Sociology:
Write a series of edited, well-organized paragraphs in which you describe and analyze a current population-related social problem confronting the city Tianjin, China. The types of questions you should try to address in your essay are:
• What is the general history of the urbanization process in the city? When did the city begin to rapidly urbanize?
• Generally speaking, what types of social problems has the city experienced?
• What single social problem seems to be especially problematic? Why have you selected it over others?
• How is this social problem theoretically and empirically related to population growth?
• What is the municipal government and/or its citizens doing in an attempt to remedy the problem? Are there any innovative approaches proposed or currently employed?
• How successful have they been?
• What are the prospects for the future in the city?