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SOC 333 Week 1 DQ 1 Selecting Research Approaches
SOC 333 Week 1 DQ 2 Reviewing Literature
SOC 333 Week 2 DQ 1 Use of Theory
SOC 333 Week 2 DQ 2 Writing Strategies and Ethical Considerations
SOC 333 Week 3 Assignment Understanding the Value of Qualitative Research
SOC 333 Week 3 DQ 1 The Introduction and Purpose Statement
SOC 333 Week 3 DQ 2 Research Questions and Hypotheses
SOC 333 Week 4 DQ 1 Quantitative Methods
SOC 333 Week 4 DQ 2 Qualitative Methods
SOC 333 Week 5 DQ 1 Mixed Methods Procedures
SOC 333 Week 5 DQ 2 The Value of Research in Social Policy
SOC 333 Week 5 Final Paper Academic Research Article Critique
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SOC 333 Week 1 DQ 1 Selecting Research Approaches NEW
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SOC 333 Week 1 DQ 1 Selecting Research Approaches NEW
Selecting Research Approaches. This discussion will help you think about the varied research approaches and how they can be applied based on certain world views or the nature of the groups you wish to research. By choosing the best approach from the start, researchers are much more likely to get the best results to answer research questions. In your initial post, address the following:
Discuss the importance of the inductive approach in qualitative research. How does this approach differ from the deductive approach in quantitative research?
Explain how your philosophical worldview influence the types of research you are interested in conducting.
Of the four philosophical worldviews, which do you feel most fits with your own perspective to research?
How does the definition and description of research design differ from your initial perception of the concept?
If you were given a research study to complete in the Ashford online learning setting, which criterion/criteria would figure most prominently in your decision about the research approach to take? For example, is there anything about the mode of online learning or the demographic of the students which would work best with a certain research approach?
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SOC 333 Week 1 DQ 2 Reviewing Literature NEW
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SOC 333 Week 1 DQ 2 Reviewing Literature NEW
Reviewing Literature. An integral part of preparing for a research study is performing a literature review. This includes defining key terms which support your topic, searching for journal articles which support these terms, adjusting your search terms as needed, and then organizing the data you have. Based on this foundation of early research, you can specifically focus on the most important aspects of the topic chosen and can even find gaps where other researchers have not explored. This can be especially important because a research study which fills a gap is very important to developing society’s and academic’s thoughts on the subject – truly groundbreaking! In your initial post, address the following:
What topic are you most interested in studying? In one sentence state the essence of this study, then write your research title. Basically, choose a research topic that interests you – is it a social problem that affects a particular group in society? Break down the elements: Who do you want to research? What is the issue? Is there a particular place or other differentiator which is useful to describe your study?
Considering the research topic you selected, list five key terms related to your topic and use these terms to do a database search for journal articles on the topic in the Ashford University Library. What were the outcomes of your database search? Did you modify your search terms to achieve a successful search? Which databases were most useful to you and why?
Considering the research topic you selected and the database searches you performed, list the five terms you think are important in this study and define/operationalize them. Discuss the advantages and limitations defining these terms. To help you do this, list the terms and how they specifically support and are important to your research topic
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SOC 333 Week 2 DQ 1 Use of Theory NEW
Use of Theory. Once a literature review has been completed, important theories can be highlighted that will support your research topic. For example, particular groups may naturally link to known theories, such as feminist theory for women’s perspectives, or queer theory for perspectives from the LGBT community. Or based on your research approach (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed method), there may be established theories which help you interpret findings. For example, variables in quantitative research can have established meanings and protocols.
This discussion helps you understand how this aspect of research can help you in supporting your ideas by using theoretical approaches developed and proven by researchers who have come before you. In your initial post, address the following:
Why do you think the literature review can determine the theory that may be used in a study?
Come up with examples of independent, dependent, intervening, moderating, control, and confounding variables. Which of these do you think are most useful in research for your particular work field or discipline of study, and why?
Discuss the importance of theory in quantitative research. By comparison, how different is the use of theory in qualitative research?
What are the factors that make theory use in mixed method studies unique, and why?
How does the transformative paradigm in theory specifically relate and support advocacy and social justice in communities? Hint: Review the examples in the course text and consider specific societal issues in your community which may apply here
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SOC 333 Week 2 DQ 2 Writing Strategies and Ethical Considerations NEW
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SOC 333 Week 2 DQ 1 Use of Theory NEW
Use of Theory. Once a literature review has been completed, important theories can be highlighted that will support your research topic. For example, particular groups may naturally link to known theories, such as feminist theory for women’s perspectives, or queer theory for perspectives from the LGBT community. Or based on your research approach (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed method), there may be established theories which help you interpret findings. For example, variables in quantitative research can have established meanings and protocols.
