1. Cite the
research. Here is the guide for the American Sociological Association:
Here an example citation:
Campbell, Mary E. 2009. "Multiracial
Groups and Educational Inequality: A Rainbow Or a Divide?" Social
Problems 56(3):425-446.
2. Summarize
the research. Explain what they are studying in everyday language using
just a few sentences for each part of the article. Usually, a research article contains these aspects:
Introduction – what is the author attempting to study? Why are they interested in the topic? What are
the terms/concepts that they are attempting to use to frame their research?
Literature
review – what background research did the author do? Usually an author cites other studies that have
been published before. Describe the previous
research. How far back does the author go? What type of previous research does the author
explain the most?
Hypothesis
– does the author state a hypothesis before conducting original research?
Method
– what method(s) does the author use for the research? Are there multiple methods? Use some of the concepts from the chart
posted yesterday to describe the research.
Data
– what is some of the important data that the author finds? What are the notable statistics?
What
does the author conclude? Do they have suggestions for moving forward?
3. Thinking
about the social network activity we did and the reading by Joel Charon, what
categories/group(s) is the research talking about? Identify any statuses
that are being studied. Is this a study
of intersectionality at all?
4. Think back to the boat activity and
macro/micro sociology. Is this a macro
or micro sociological study? Why?
5. Identify
ingroups or outgroups for you in the study. Explain how the research
sheds light on a group in the study; how does the research paint a more
complex/diverse picture of a group. How
could this be used to combat outgroup homogeneity?
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