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  • HW3: Critique of One Peer-Reviewed Article

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    Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is for you to critically read a peer-reviewed article relevant to your research question. You will be providing a sociological summary, analysis and critique. You should write it with intent to incorporate it into your paper, and to start to establish how you will organize your literature review.

    The completed assignment (2-4pgs) should include:

    • Statement of the thesis/research question in the article
    • Clear statement of how this article is relevant to your research project’s thesis/research statement/question
    • Brief description of:
      1. Methodology and analysis used –
        1. Quantitative: primary data analysis – from data collected by the researcher OR secondary data analysis – from a database; statistical model used
        2. Qualitative (e.g. interview, content analysis, observation)
    • Level of analysis (micro, meso, macro)
    1. Sample size and composition (i.e. n=2,500; 90% respondents white females ages 21-48 drawn from a national probability sample)
    2. Identification of key variables and their measurement
      1. Independent variable(s) and dependent variable(s)
      2. Measurement: e.g. gender role attitudes were measured on a Likert Scale (1-5) from very traditional to very egalitarian.
    3. Hypotheses of the authors
    • Key findings
    • Analyze strengths and weaknesses of article
      1. Should include at least 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses
    • Any paraphrased or quoted work must include APA formatted in-text citations and reference
    • Notes: Be aware of the structure of a scientific article such as this: introduction of the problem, literature review, methodology, findings, and discussion. Notice that the authors begin with a discussion of theories (and prior literature) that predict/explain their thesis an hypotheses
    • This should be written not bullet points); it will be graded/reviewed not only for content but for logic, clarity, and mechanics (grammar, spelling, etc). Remember to proofread your work carefully. The assignment should be 2-4 double-spaced, typed pages.

    2 pages

    APA – 2 References

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  • Career in Social Services

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    1) Choose and identify one of the sociology-related careers below.

    2) If you know your career-path is different than these options, you can choose it instead.

    3) Utilizing the most current government data available, determine and describe the distribution for your occupation based on at least one socio-demographic characteristic (e.g.. age, race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, SES).
    a. i.e. What proportion of the occupation is women? Men?
    i. In order to do this, you will need to access the Statistical Abstract of the United States
    http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/labor_force_employment_earnings.html

    ii.Scroll down to Table 603: Employed Civilians by Occupation, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin.

    iii. The Occupational Outlook Handbook (http://www.bls.gov/oco/) and the organizational websites from Week 3 DB may also prove to be helpful resources.

    4) Review the table and determine the sector of the economy in which your chosen profession resides.

    5) Finally, for your chosen occupation, determine the difference in median weekly earnings between people based on your previously chosen socio-demographic characteristic (i.e. women and men who are full-time wage and salary workers.)
    – This will involve some detective work on your part.

    6) Report on your chosen occupation and findings. Include two thorough and succinct paragraphs summarizing the job responsibilities and career outlook for your chosen occupation. (Remember to use APA formatted citations for ALL paraphrased and directly quoted information)

    7) Is this in line with what you expected to find? Why, why not?

    List of Occupations:
    1. Politics (Campaigns and Elections and Interest Groups)
    2. Public Administration
    3. Social Services
    4. Community Organizing
    5. General Business
    6. Corrections
    7. Colleges and Universities
    8. Secondary Schools
    9. Health Services
    10. Publishing
    11. Journalism
    12. Advertising and Public Relations

    1 Pages

    APA – 3 References

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  • SOCIOLOGY 498 (Senior Seminar in Sociology)

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    SOCIOLOGY 498     (Senior Seminar in Sociology) -1 paragraph summary of paper with 1 reference

    Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is for you to begin to organize your thoughts on your paper including location (and reading) of at least one relevant peer-reviewed journal article. The paragraph (a possible draft of your introduction) should include:

    1)    Clear, well-articulated, statement of your thesis (research question)
    2)    A statement on how this thesis is significant to the study of society
    3)    A statement on how this thesis is significant to the subfield(s) of sociology within which your paper topic falls
    4)    A brief summary (2-3 sentences) of 1 peer-reviewed article which you plan to use in your paper
    a.    This should clearly identify how this article helps to explore your research question
    b.    The summary should include the thesis of the article, any notable features (year published, methodology employed, sample size and/or composition), and a very brief summary of their findings
    c.    Any paraphrased or quoted work must include APA formatted in-text citations and reference

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  • Social justice & language rights

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    Question:

    What is social Justice? How is social justice related to language rights? What do you think about language rights and deaf students?

