Research Writing Project

Writing Assignment #1

Charles E. King

Research Methods in Social Science

Thomas Edison State University

21 September 2017

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 1

Social Science research project

My project examines whether household income effect obesity in children (Describe the project very briefly and then focus on the major aspects of your project:

Research puzzle

Define research puzzle:

It seems like poor kids are more obese than rich kids or kids from wealthy family

Research question

Does household income contribute to childhood/children obesity?

Hypothesis

Low household income directly contributes to childhood obesity due to low quality of food consumption.

Theory

Low household income family cannot afford high quality of food.

References

Written assignment instructions:

· Each of the section should take not more than 1-2 paragraphs.

· Please, make sure to include citations and full bibliography using APA style guidelines.

· Please, keep the length of your submissions to 2-3 pages, double-spaced.

The independent variables (IV) in this research project will be the location, the type of food consumed, and engagement in physical exercise. The location in which a child lives in is likely to increase the risk of obesity; that is, children in urban areas are more likely to develop the complexity as compared to those in rural areas. This is because, those in urban areas are more exposed to fast foods due to the busy schedules of their parents/guardian than those in rural areas. Additionally, children in urban areas enjoy luxuries such as, vehicles, bicycles, and motor bikes, and in door games, thus they do not engage in physical demanding activities.