Types of questions to answer when writing your topic paper:
- You want to answer questions about prevalence, frequency, and duration (e.g. How often does
the problem occur? How long has this been going on? Has the problem worsened over time? etc).
Make sure to include statistics here - Describe how individuals in this country and various cultures within this country conceptualize
and think about this topic(s)? - What are the current laws and punishments that impact your topic(s) in this country?
- How is this topic(s) relevant to issues regarding intersectionality/intersecting identities in this
country? Choose two identities. For example: in what ways is this topic relevant and impacted by
race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, class, religion, etc in this country? - List and describe at least two different systems, institutions, or processes that contribute to this
issue/ problem (for example capitalism, globalization, culture, poverty, politics, technology, military
presence/war, history of colonialism, etc) - Identify a non-profit organization or non-governmental organization that is addressing your
topic(s) in this country. What are their goals/missions? How successful have they been? - What else can be done to address the topic(s) you have highlighted?