This discussion helps you understand how this aspect of research can help you in supporting your ideas by using theoretical approaches developed and proven by researchers who have come before you. In your initial post, address the following:
Why do you think the literature review can determine the theory that may be used in a study?
Come up with examples of independent, dependent, intervening, moderating, control, and confounding variables. Which of these do you think are most useful in research for your particular work field or discipline of study, and why?
Discuss the importance of theory in quantitative research. By comparison, how different is the use of theory in qualitative research?
What are the factors that make theory use in mixed method studies unique, and why?
How does the transformative paradigm in theory specifically relate and support advocacy and social justice in communities? Hint: Review the examples in the course text and consider specific societal issues in your community which may apply here
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SOC 333 Week 3 Assignment Understanding the Value of Qualitative Research NEW (2 Papers)
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SOC 333 Week 3 Assignment Understanding the Value of Qualitative Research NEW
Understanding the Value of Qualitative Research. An important part of both analyzing other’s research approaches and reflecting on your own includes understanding the positive and negative aspects of varied forms of social research and how they can influence a researcher’s stance and tone. While quantitative data can provide a general overview of the impacts of public policy and systems which manage society, qualitative data can provide specific and important information regarding the causes of this impact, such as the how, why, and who. Therefore, qualitative research can provide beneficial information to aid public policy in regards to social problems. This is especially important to know when public policy and systems create negative impacts, such as profiling, inequality, limited access, and social exclusion. It is also important to be able to recognize the stance or informed viewpoint of the researcher reporting on this information.
One of the more immersive forms of social research methods available is one of the qualitative methods: ethnography. Ethnography allows a researcher to experience the impacts through living amongst the citizens who have to engage with public policy and its systems in their daily lives. The most intriguing aspects of this type of research is how the researcher maintains an ethical and neutral stance during and after the process of research and how the experience can impact their stance or underlying tone.
In this assignment, you will present the benefits of ethnographical research in terms of informing public policy, as well as understanding the researcher’s role in performing and reporting on ethnographic research. You will do this through your own research of immersive ethnographical approaches (including the course text), and also through analyzing Dr. Alice Goffman’s work on inner city people of color in Philadelphia. You will be provided with reporting and reviews of her work to help fuel your own analysis of Dr. Goffman’s approach. This will help you become better at discerning what useful research is in order to appropriately inform decision-making in society.
In your paper, you must address the following:
Explain the researcher’s role in qualitative research. Discuss the unique issues that researchers should be concerned about in regards to their role in research, and explain how this is specifically a challenge in ethnographical research. Discuss specific actions researchers can take to ensure they retain their ethical and neutral stance in performing qualitative research and reporting their qualitative research results.
Regarding Alice Goffman’s recent ethnographical work in inner-city Philadelphia, and based on what you know from the text and your own research on ethnographic immersion, determine whether or not Goffman maintained an ethical and neutral stance, and provide justification of the approach Goffman chose to take. Based on what you have been able to ascertain from Goffman’s work, discuss the information that was gained by performing a qualitative ethnography into the social problems of inner- city Philadelphia. Explain whether or not this could have been possible with a quantitative research study.
Discuss what you have learned in regards to qualitative research and in particular ethnographic research in supporting decision making and the creation of public policy
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SOC 333 Week 3 DQ 1 The Introduction and Purpose Statement NEW
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SOC 333 Week 3 DQ 1 The Introduction and Purpose Statement NEW
The Introduction and Purpose Statement. This discussion is focused on a very important aspect of presenting research – the introduction and purpose statement. These two elements should advise the readers of your scholarly work what you intend to share with them, as well as the importance and context of your work. In your initial post, address the following:
Discuss the importance of the introduction to a study.
What is the deficiency model of an introduction? Discuss how using this model when writing the introduction to a study or proposal may set the stage for the reader.
Discuss the importance of framing the study within existing literature when writing the introduction.
Describe the elements that constitute a good qualitative purpose statement.
Discuss the importance of addressing the variables in a quantitative purpose statement. ethical or unethical do you think this would be, and why? For example, data from participants is important to a research study. What is appropriate in influencing a participant’s desire to share information with you as a researcher, and how do ensure your approach is ethical?
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SOC 333 Week 3 DQ 2 Research Questions and Hypotheses NEW
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SOC 333 Week 3 DQ 2 Research Questions and Hypotheses NEW
Research Questions and Hypotheses. The importance of a good research question or hypothesis cannot be overstated. It is integral to a research study and ensures the researcher is focused on a measurable target for the success of the research results. It is also ensures that the research objective is clearly defined and that the target is specifically measureable. Understanding of the importance of this area is integral to good research and ensures that a research project can be efficiently executed and is valuable to develop academic thought on societal concerns. In your initial post, address the following:
Discuss why you think the research questions and hypothesis may be considered signposts in research.
