Research Paper on a Social Issue

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Research Paper on a Social Issue

Students are required to submit a research paper that covers one social issue. You are free to choose from the following general areas: poverty/unemployment; juvenile offender rehabilitation; racial discrimination; transgender discrimination; gender pay inequality; public education reform; or healthcare inequality. You must also utilize one sociological theory from your textbook to help prepare an informative analysis. Those theories are Symbolic Interaction; Functional Analysis; and Conflict Theory or Feminist Theory. Abstracts are not required for this assignment.

Written Content: Pages 1-4 (Cover Page and Abstract are NOT required for this assignment)

Reference List: Page 5

Total Pages: Five

Font Size: 12 point

Spacing: Double

Margins: 1”

Paper Format: APA (Failure to put your paper in the appropriate format will result in loss of points.)

Reference Page: at least 3 sources plus your textbook (that’s at least 4 references for full credit)

Sociology Research Matrix

Steps	Action	Summary of Proposed Plan
1. Choose your research topic.	Your matrix should be aligned with the sociological topic you've chosen for one or both of your analysis briefs - poverty/unemployment; juvenile crime; racial discrimination or gender/transgender inequality; educational inequality; healthcare inequality.	Please provide an rationale for why you've chosen to study this particular topic. Why are you interested? Is there limited information about this issue? Will studying this issue help identify a better understanding of the problem? Will solutions and interventions come from your study?
2. Prior research or background information on your topic.	Provide a minimum of three citations here. Your citation should include author name(s), date and title of research or narrative. Type of publication. (1) Citation (2) Citation (3) Citation	Provide a short summary of what you've learned about your topic from your three sources. How does this information help validate/support the need for research?
3. Write your hypothesis.	Based on the information provided to you in the text, how would you state your hypothesis?	Please identify both your independent and dependent variables for your hypothesis. In other words what proposed issue or experience causes what effect or outcome?
4. Choose your research methodology.	Please share how you would approach research on your topic.	In 3-4 sentences share why this is the BEST method for your research.
5. Applying Theory.	Which of these (a) Conflict Theorist; (b) Functionalist; or (c) Symbolic Interactionist would be the best theory to help support your research method?	In 3-4 sentences share how your chosen theory is connected to your research method.
6. Research Implications.	Hypothetically, please share how your proposed research could provide a new perspective.	Be specific and share examples of who or in what ways could this research be useful in sociology or an related field.