Activity #2

1. The effect of divorce on single mothers and children

In a cohesive essay of 800-1000 words, please answer each of the below questions about your chosen topic. You are not actually doing a research paper; you are only answering questions about how you would go about the research process. In this essay, please cite from materials within Module 2 a minimum of four times.

• How would you study this topic? Would you choose a qualitative or quantitative method? Why?
• Which specific research method would you use to investigate your topic?
• What are the advantages of your chosen method over other possible methods?
• What ethical concerns would you have to observe in order to study this topic with your chosen research method?
• Which of the three sociological perspectives (theoretical frameworks) do you find the most useful for understanding your topic? Why?
• Which of the three sociological perspectives do you feel is the least useful? Why?

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