Category: Social Sciences : Sociology

Prior to working on this journal, review all material gathered for your research topic up to this point. Respond to the following questions on your topic, designed to get feedback from your instructor. By the end of this module, you will have a wealth of feedback from your peers in class in addition to your professor.…

Compare Booker T. Washington’s speech with W.E.B. DuBois’s critique of Washington’s speech. Both were made during the era of segregation. What was DuBois criticizing about Washington’s position. Do you think any of the points made in both would be accepted by Black people and White racists today?

Identify your chosen issue as one that enables you to engage in applied sociology. Summarize your topic as a social problem that would be improved by social change theory and applied sociology. Distinguish clearly the group that would be directly impacted by an applied sociological approach to the problem. Build a plan to resolve the…

Find a subject. Review the topics covered in class. Do preliminary research on the subject. This is important because if a topic is too hard to research, you must consider it more. Ask yourself why this research is essential to you. You may want to sit back after you’ve looked at your Topic and ask,…

Examine the phenomenon of an aging prison population regarding inmates of color. You may want to consider gender in your analysis here, as women aging in prison have specific issues (menopause, for example). Consider how marginalized groups experience even deeper elements of discrimination, in this case: convicted felons, the elderly, and people of color. Investigate…

Students are to write a 3-4 page paper on the following theorists: Simmel. The paper will relate their theories with social issues of today. How does the theorist and his theory help explain and confront this issue? The outline of the paper is as follows: GEORG SIMMEL Intro– Introducing the theorist, the theory or theories…

  1a. Finding Research Articles and WRITING a Hypothesis based on your Research Question   Please find ONE article using database published within the last 12 years (i.e., between 2010-2022) in a peer-reviewed journal article on your research question—- YOU CAN USE THE SAME ARTICLES FROM ASSIGNMENT 1.   Identify how the authors measured their…

Reflect on your personal history/biography and how it intersects with the social world you have learned about this semester. Consider how society has shaped your life in an educated, well-written paper (900 –1250 words, 4-5 double-spaced pages, New Times Roman or Arial 12 pt.). The paper must include at least 50 sociological terms from the Conley textbook and two…

I. Describe and discuss the research design you wish to use for your study. The research design is one of the most important aspects of your research proposal. It should consist of several parts, including:   a. Aims & Hypotheses: What is the research question and related hypothesis or guiding questions?   b. Conceptualization, and operationalization, and measurement of…

As we learned in Unit 2 of this course, our membership in social groups is important for our identities and has important consequences for our lived experiences. As our lives are shaped by socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and culture, so too are our interests. That is, we become interested in different social issues…