Select the three factors that you think may be the most important considerations when writing qualitative research questions. Justify your choices.
Why do you think an examination of the variables is important when writing the research questions and hypothesis in a quantitative study?
To what extent do you agree with the notion that the most rigorous form of quantitative research follows from a test of theory?
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SOC 333 Week 4 DQ 1 Quantitative Methods NEW
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SOC 333 Week 4 DQ 1 Quantitative Methods NEW
Quantitative Methods. This discussion supports your understanding of the quantitative method of research and the varied elements involved in the management, interpretation and reporting of a quantitative study. In your initial post, address the following:
Differentiate between randomized and nonrandomized approaches to sampling populations. Discuss the importance of the role of sampling when conducting research.
Discuss the usefulness of pretesting, pilot testing, or field-testing a survey.
Explain how response bias can influence the outcomes of a study.
Explain why measures of dispersion and measures of central tendencies are important when doing data analysis and interpretation in an experimental study.
Discuss the implications of using previously used instruments on the outcomes of a study.
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SOC 333 Week 4 DQ 2 Qualitative Methods NEW
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SOC 333 Week 4 DQ 2 Qualitative Methods NEW
Qualitative Methods. This discussion supports your understanding of the qualitative method of research and the varied elements involved in the management, interpretation, and reporting of a qualitative study. In your initial post, address the following:
Examine the list of characteristics of qualitative research provided on pages 185-186. Which three characteristics do you think will be most important in your research? Justify your choices.
Why do you think the researcher is important when conducting qualitative research?
What do you perceive is the most important role of gatekeepers in qualitative research? Explain.
Discuss the relative merits of using manual as opposed to computer-based coding when completing qualitative data analysis.
After reading about Alice Goffman’s work and when working on Week Three’s assignment, “Understanding the Value of Qualitative Research” consider the ”world” of a social issue or social group that you would like to research as an immersive ethnographer. What world would you choose to immerse yourself in? What specific issue would you research? And what would you hope to gain from the experience? Do you feel you would have challenges maintaining researcher separation with becoming too immersed in that world?
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SOC 333 Week 5 DQ 1 Mixed Methods Procedures NEW
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SOC 333 Week 5 DQ 1 Mixed Methods Procedures NEW
Mixed Methods Procedures. Mixed methods approaches allow researchers to use the benefits of quantitative research with the benefits of qualitative research to find the broadest view of the issues involved in the research. Quantitative research is excellent in obtaining an overall view of the issues generally, and qualitative approaches can enhance this view by providing the detail of how individuals within these issues deal with them day to day. So quantitative can provide the scope and background and qualitative can provide the details and depth of the issue. However, applying mixed methods requires a process and this discussion will support you in understanding the unique application of mixed methods in research. In your initial post, address the following:
Discuss your perception of mixed methods approach and compare it to the types of mixed methods designs presented. Look back on your initial response to Week One’s discussion, “Selecting Research Approaches.” Based on the research topic you chose for that discussion, which mixed methods design would best accommodate your needs, and why?
How useful do you find the advanced mixed methods designs mentioned in Chapter 10? Justify your answer.
Chapter 10 gives six factors considered important when choosing mixed methods design. Organize these six factors by order of importance based on your research. Share your ranking and discuss the disparities observed
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SOC 333 Week 5 DQ 2 The Value of Research in Social Policy NEW
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SOC 333 Week 5 DQ 2 The Value of Research in Social Policy NEW
The Value of Research in Social Policy. While research can be interesting in regards to understanding social phenomena, it is also important that research results be used to positively impact positive outcomes in regards to the individuals involved, the societal problems considered, and the programs and policy related to these issues. This discussion presents a real world application of data and will help you understand the value of data on social policy outcomes.
Please watch Crime spotting: Joy of Stats (1/6) and in your initial post, address the following:
How does the City of San Francisco currently use its crime data?
How could the data be used by citizens to influence policy? Provide at least two community advocacy and societal change ideas. Explain them and how they would help citizens.
How could the data be used by the police service? Provide at least two forms of community outreach, policing policy, or program creation, and explain how they would help the police and the citizenry.
How could the data be used by social researchers? What does the data tell them about crime in San Francisco?
Are there wider applications for the data to support policy makers in San Francisco? Explain how.
How has this example changed your thoughts about the use of research and data to support policy? Can you provide another way research could be used to support policy creation or change?
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SOC 333 Week 5 Final Paper Academic Research Article Critique NEW (2 Papers)
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SOC 333 Week 5 Final Paper Academic Research Article Critique NEW
Academic Research Article Critique. The final assignment for this course is an academic research article critique. The purpose of the critique is to ensure that you know how to read and critically assess research for use in your own research, to understand social problems in society, support decision making in public policy, or to influence one’s own individual research approaches.