    3 Pages

    APA – 3 References

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  • SOCIOLOGY 498 – Doing Gender (Paper Topic, Research Question, and Outline)

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    SOCIOLOGY 498

    Senior Seminar in Sociology

    Paper Topic, Research Question and Outline (5 points):

    Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to get you to start thinking about your research paper in terms of what you want to research. It enables me to see where you are headed and (when necessary) make suggestions for how you can better craft your topic and/or research question for a good and successful sociological analysis.

    This is a 2-part assignment that will be 1-2 pages in total length. It should be submitted as ONE document.

    1) Identify a Research Interest and Paper Topic

    Purpose: The purpose of this step is to get you to start thinking about your research paper in terms of general topics about which you would be interested in learning more. The topic needs to be relevant to the study of society and geared towards a sociological perspective.

    1) Identify your Topic- Topic chosen (Sociology of Gender)
    2) Describe why you are interested in this topic
    3) Describe how your chosen topic is relevant to the study of society
    4) Write your Research Question

    1) Describe why you have settled on this research question
    2) Identify what two specific variables/social facts/behavior your research question is addressing
    3) what the variables in your research Q are
    4) Describe at least 3 ways how the sociological perspective and methodologies may be used to examine this research question

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    APA – 2 References

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  • Homelessness in America

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    Topic: Homelessness In America.
    Outline
    Introduction
    When you think of a homeless person what crosses your mind, do you think of a drug addict or an alcoholic? What is homelessness and what brings a person to become homeless. There are many different situations that cause the person to be homeless and it isn’t always because of drugs or alcohol.
    Body:
    1. who is a homeless person?
    2. Homelessness is a large issue in the United States (statistics on homelessness)
    3. What are the reasons for homelessness?
    4. Causes of homelessness: Discuss issues such as
    a.    Poverty
    b.    Fewer job opportunities
    c.    Economic downturn
    d.    Drugs
    e.    Alcohol
    f.    Unemployment
    5. The effects of homelessness
    a.    Shorter life span
    b.    Death rate is four times higher among the homeless than the sheltered.
    c.    Poor health:
    i.    Hypothermia
    ii.    Malnutrition
    iii.    Sleep deprivation
    iv.    Skin disorders
    d.    Emotional and developmental problems amongst teens and children
    e.    Makes schooling impossible
    f.    More jail time to the youth as a result of increased crime prevalence
    6. Prevention/Solutions to homelessness
    a.    Better employment opportunities
    b.    Expansion of education and training programs
    c.    Increase the minimum wage
    d.    Provide more low-income housing and funding.
    e.    The problem of homelessness embedded in the failure of this nation to discourse its low-income housing difficulties, particularly the gap sandwiched between housing costs and income obtainable to pay them.
    f.    Homeless shelters
    g.    Employment
    h.    Websites and organizations
    Conclusion: Recap on the thesis statement do you solve your problem in the thesis?
    References
    Canton, Carol L.M. “Crisis Shelter and Housing Programs” Homeless in America eds, Carol L.M. Canton. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990.
    Jencks, Christopher. The Homeless. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1994.
    Jennings, James. Understanding the Nature of Poverty in Urban America. Westport: Praeger.
    Patterson, James T. America’s Struggle Against Poverty: 1900-1994. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1994.
    State of homelessness in America 2011. (2011, January 11). Retrieved from http://www.endhomelessness.org/content/article/detail/3668
    Facts and figures: the homeless. (2009, June 26). Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/526/homeless-facts.html

    8 Pages

    APA – 6 References

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  • Describe two ways in which your culture has shaped your view of yourself

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    Question 1:

    Describe two ways in which your culture has shaped your view of yourself. (African American)

    Question 2:

    Explain how the cultures of Collectivism and Individualism have influenced you or others in your culture. (African American)

    Question 3:

    Describe how you (or someone you know) was affected by a self-fulfilling prophesy. (Do not use the names of people you discuss.)

    Question 4:

    Take a position on the following statement: Judges’ beliefs about the guilt or innocence of defendants in criminal trials create self-fulfilling prophecies. Explain your reasoning. Support your response with examples.

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  • Gaming Addiction Paper

    $75.00

    Paper Contents

    • Background of the problem
    • Relationship between gaming addiction and substance addiction
    • Who are addicts?
    • Statistics and symptoms
    • Health issues associated with video game addiction
    • Benefits of computer gaming addiction
    • Conclusion and Recommendation

    15 Pages

    APA – 13 References

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  • American News TV Effect on People

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    American News TV Effect on People

    The paper discusses the effects of American News on people.

    4 pages

    MLA – 6 References

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