What genetic, psychological, economic, legal, political, and/or other factors increase the likelihood that this issue will occur?

The first portion of the paper will be long, excluding references, APA-formatted (abstract and running head not needed), and will include the following components:
Background, scope and rationale (5-7 pages; 35 points): In particular, students will 1) define the topic theyve selected in general and describe short and long-term impacts of the issue (10 points); 2) describe their population of interest (e.g., adolescents, adults, college students, older adults, ethnic minorities, sexual and gender minorities; 5 points); 3) provide measures of the scope of the problem (e.g., facts and figures from sources that measure how many people are affected, how much money is spent as a result of the problem either in prevention or treatment, how many lives are lost, etc.; 15 points); 4) provide the rationale/importance that provides justification for why this topic should be a priority among scholars of gender. In other words, why should your reader care about the topic you have selected (5 points)?
Reference list (no page limit; 5 points): Students will draft their initial APA-formatted reference list to include all sources used to date in the preparation of their papers. There should be no fewer than 10 references for this first portion, and no references should have been written before 2016 unless it is a groundbreaking, watershed, or pivotal article. Magazine or news articles dont count; articles must come from peer-reviewed journals.
Risk and protective factors and determinants of the topic (5-6 pages; 30 points): Provide a literature review that answers the following questions: 1) What genetic, psychological, economic, legal, political, and/or other factors increase the likelihood that this issue will occur (10 points)? 2) Which factors protect against the development of this issue (10 points)? 3) What is missing from the literature (10 points)?Implications and Recommendations (1-2 pages; 10 points): In addition to concluding your paper and summarizing your main findings, this section will address the questions that follow (5 points). 1) What would happen if this issue was never resolved (3 points)? 2) What solutions do you propose ( 2 points)?

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