Reading Dr. S. Joseph Levine’s Guide to Writing and Presenting is helpful and relevant.
http://www.learnerassociates.net/dissthes/ Also, please read the Patten text: Part B, Topic 10 from Patten, Mildred L.
(2010). Proposing Empirical Research: A Guide to the Fundamentals (4th ed.). Glendale, CA: Pyrczak.
ISBN 1-884585-89-2 This will help you write a 7 page literature review for the research proposal.
The literature review should be well organized and does not just present a summary of related research, but an extremely
detailed evaluation of this research in terms of the methodologies used and the proposed research question.
There should be at least one or two clearly recognizable theories related to the research topic, and it is explained
extremely well.
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Topic Intro: In the degree I chose, I will study issues related to the development of individuals, specifically children
and families in social and cultural contexts. The classes I will take will be in human development, and personal growth
in human relationships, marriage and family relationships and family ethnic and cultural diversity. I chose the degree
program in Family and Human Development to gain an understanding of the impact of ethnicity, culture, gender and
professional life on individual development and family interaction patterns. I really think about the development of
individuals and families as they relate to their diverse social worlds.
My research project focus will be on social inequality and the mechanisms behind social inequality that are heavily
impacting persons of color in the United States. The discussion will be based on the concept of social inequality in
terms of the effects of status, inequality based on differences in esteem and respect, alongside those based on resources
and power. Furthermore, focus will be directed on how wealth, race, class, conflict and inequality impact families and
overall human development. The research will in end focus on providing a summary on how the aforementioned elements that
lead to social inequality affect life changes. Lastly, solutions will be given on how overarching inequality in the
United States can be reduced and how equality can become a reality.
Why do we have inequality in the United States? Most importantly, how can we get rid of it so we can have equality? Where
did inequality come from? Why does it exist? Why does it continue? Do we justify inequality? Why? Can we eliminate
inequality? How? Most importantly, can we make a society in which people are equal? How?
Using a sociological approach will give the methodological and theoretical tools to begin to answer the questions
relating to the research topic.
Peer-reviewed research articles:
Hunter, M. (2007). The persistent problem of colorism: Skin Tone, Status, and inequality. Sociology Compass, 237-254.
Kenworthy, L., & Smeeding, T. (2013). The growing inequalities and their impacts in the United States. Country report of
the United States, 1-19.
Neckerman, K. M., & Torche, F. (2007). Inequality: Causes and Consequences. Annual Review of Sociology, 33335-357.
O’Connell, H. A. (2012). The Impact of Slavery on Racial Inequality in Poverty in the U.S. South. Social Forces, 90(3),
713-734.
GRADING for A+:
Compleed work
incorporates significant
connections between
knowledge acquired in the
course and knowledge
applied in work,
experiential learning, or
community activities.
Explains how academic
and experiential elements
were combined in the
completed work to shape
its intended meaning or
findings. Provides clearly
stated, detailed examples
from work, experiential
learning, or community activities.
Supports relationship of
the completed work to
literature in its field(s).
Employs a significant
number of academically
relevant cited sources in
the product.
Describes the knowledge
acquired as a result of
learning outside the
classroom. Presents in a
thoughtful and thorough
discussion a significant
number of reflective
points of learning gained
through project, paper, or
performance.
Presents sophisticated
comparison and contrast
of the benefits and
consequences of multiple
approaches or options in
the final product.
Consistently integrates
ideas from alternate,
divergent, or contradictory
perspectives or ideas in
the final product.
Demonstrates
sophistocated innovative
thinking consistently
transforming ideas or
solutions into an entirely
new form through
connection and synthesis.
The research question and
hypothesis are clearly
formulated, with the
significance of each
adequately explained, and
the proposed methods
briefly introduced.
The literature review should be well organized and does not just present a summary of related research, but an extremely
detailed evaluation of this research in terms of the methodologies used and the proposed research question.
There should be at least one or two clearly recognizable theories related to the research topic, and it is explained
extremely well.
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