Homework: Change Agent
Instructions
You identified recent technological advancements that have impacted human beings. You analyzed the life cycle of a social problem related to that technological advancement. You explained the impact of this technological advancement on both individuals and society. Now, we're going to strategize solutions for this problem!
Recall from the discussion about change agents:
"Who impacts social change? Well, everyone, of course; however, change agents are important to this process (Rouse, n.d.). For the purpose of this course, the term, change agent, refers to someone who strategically advocates resolution to a social problem. For example, nonprofit service managers often advocate to define an issue as a social problem, recommend solutions to the problem, and motivate others to perceive/respond to the issue in the same way. Nonprofit service providers, however, aren't the only organizations responsible for generating change. Professional organizations (i.e. American Medical Association, American Bar Association, American Psychiatric Association, etc.), corporations (Google, Facebook, Starbucks, etc.), social movement organizations (Amnesty International, Human Rights Campaign, ACLU, etc.) employee change agents for the same purposes. Hence, change agents are leaders from different sectors of society who define and advocate resolutions to social problems."
For this writing homework, pretend you're a change agent addressing the social problem you've discussed. You are presenting the social problem to "Stakeholder" or people that are in a position to assist you in making changes to the social problem you identified.
Write a brief report answering the following questions:
• Who are the salient stakeholders most affected by this emergent social problem?*
• What are the varied material interests of these stakeholders?
• What are the values of these stakeholders?
• How do these stakeholders make sense of the world?
Based on your responses to those four (4) questions, answer these additional three (3) questions:
• How would you recruit these stakeholders into a coalition dedicated to solving this social problem?
• Why do you think these strategies would be effective?
• What resources would you need to access for the successful implementation of these strategies?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.