Overview
Your assignment should be a 1 to 2-page paper with a minimum of 400-words not including the title page and reference. Use Arial or Times New Roman 12-point font, left aligned, 1” margins and APA style citations and references. Include the following elements.
Title Page: Include the assignment title, your name, course and section number, instructor’s name, and date.
Paper/Modified Outline:
Research Topic:
Socioeconomics and [your social institution of investigation].
Previous research:
- List one related, peer-reviewed, research article: [List in APA reference format.]
- Provide the following details and discussion of the research article.
- Summarize the research question and/or hypothesis in the article. (One or two sentences)
- Identify and discuss the research method(s) used in the article. (One paragraph minimum)
- Discuss one strength of the study’s method(s) compared to other sociological research methods.
- Discuss one weakness (or limitation) of the study’s method(s) compared to other sociological research methods.
- Summarize the key result(s) in the article. (One paragraph minimum)
Your proposed research:
- Research Question: Craft a single sentence that summarizes your research question. (One to two sentences)
- Example: I will explore the influence of socioeconomic status (SES) on divorce rates among US families.
- Note: a research statement is a more general statement about the topic of investigation than a hypothesis.
- A well-crafted research question begins with a clear summative statement followed by further explanation.
- Provide an explanation of how you think socioeconomic status is related to the experience(s) or outcome(s) of the institution you selected to investigate. (One to two paragraphs)
- Include personal insights and observations and/or previous research to strengthen your explanation.
- Craft a research hypothesis that connects socioeconomic status to your social institution of choice. (One or two sentences)
- This can be a statement or question. For example: ‘Does socioeconomic status impact divorce rates?’ or ‘Socioeconomic status is positively correlated with high school graduation rates.’.
- Your proposed research method: (Two to three paragraphs)
- Discuss one strength of this method based on your readings and research.
- Discuss one weakness (or limitation) of this method based on your readings and research.
- Explain your reasoning for selecting this research method over other possible sociological research methods.
- Provide basic details of how you will utilize this research method to investigate your hypothesis.