Discussion Question 

Sometimes it is helpful to get an outside perspective. In your discussion post, describe your selected social science issue and include two relevant questions that social science professionals (e.g., psychologists, sociologists, or anthropologists) might be interested in. My selected social science issue is why social media has so much impact on mental health.

ASSIGNMENT

SCS 200 Research Investigation Progress Check 1 Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

Throughout the first two modules, you have been guided through work on Project One (a research investigation), which you will continue to work on in Modules Three through Five and will formally submit to your instructor at the end of Module Five. This assignment provides you with an important opportunity to get valuable instructor feedback on the progress you are making and to ensure you are on the right track for your later submission.

Prompt

Throughout the first two modules, you have explored social science issues for further investigation and examined social science principles that relate to issues of interest to you. Specifically, in this assignment, you will submit the Project One elements listed below for review by your instructor.

In Module Two: Exploring Social Science Issues (Continued), learning block 2-2 (page 4), you began working on the following section of the prompt:

1. Introduction
   1. Describe the issue in the social sciences that you have selected to investigate. Why is this issue significant? HERE IS MY SOCIAL SCIENCE ISSUE- One social science issue in the field of Psychology that I would like to learn more about why social media has so much impact on mental health 

In Module Two: Exploring Social Science Issues (Continued), learning block 2-3 (page 2), you completed the following work:

1. Body
   1. Identify the social science principles that apply to your issue. In other words, which principles of social science apply to the issue you selected?
   2. Explain how the principles you identified apply to your issue. In other words, how are the social science principles you identified relevant to your issue?

 Submit your progress check assignment as a Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Your submission should be at least 1 page in length. Any citations should be formatted according to APA style.