SOCI 1023 Midterm Exam

SO 110
Contemporary Social Problems
Make-up Midterm Examination
2nd Semester SY 2008-2009
Class of Justin V. Nicolas

Choose a sector and work on your non-thesis topic:
Children (Child labor, Street Children)
Women - Sexual Harassment; Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Farmers and Fisherfolks(Land Reform; Land Conversion)
Workers/ Labor (Unemployment; Unfair Labor Practices; OFW)
Indigenous People (Ancestral Domain; Mining)
Urban Poor (Squatting; Internal Migration)
Youth/ Students (Drugs; gangs; juvenile delinquency)

Research on data on the chosen topic and attach them as Annexes to your exam. Assign a file name for these annexes with your name (Ex. Mendoza_Jojo_Annexes).

Based on your data, provide a LOCAL SITUATION MATRIX reflecting Economic, Political, Socio-cultural and Environmental events and indicators relevant to your topic. Provide a general statement to summarize your analysis of your local situation.

Choose a sociological perspective and analyze the topic you chose according to the following:

Definition
Conditions
Causes
Consequences
Solutions

Chooses a tool (Fish bone, Problem tree, etc) and analyze your topic, showing the potential factors and effect (or causes and effects). Draw the diagram using Word Art and appropriate textboxes. Provide a general statement to summarize your analysis.

Email your answers to angsosyoklasrum@yahoo.com. Paste your answers on the text AND send an MSWORD (97-2003 Format) file as an attachment with your name as the filename. (Ex, Soriano_BSS1-1_Midterm.doc

Happy testing!

Justin V. Nicolas
Sociology, PUP