are caused by it? Who is affected by this event?
Monster Storms
Social Issues Caused by it
Displacement, Poverty, Food shortages
Who is affected?
World population
Right Wing Populism
Social Issues Caused by It
Legislated discrimination, targeting of specific populations, incitement of violence, danger
Who is affected?
Groups without sufficient representation & power
3 Topics
1. Racial disparity in pollution
2. Brexit
3. Monster Storms