Assignment 2: The Application Paper

By Wednesday, May 27, 2015 , using the textbook and Argosy Online Library references that you may select, write a paper using APA standards, of at least 750 words that focuses upon the following:Describe the meaning of multiculturalism in your own words.Is the United States of America a multicultural country?  Why or why not?Why is multiculturalism a controversial issue for some people?How can the three sociological perspectives  (social functionalism, social conflict, and symbolic interaction) be used to conceptually understand multiculturalism?

Please post your completed paper to the M2: Assignment 2 Dropbox.Assignment 2 Grading Criteria Maximum Points Introduction of issue and a conclusion that reviews all main points you present.12Defined multiculturalism and applied the concept to the United States of America.20Discussed the reasons why multiculturalism is a controversial subject.20Gave a complete explanation as to how structural functionalism, social conflict, and symbolic interaction can be used to understand multiculturalism.20Related essay writings to the concepts and theories discussed in the textbook and outside resources.20Submitted on or before due date, using correct spelling and grammar and appropriate APA format.8Total: 100