Category: Sociology

The ethical practice in grant writing is to establish a firm understanding of the problem and potential solutions, and to communicate that in a clear and concise manner. Creating a logic model for your project will help you accomplish this clean, concise communication tool. Our logic model will begin with identifying the problem in a…

Assignment Three: Pitching a Blog/Vlog or Op-Ed (with AI Brainstorming) Points: 50 Submission: Written pitch in word document uploaded + ChatGPT share link at bottom of pitch This assignment asks you to practice what it is like to pitch an idea for a public-facing blog or op-ed to an editor (me). You will use AI…

Read Why Wont African Americans Get (and Stay) Married? Why Should They?* by Shirley A. Hill (Reading 13) and Marriage and Family: LGBT Individuals and Same-Sex Couples by Gary J. Gates (Reading 16). Your journal entry must address all the questions below and be at least 350 words long. Do not include the questions in…

Assignment Instructions: In this week’s assignment, you will be describing an individual of your choosing from history (more than 50 years ago) that has made a difference in fighting for equality. It can be anyone from around the world in history; you are not limited to historical individuals in the United States. You will provide…

Assignment #2: Conceptualization and Operationalization 10 points Objectives: (1) To refine your Independent and Dependent Variables. (2) Define (conceptualize) your independent and dependent variables. (3) Begin planning how to measure (operationalize) your independent and dependent variables. Reminder, at least 1 (one) of your variables MUST be a scale or index. Instructions: For this assignment you…

Touchstone 1: Developing a Research Plan SCENARIO: Imagine that you work for a nonprofit organization that is focused on increasing diversity in community groups in your area. Your supervisor asks you to develop a sociological study concerning topics of diversity and collaboration in a specific community group of your choice. Eventually, you will prepare to…

Prompt Based on your readings of Marx and Weber, how would you conceptualize the State? Between the two theorists, whose definition of state do you resonate with the most and why – analyze critically. Directions: 1. Write your answer with at least 5 connections to the class lecture and/or assigned materials (5X10 = 50 points).…

Over the last few weeks, you have conducted research in your field of study to identify a research problem you will turn into a research question. In your initial post, consider patterns you found as you were looking at this information. What did you notice? What is the relationship between your field of study in…

This week, you were introduced to the purpose statement in a research study. In the last two weeks, we’ve also focused on ethical conduct in research and the introduction to research. This assignment focuses on building a second research matrix similar to the one from Week 3. The content you will include in this matrix…

Prompt In Module Eight, you will submit your research question for Project Three: Research Question. In this activity, you will practice creating a research question using one of the flowcharts provided (or one you create yourself). You only need to complete one flowchart, but you may wish to practice completing each type to see if…