Public Sociology in Action: Social Advocacy Project

Students designed and presented a social justice advocacy campaign on major social issues in Pakistan, such as gender inequality, drug abuse, environmental degradation, and domestic violence, in this group-based assignment. The campaign emphasized the urgency, repercussions, and underlying causes of the issue.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this assignment, students will be able to: 

• Use academic sources and sociological techniques to investigate and evaluate a contemporary social issue in Pakistan.

• To understand the structural and cultural aspects of the issue

• To be able to apply sociological theories and concepts.

• Create a persuasive advocacy campaign that informs the general public about the social issue.

• Devise workable solutions at the institutional, community, and individual levels.

• Work well in groups to organize, investigate, and present a cogent campaign.

• Translate scholarly understanding into approachable, practical advocacy to practice public sociology.