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Methods to Sociological Research

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Assignment Information

In this assignment, you will investigate the role of social media in shaping adolescent identity formation using sociological research methods. You will design a research study to explore how social media influences the development of self-identity, social relationships, and perceptions of the world among adolescents.

  1. Develop a research proposal outlining the steps of scientific methods. Consider the following aspects:
    • Research questions: What specific aspects of adolescent identity formation will you investigate? How does social media influence these aspects?
    • Hypothesis: What do you aim to achieve through this research?
    • Design a study: Which sociological research methods will you employ (e.g., surveys, interviews, content analysis)? Provide a rationale for your chosen methods.
    • Ethical considerations: How will you ensure the ethical treatment of research participants, particularly adolescents?
  2. Conduct a literature review on social media and adolescent identity formation (Maximum of 2-3 scholarly articles).
    • Summarize key findings from existing research studies and identify gaps or areas for further investigation.
    • Prepare a research report summarizing your findings.
  3. Discuss the implications of your findings for understanding adolescent identity formation and the role of social media.
  4. Reflect on the strengths and limitations of your research study and suggest directions for future research.

Submission Instructions

  • Read the rubric on how you are going to be graded on this assignment.
  • The assignment should be a minimum of 800 words and not more than 1500 words (not including the reference list or the title page); double-spaced in Times New Roman font, which is no greater than 12 points in size.
  • Support your arguments with sources and evidence.
  • Use high-quality, credible, relevant sources to develop ideas appropriate for the discipline and genre of writing.  Explore additional details on the INFORMATION LITERACY page (located on the right-hand side of this page).
  • Please consider using references and in-text citations from textbooks and any other sources used in this assignment from Jstor, LIRN-Library, Google Scholar and Proquest Ebook Center

    resources

    As you read the learning resources and watch the video, consider the following:
    1. Why is scientific research in sociology an essential aspect?
    2. What role can sociological research play in advancing our understanding of society?
    3. Regarding ethical considerations, why is this an important aspect of conducting research?

    Read

    1. Conerly, T.R., Holmes, K., Tamang, A.L., Hensley, J., Trost, J.L., Alcasey, P., McGonigal, K., Griffiths, H., Keirns, N., Strayer, E., Sadler, T., Cody-Rydzewski, S., Scaramuzzo, G., Vyain, S., Bry, J., & Jones, F. (2021). Introduction to Sociology (3rd ed.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-sociology-3e licensed under CC 4.0. Chapter 2 of Introduction to Sociology covers the fundamentals of sociological research methods, including interpretive framework, practical techniques, and ethical concerns involved in conducting research on social phenomena. This will prepare you to critically evaluate research findings and to conduct your own research projects in sociology. Key aspects of chapter 2 include approaches to sociological research which observes relationships between variables, research methods exploring the many methods available to researchers and ethical concerns ensuring parameters in conducting research.

    Watch:

    1. CrashCourse. (2017, April 4). Sociology research methods: Crash course Sociology #4 [Video].
    • The video explains the sociological research methods as it relates to forming a question and a hypothesis, the collection of data, analyzing the data and how the data contributes to our theories about society.