Exploration of a Journal Article in Sociology
Exploration of a Journal Article in Sociology In the Strayer
Online Library, go to the EBSCO-Host Academic database. Find a recent research
article from a scholarly journal in the field of sociology. It must have been
published less than 12 years ago. Be sure to select an article for which the
full-text is available. Actual journals for which full-text
is available include Sociological Viewpoints, Sociological Forum, Qualitative
Sociology, Sociology of Religion, Canadian Journal of Sociology and Rural Sociology,
among others.In some cases, publishers do not make the full-text
available on EBSCO-Host for 12 months after publication.
Your selected article must meet all of the stated criteria or your assignment
will not be accepted. Before proceeding, ensure that your selected article
meets the following criteria: Full-text is available in EBSCO-Host database Is
a
scholarly journal article in the field of sociology Was
published less than 12 years ago. Note: Do not use newspaper or magazine
articles or Websites such as Wikipedia tomplete this assignment. Visit Strayer
University’s guidelines against plagiarism. Get a sense of what the article is
about by
reading some key sections. Begin by reading the Abstract of
the article. Subsequently, read the Introduction and the Discussion sections.
Flip through the article and look at any figures or tables. Write a 450-600
word paper (1.5 to 2 pages) in which you: Identify your selected article in
proper APA citation format. Describe the type of article it
is. In other words, is it primarily a review of existing research, or a report
of new research? How can you tell? If it is a research article, what type of
research was involved? Summarize what you’ve learned about the content of the
article. What were the major findings? How were they
supported? Explain how this article fits into the overall field of sociology.
Identify the chapter of your textbook would this article go along with. Explain
how this article is different from articles in non-scholarly periodicals, such
as
magazines and newspapers. Explain any similarities. Your
assignment must follow these formatting requirements: Be typed, double spaced,
using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides;
citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check
with your professor for any additional instructions. Include
a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the
professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference
page are not included in the required assignment page length. The
specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are: Apply the sociological perspective to a variety of
socioeconomic and political problems. Use technology and information resources
to research issues in sociology. Write clearly and concisely about sociology
using proper
writing mechanics
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