Select an organization
that has mobilized a group of people based on a specific identity. The facets of identity can include race, ethnicity, religion, language, sexual identity, biological characteristics, age, disability status, veteran status, income, place of birth, and neighborhood or geography. (Of course, this list is not exhaustive, and may include other components of identity.)
this can be an organization you used in an ePortfolio or a new organization
this organization should be one that you would be interested in engaging with
Research
Conduct research about the organization. Review the materials on its website and read stories about the work of the organization.
Select sources from the course (or outside research) that explain course concepts that you will apply to this organization such as diversity, civic engagement, social capital, mobilization strategies and types of civic engagement pursued by the organization.
Content
The first page will be your correctly formatted title page. The last page will be your References page. You will have 3 pages of content. You will not be penalized for going over 3 pages if the content is all relevant to your thesis.
Discuss the content of the headings as it relates to this organization, its membership, and/or the group it serves. Consider the following course concepts and structure.
Title Page
Include the themes of the paper that you will be discussing in your thesis statement in the introduction. Introduce the organization.
Identity. Discuss the identity (or identities) relevant to the work of the organization. Specific consideration should be given to how membership in this group influences relationships with other identity groups. How does the nature of the identity you have chosen to focus on, and these inter-group dynamics, affect the work of the organization you are studying? Is there evidence of shared identity and “identity divide”?
Social Capital. Whats the membership of this group? Are there economic or political dimensions? Does membership in this group influence relationships with other identity groups?
Civic, Political, and/or Social Engagement. What does engagement look like for this organization?
Mobilization. How does this organization/group mobilize members? What kinds of messages does it use? Are there many members or a few? Why do they come together? Do they attempt to solve public problems? Describe how service plays out in this group and/or the varieties of ways. How does the mobilization of this organization and its members compare to that of organizations and movements that we studied in this course? Similarities? Differences?
American Democracy. How does what youve learned about American democracy play out with this organization? How is service unique in American Democracy? What level of society is this work?
Summary
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