racism and Inequality in America

racism and Inequality in" rel="nofollow">in America Order Description This research project will provide you with the opportunity to conduct a sociological analysis on a topic of your choosin" rel="nofollow">ing. You will write a 5-page analysis of an issue of your choice (see suggested ideas below). For this paper, you will need to do some outside research to explore your topic and use course concepts to analyze and organize your fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings. You will need at least 4 peer reviewed article sources in" rel="nofollow">in addition to your textbook. You will also need a reference page listin" rel="nofollow">ing your sources in" rel="nofollow">in correct APA format. The length of the paper requires you to condense a lot of material, be sure that you narrow your topic down to workable paper. 1. Your paper must be typed, double-spaced, one-in" rel="nofollow">inch margin" rel="nofollow">ins, 12 poin" rel="nofollow">int Times New Roman. 2. Your paper should be 5 pages of written text in" rel="nofollow">in length. (this does not in" rel="nofollow">include the title page or the reference page). 3. You must use peer-reviewed journal articles as your sources; failure to do so will significantly lower your grade. 5. Format your citations usin" rel="nofollow">ing APA style. The reference page does not count toward the page requirement. 9. You need a cover page for the pape Once you have selected a topic for your research paper, you need to focus and narrow it in" rel="nofollow">into a specific research question. Your question should be one that: 1. lends itself to sociological analysis 2. is not a "yes" or "no" question 3. has more than one plausible answer 4. you can get the in" rel="nofollow">information to answer 5. is answerable in" rel="nofollow">in the page length allotted Questions to answer for your topic selection & description 1. Name your topic: I am studyin" rel="nofollow">ing 2. Imply your question: because I want to found out who/how/why 3. State the rationale for the question and the project: in" rel="nofollow">in order to understand how/why what 4. State how/which sociological theory provides in" rel="nofollow">insight to your topic. 5. Identify how each article contributes to addressin" rel="nofollow">ing your topic. Your paper should follow a general flow, give consideration to writin" rel="nofollow">ing your in" rel="nofollow">introduction, body and conclusion, however keep in" rel="nofollow">in min" rel="nofollow">ind that you may have subtopics within" rel="nofollow">in each. Be sure you stay on topic and fully address your question. It is very important that you do not write your paper as just a summary of the articles, for example, do not organize your paper and talk about each article one by one. In other words, your paper should in" rel="nofollow">include the followin" rel="nofollow">ing basics: 1. Defin" rel="nofollow">ine your question 2. Identify why your question is important 3. Outlin" rel="nofollow">ine what others have found out about your topic (gathered from your articles) 4. Which sociological theory applies to the topic and explain" rel="nofollow">in why 5. What your conclusions are based upon what you have read