Reading and critically analyzing academic research reported in journal articles is an important part of learning and applying scholarly research for multiple applications within your discipline. Through the first four weeks of this course, you have become more familiar with the various components of research design. For this final assignment, read and critically review one of the journal articles provided in the list by discipline (below). You may choose from any of the lists, however you will probably find one from your own discipline to be of greater interest to you and more useful for future reference.
- Choose one article from the list below and read it.
Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Haynes, M. R., & Giblin, M. J. (2014). Homeland security risk and preparedness in police agencies: The insignificance of actual risk factors. Police Quarterly, 17(1), 30-53. doi:10.1177/1098611114526017
Settles, T., & Lindsay, B. R. (2011). Crime in post-Katrina Houston: the effects of moral panic on emergency planning. Disasters, 35(1), 200-219. doi:10.1111/j.1467-7717.2010.01200.x
Steelman, T. A., & Mccaffrey, S. (2013). Best practices in risk and crisis communication: Implications for natural hazards management. Natural Hazards, 65(1), 683-705. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-012-0386-z
Military Studies
Furia, S. R., & Bielby, D. D. (2009). Bombshells on film: women, military films, and hegemonic gender ideologies. Popular Communication, 7(4), 208-224. doi:10.1080/15405700903046369
McClure, P., & Broughton, W. (2000). Measuring the cohesion of military communities. Armed Forces & Society (0095327X), 26(3), 473-12.
Routon, P. W. (2014). The effect of 21st century military service on civilian labor and educational outcomes. Journal of Labor Research, (1), 15.
Social and Criminal Justice
McDowall, D., Loftin, C., & Pate, M. (2012). Seasonal cycles in crime, and their variability. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 28(3), 389-410. doi:10.1007/s10940-011-9145-7
Sharpe, G. (2009). The trouble with girls today: Professional perspectives on young women’s offending. Youth Justice, 9(3), 154. doi:10.1177/1473225409345103
Trautner, M. (2011). Tort reform and access to justice: How legal environments shape lawyers’ case selection. Qualitative Sociology, 34(4), 523-538. doi:10.1007/s11133-011-9203-3
Social Science
Charnley, S., & Durham, W. H. (2010). Anthropology and environmental policy: What counts? American Anthropologist, (3), 397. doi:10.1111/j.1548-1433.2010.01248.x
Cohen, A. (2012). Sweating the vote: Heat and abstention in the US House of Representatives. PS: Political Science & Politics, (1),
Fouts, H. N., Hewlett, B. S., & Lamb, M. E. (2012). A biocultural approach to breastfeeding interactions in Central Africa. American Anthropologist, (1), 123. doi:10.1111/j.1548- 1433.2011.01401.x
Fulton, S. A. (2012). Running backwards and in high heels: The gendered quality gap and incumbent electoral success. Political Research Quarterly, (2). 303.
Sociology
Atkinson, M. (2004). Tattooing and Civilizing Processes: Body Modification as Self-control. Canadian Review of Sociology & Anthropology, 41(2), 125-146.
Glass, P. G. (2012). Doing Scene: Identity, Space, and the Interactional Accomplishment of Youth Culture. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 41(6), 695. doi:10.1177/0891241612454104
Oyelere, R., & Oyolola, M. (2012). The role of race and birth place in welfare usage among comparable women: Evidence from the U.S. Review of Black Political Economy, 39(3), 285-297. doi:10.1007/s12114-011-9122-2
Park, J., & Denson, N. (2013). When race and class both matter: The relationship between socioeconomic diversity, racial diversity, and student reports of cross-class interaction. Research in Higher Education, 54(7), 725-745. doi:10.1007/s11162-013-9289-4
- Read the resource below.
Learning Commons. (2013). Using a scientific journal article to write a critical review. University of Guelph. Retrieved from http://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/get-assistance/writing/specific-types- papers/using-scientific-journal-article-write-critical-review
- Employ the methods detailed in the Learning Commons resource to critique the article you selected in Step 1. At a minimum, the critique should include the following information:
Introduction (about two pages)
Summarize the article you chose, including discussions surrounding the purpose of the study, the methodology utilized, the results obtained, and the conclusions drawn by the author(s) utilizing questions posed in the reading. Utilize questions posed in the “Analyze the Text” section of the Learning Commons resource to develop this section. You must include the full APA citation for the article in yur references page.
Body (about five pages)
Highlight both the strengths and weaknesses of each section of the paper (i.e., introduction, methods, results, discussion, overview). Use questions posed in the “Evaluate the Text” section of the Learning Commons resource to develop this section.
Conclusion (about three pages)
Discuss the significance of the research. Utilize questions posed in the “Establish the Significance of the Research” section of the Learning Commons resource to develop this section
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