Overview In the previous module, you learned about active citizenship, including

Overview
In the previous module, you learned about active citizenship, including the rights and duties of active citizens. In this assignment, you will use the same skills to research and examine a social movement and an affiliated interest group. Later, for your project, you will choose to focus on either the social movement as a whole or the affiliated interest group that you research in this assignment.
In this assignment, you will describe the social movement and affiliated interest group and the key historical events that relate to the movement and group. You will also explain how social conditions and personal bias assumptions may influence this social movement and interest group and how the social movement and interest group have impacted society.
This assignment will assist you in completing the first part of the project. It will also help you decide whether you want to focus your project on the social movement as a whole or a specific interest group within the social movement. Any feedback that you receive on this assignment should be implemented when you complete the project.
Directions
This assignment invites you to investigate an American social movement and an affiliated interest group that you want to explore. You can find examples of American social movements and affiliated interest groups in the Interdisciplinary Studies in the Commons Library Guide for this course.
After completion of this assignment, your topic cannot be changed without instructor approval.
When choosing a social movement and affiliated interest group, consider the following:
What social movement, and affiliated interest group, is important to you?
What is an American issue that offers an opportunity for social change?
What specific factors contributed to the creation of the issue?
How does the issue impact a particular community?
Specifically, you must address the following:
Describe the social movement and an affiliated interest group that you will research. Include the following in your response:What are the movement and group?
Why is/was the movement and group needed?
Who is/was involved in or impacted by the movement and group?
What are the goals of the movement and group?
Describe key events in history that relate to the social movement and affiliated interest group. Include the following in your response:What happened in history to lead to this movement and group being formed?
What key moment(s) in history helped sustain or initiate the social movement and interest group?
Explain the influence that social conditions have/had on the social movement and affiliated interest group.
Explain the impact the social movement and affiliated interest group has/had on society.
Explain the role that the personal biases and assumptions of members of society play in the social movement and affiliated interest group. Include the following in your response:How do these personal biases and assumptions impact civil social discourse
What to Submit
Submit your project proposal as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Use at least one source from the Shapiro Library to support your project proposal. Follow APA citation guidelines when citing sources both throughout and at the end of your proposal.