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Human Services: Counseling: Marginalized Populations

Here you will find just a few topics you can start thinking of. You are not limited to these topics. A quick google search of "marginalized people" or "social justice issues" might help you brainstorm other topics. Remember: start broad, then begin to refine your search to more specific topics.

Black Lives Matter

Start here: Opposing Viewpoints

Try searching with keywords like…

1. police brutality and black people and (country of your choice if needed)

2. black inequality (and country of your choice if you needed)

3. black and discrimination in workplace

4. systemic racism

5. criminal justice reform

Transgender Equality

Start here: Opposing Viewpoints

Try searching with keywords like…

1. Transgender and sports

2. Transgender and public restrooms

3. Transgender and discrimination

Tips: You can add country of preference to narrow results to specific places.

Gender Pay Gap

Start here: Smart Search Research Starter

Try searching with keywords like…

1. Gender pay gap (for a broad overarching search)

2. Gender pay gap and women entrepreneurs (or women in STEM)  

3. Wage disparity or wage gap (it's important to try synonymous terms)

4. Pay equity or wage equity

LGBTQ+ Marriage Equality

Start here: Opposing Viewpoints

Try searching with keywords like…

1. Marriage equality

2. Gay marriage

3. Same sex marriage

Tip: Be sure to add any country you'd like to research into, or open your search to broader terms like "union" for countries who may not have same sex marriages to see what kinds of protections are there for LGBTQ+ couples.

Child Welfare

Start here: Opposing Viewpoints

Try searching with keywords like…

1. Child welfare (you can add a country here if you want to be specific)

2. Child protection

3. Foster care

Tip: Think of what different aspects of child welfare you'd like to focus on, and search for those. Adoption laws, children safety in schools, foster care etc.