Sociology

INFO/INSTRUCTIONS
All external references need to be cited, using standard referencing styles such as APA or MLA, within the text of your answer and a list of references provided (Consult online guides for citation examples). Material taken from assigned textbooks should be cited, as should the instructor’s slides.

Evaluation criteria: Completeness and thoroughness of the answer, factual correctness, quality of secondary sources, clarity of writing, demonstrated knowledge, organization, use of citation style, quality of argument if present, understanding and application of knowledge, use of secondary sources, sophistication of response.

Do not exceed page limits. High quality responses can be provided within the page limit.

The use of additional library references should be chosen for appropriateness and quality to improve one’s answer. Consult Sociological Abstracts and the reference section of the recommended textbook for potentially useful peer reviewed materials, books, and book chapters. Secondary sources can be used to include examples, cite original research on the topic, and deepen the knowledge of the topic provided within course materials.

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QUESTIONS/PARTS
THERE ARE 4 PARTS TO THIS PAPER, EACH MUST BE 4 PAGES AND USE 6 SOURCES EACH, SOURCES SHOULD INCLUDE THE SLIDES INCLUDED AND OR SCHOLARLY ARTICLES

Answer the following four questions.
Question 1
Page length: 4, Do not go over 5
Sources: min 6 ,or more library sources
How do norms of scientific communities and principles of ethical research govern and dictate the production of knowledge. Discuss these scientific community norms and ethical research principles in light of in class discussions addressing examples when ethical principles were violated.
** document titled ‘article for part 1’ should be used for this**

Question 2
Page length: 4, Do not go over 5
Sources: min 6, or more library sources
Using the work of Auguste Compte explain empirical positivism. How can positivism be compared to other stages of human development? How is evidence obtained through positivism different from ways of knowing in these earlier stages of human development?

Question 3
Page length: 4, Do not go over 5
Sources: min 6, or more library sources
Compare and contrast deductive and inductive approaches to social research. Explain their relation to quantitative and qualitative methods. Address any debates relevant to the differences in each approach to research.

Question 4
Page length: 4, Do not go over 5
Sources: min 6, or more library sources
Design a research proposal on a social science topic of your choice. Address all relevant decisions, such as research question, design, statement of hypotheses if pursuing deductive work, unit of analysis, level of analysis, etc. Review all course material to ensure you are addressing all relevant aspects of the proposed research. Library sources can be used to provide a brief introduction to the research topic and support your choice of research design.
** Examples of social science topics could be global warming in a scientific community and how that affects society, or aging and society**

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