By now, you have practiced and should understand the

sociological research process. You also have a good handle on

how the major sociological theories explain social issues. Now, it’s

your turn to apply this knowledge. For your final assignment, you’ll

review a research article to identify the research conclusion. Then,

you’ll take another look at that conclusion from the perspective of

one of the major sociological theories.

Instructions: Complete all three parts of the assignment by

following the instructions below.

PART A: WHAT DID THE RESEARCHERS LEARN?

1) Article Review:

a) Prepare to complete your assignment by

reviewing the articles below. Select one for the

focus of your assignment.

Money, Not Access, Key to Resident Food

Choices in ‘Food Deserts’

https://news.ncsu.edu/2017/03/moneyfood-deserts-20…

2

“The narrowing, but persistent, gender gap in

pay”

http://www.pewresearch.org/facttank/2017/04/03/gen…

“Bridging a Digital Divide That Leaves

Schoolchildren Behind”

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/

technology/fcc-internet-access-school.html

b) Review your selected article several times to

familiarize yourself with the content before going

to the next step of this assignment.

2) Learn: Use the research information in the article to

answer the questions below. You should write at least

one paragraph for this step. Refer to Chapter 2 of your

webtext as necessary.

a) What were the key findings of the research?

b) What conclusion was drawn from the research?

PART B: WHAT WOULD THE THEORIES SAY?

Remember: The four major sociological theories are Functionalism,

Conflict Theory, Symbolic Interactionism, and Rational Choice

Theory. For more information, review Sections 1.8 – 1.12 in your

webtext.

Use one of the four major sociological theories to explain the key

findings in the research article you reviewed in Part A. You should

write two paragraphs, one for each question.

a) How would this theory explain the key findings or

conclusion of the research in the article?

b) What limitations does this theory demonstrate

in addressing the problem examined in the

research article?

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PART C: WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Use your article to help answer the questions below. You should

write two paragraphs, one for each question.

a) What would you suggest to address this

problem?

b) What additional research would you conduct

to help address the problem examined in the

research article?

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Use Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch

margins on all sides.

Use section headers (Learn, Theory, and Solution) and

write left indented paragraphs under each corresponding

section.

References are not required for this assignment as you

will use one of the assigned articles and your webtext.

Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment,

the student’s name, the professor’s name, the

course title, and the date

 

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