SOCIOLOGY

Sociology 101 Project

Pick a subject to study from one of the following areas:

Social Class in the US

Gender Issues in the US

Race Issues in the US

Deviance and Social Control

Education in the US

Religion in the US

Marriage and Family Issues in the US

This question must be specific enough to make it manageable. You can not just submit one of the subjects above as your question. An example of a question for your project in the subject of Gender Issues in the US could be Are more women in 2012 becoming CEOs of Fortune 500 companies?

You must submit your subject by for approval

By using the 8 Basic Steps in Sociological Research, develop a question/hypothesis and answer it.

Remember Sociologists use a number of different methods or research designs to gather data. These include surveys, participant observation, secondary analysis, document reviews, unobtrusive measures and experiments.

Additionally, there are ethical considerations that are a fundamental concern: these include honesty, truth, openness, and protecting subjects from harm. Another concern is that social research should be value free.

And keep in mind sociologists stress replication, the repetition of a study by others to compare results. Values present a second dilemma in that research is conducted to solely analyze basic sociology or is it to reform social arrangements?

You must present a typed, size 12 font Microsoft word document to me either electronically (via email) . This document should reflect all the process of your study including your research and findings. Remember to include any literature you utilized in both footnoting and bibliography. This project is worth 20% of your final grade and should reflect that type of effort.

Learning Objective	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Points
Concept mastery	Students will demonstrate a mastery of the eight steps of research	Students will not demonstrate a mastery of the eight steps of research	20 points
Application of sociological concepts including ethics	Students will apply sociological concepts presented in chapter 8 in explaining the sociological perspective of including this reading	Students will not apply sociological concepts presented in chapter 8 in explaining the sociological perspective of including this reading	20 points
Literature review	Students will research and review appropriate literature to utilize in this paper. There should be at least three sources and a bibliography should be included.	Students will not research and review appropriate literature to utilize in this paper. There should be at least three sources and a bibliography should be included.	20 points
Answer the question	Students will answer the question posed in the assignment.	Students will not answer the question posed in the assignment.	10 points
conclusion	Students will present a well thought out conclusion presenting their ideas with support from the concepts presented in the text.	Students will not present a well thought out conclusion presenting their ideas with support from the concepts presented in the text.	20 points
Presentation	Student will present a well written paper with attention to spelling, grammar, punctuation and overall presentation	Student will not present a well written paper with attention to spelling, grammar, punctuation and overall presentation	10 points