Using the College’s online databases find a peer-reviewed article in sociological journals that is based on a sociological concept or topic of interest to you

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize
you with the way sociologists conduct research and communicate their findings
to the public. By completing this
assignment, you will learn how research is conducted and presented in
sociological journals. You will also learn how to critique a journal
article. This assignment is worth a
possible 75 points.

Directions: Using
the College’s online databases, locate a peer-reviewed article that is based on
a social issue or problem
of interest to you.

A.
Identify your social issue or problem.
1.
Using the College’s online databases find a peer-reviewed article in
sociological journals that is based on a sociological concept or topic of
interest to you
2. Read your article and identify the major
components of the study (i.e., the Abstract, Introduction, Methodology,
Results, and Discussion)

B. Write-Up: Refer to
the Scientific Method located in chapter 2 of the text book. For the article
you choose you are to analyze each component of the Scientific Method used in
the article. Specifically, you are
required to do the following:
1.
Briefly define the problem in your own words.
2.
Give a brief overview of the literature cited discussing how the article
relates to your sociological concept or topic of interest and what you have
learned as a result of reading this research study. Additionally, your over
view should include the following.
a. What is the contribution of this research
study to the field of sociology?
b. In your opinion, do the research findings
support the hypotheses or the research
Question? Explain.
c. How does this research impact you and the
general public?
3.
Identify the hypotheses or research questions. If hypotheses, identify the
independent and the dependent variable (s).
4.
Identify the research design used. You do not have to describe or go into
detail just identify the design used.
5.
Briefly present the conclusion.
6.
Briefly identify two (2) ideas presented for further research. If two ideas are
not presented you are to give a possible idea for further research.
7. The paper should be at
minimum two pages and no more than 3 pages and in essay form. The minimum pages do not include the title or
reference page.

C. Criteria for
Grading

You will need to use two sources to write this
critique analysis. The first source is
your textbook. (Use the current edition
of the textbook that we are using for our course). Your textbook will assist you in better
understanding your article and writing your critique.

The second source is an article from a peer-reviewed journal published within
the last five years that addresses a sociological concept or topic of interest
to you. The article you select to write your critique
analysis must be data-driven. That is, the research study must incorporate the
experimental or correlation research design. Moreover, the article must have the major
components of a research study (i.e., An Abstract, introduction, Methodology,
Results, and Discussion sections) you must use the ASA Style manual or the APA
Style Manual (7th Edition) to write your paper. Here’s the format
for writing your paper:

1. Title page with
the title in the middle of the page
2. Page numbering in the upper right corner
beginning with 1 on the title page
3. In-text
citations in ASA or APA format (that means the citation follows either the
quote or the
Paraphrase of
the information provided.
4. A reference page at the end (called
References) in ASA or APA format

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