soc100

Assignment 1: Reviewing Research and Making Connections

(Student name)

Dr. Goldstein

Introduction to Sociology

(Date)

Ask (Write a paragraph of at least 5 7 sentences answering the following questions in your own words .)

· What was the topic of the research?

· Who was studied in the research?

· What was the research question that was answered by the information in the article?

Research (Write a paragraph of at least 5-7 sentences answering the following questions in your own words .)

· What research methods were used?

· Summarize the process researchers used to collect data.

Learn (Write a paragraph of at least 5-7 sentences answering the following questions in your own words .)

· What were the key findings of the research?

· What conclusion was drawn from the research?

Do (Write a paragraph of at least 5-7 sentences answering the following questions in your own words .)

· What are two additional follow-up questions that you have based on this research?

· Why did you choose these follow up questions?

The topic of research is chose was the main difference of the people from different part of the world especially when it comes to their looks. During the research some 4000 people from 40 different countries were used as the sample for the study. The research question answered in the article was what are some of the difference witnessed in people from different countries? Through studying the samples the researchers were able to determine that people from different parts of the world prefer different space especially when communicating with others.

Survey was the method which was used in collecting information for this particular study. Geographical locations are the one which determine personal space boundaries and thus conducting the survey, the world should be divided into contact and non-conduct cultures. For instance, conduct cultures will comprise of countries such as Middle East, South America and South Europe. On the other hand, non-conduct countries are such as Asia, Northern Europe and North America. All the participants were issued with sheet with two options and with at the end they should explain the amount of space they keep when dealing with others. The participants will be given three categories; personal distance, social distance and social distance.

From the research, it was found that people from Saudi Arabia keep a large distance to their friend as compared to their counterparts from Argentina. On the other hand Hungarians keep a close distance to all the people they meet even if they are strangers. When it comes to gender, women have a more personal space when they are dealing with strangers as compared to men. On the other hand old people keep less distance to other as compared to young people. When it comes to climate, people living in warmer areas keep close distance as compared to those living in cold areas in the world.

Because babies are not usually born with the understanding of personal space, I am now interested in knowing whether these are practices that are taught to young children of the different areas or if they are learned behaviors as they get older. If these are learned behaviors, are they reprimanded for being too close in non-contact culture settings? I chose this question because I am interested in learning the different customs children across the world are taught. I am also interested in knowing what the reaction of non-contact cultures is when contact cultures communicate to them with less space between.