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3: Short research paper: Turn in a three-page research paper on your findings – by email and through Canvas/Assignments. It should be double-spaced, 12pt font, Times New Roman with one-inch margins and page numbers. In your paper: o Offer a title – specific to your paper [The title is not ‘interview assignment.’] o Offer a mini-abstract (what was your case, research question, method of data collection, and findings) [which does not go toward page length] o Present your research question(s) (RQs) [Revise according to my feedback.] o Explain how your RQ is connected to at least two of the assigned readings [Reference the reading(s).] This short section is a mini-literature review. Explain or summarize keys points in some of the readings that are most relevant to your study and explain the connection between the assigned readings and your study. o Explain in detail how you collected your data (what was your method) Make sure to reference the style of data collection from the readings. See the weekly outline for the readings that used the same data collection style. o Present your findings. What were their answers to your questions? *And how were their answers similar or dissimilar to the readings or what you would have expected from the sociological literature? Eventually, we will try to identify patterns together as a class and link those findings to the concepts presented in the assigned readings. *This paper is considered a step toward and a working draft of your final paper. Use my feedback to improve your final paper.