Throughout this course, you have researched a social issue that is important to you, your community, your country, or the world. In this Research Report final project, you will summarize what you have learned about this issue throughout the course and consider how the use of an interdisciplinary perspective has helped you understand the issue. […]

The Stanford Prison Experiment, Stanley Milgram’s experiments on obedience and authority, and Laud Humphrey’s work in understanding tearoom culture are three well-known examples of social science studies that have been critiqued extensively in ethical terms. For this discussion, choose one of these examples and do the following: Choose one of the codes of ethics you […]

RESEARCH TOPIC The COVID pandemic as a catalyst for your research. For example, you could explore the long-term effects of COVID on adolescents previously diagnosed mental health illnesses. DIRECTIONS: You are required to write 2,000 – 3,500 words (4 -7 full pages) double spaced typed pages (not including the Title, Abstract, and References pages). Your […]

Sociologists explore various components of marriages and families using scientific research. Such an approach is very helpful in that it enables sociologist to understand the nature and complexities of marriages and families. Ultimately, using a scientific approach to study any social institution can position individuals to make more discriminating and successful decisions about a topic. […]

This course has no formal research essay assignment. Instead, you’re reading and writing skills will be evaluated on the basis of summarizing a selected reading from the textbook. The due date for the summary is July 4, 2022. This means that students can select any reading up to July 4 to complete this part of […]

DO NOT simply search the first page of Google (dig deep, use many different search engines, and use the library). Compile your research, and type a 2 page single spaced essay that contains food facts, growing perspectives, and a detailed explanation of the risks, benefits, and other concerns of these different approaches to how we […]

The Danger of a Single Story Please watch Chimamanda Adichie passionately and clearly teach us the “danger of a single story” in her 2009 TED Talk. You can find it here: http://www.npr.org/2013/09/20/186303292/what-are-the-dangers-of-a-single-story(Links to an external site.) Adichie demonstrates the ways in which our society is a collection of social stories or narratives, the most pervasive […]

Identify a subject that you have learned about that has made the most significant impact on your decision to enter your future career field. Explain how that subject will benefit you in your future personally, professionally, and academically. Describe sociology in your own words and explain how you see it as a beneficial field of […]

Only need a proposal! You will complete a research project by the end of the quarter. To accomplish this, throughout the quarter you will work on 3 short projects that will prepare material for your final project. These project descriptions are listed below. You can choose one of two options for a final project, either […]

Choose a deviant behavior to research. Locate references (e.g., current news stories, pop culture, and reality TV shows) that convey deviant behavior being accepted or rejected/scorned. Write an essay of 500-750 words, summarizing your findings. Include the following: What was the deviant behavior? What were the demographics of the group that witnessed the behavior? How […]