One idea is to discuss the negative effects of the Peter Pan syndrome, a condition in which some young men tend not to grow up emotionally or financially and rely too heavily on their parents or other friends to support them. This attitude often hinders them from taking responsibility for their lives and establishing healthy long-term relationships or marriages as well as families of their own. You can do a research paper that discuss the negative effects of prolonged adolescence in men. Interview random families who are dealing with this issue, local psychologists, clergymen, sociologists and men who overcame their prolonged adolescence.
There have been some recent concerns from both sociologists and psychologists about how an over-dependence on technological devices such as e-mail, text messaging and online bill-paying services can hinder people's social skills and decrease the amount of face-to-face interaction, particularly among young people. You can discuss whether these concerns are valid or not by writing a research paper on the subject. In addition to seeking credible scholarly articles on this topic, you can interview parents, students, teachers, and psychologists to get their opinions.
Another idea is to explore the various reasons why fewer young people are getting married nowadays. You can find credible information on this topic from sociology-based scholarly journals, newspaper and magazine articles, interviews with single young people of various races and socioeconomic backgrounds in your city, and local university sociology professors. You can discuss factors such as the modern feminist movement in America, tough economic times, or the effects of divorce, which may have led to a disillusionment with the idea of marriage.
Another idea is to do a research paper on which career options are currently available for low-income families and whether these careers offer any real long-term financial stability where they can move out of poverty and into a better financial future. Also discuss what academic and or vocational preparation will low-income families need in order to advance their skills in order to pursue better-paying jobs in the future. You can interview local career experts, social workers, low-income families in your city and some local educators to find out what they would suggest to improve the lives of low-income families.