Creating a Social Science Research Question

Creating a Social Science Research Question

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Creating a Social Science Research Question

SOC 400 Topic 5 Discussion Question 1

Using the descriptions and discussions in the text, create an original social science research question that could use content analysis to help answer that research question. What types of content would you use to gather the data? (Types of content could include books, e-mail messages, popular music, photographs, blog posts, newspaper editorials, poems, videos, etc.) Share your research question and type of content you would use and ask questions of other students about their research questions and content.

SOC 400 Topic 5 Discussion Question 2

If you wondered if popular commercial movies became more or less violent during some period (e.g., from 2000 to 2015), how could you conduct a content analysis to find an answer to your question? What content would you analyze? Would your analysis be quantitative or qualitative?

SOC 400 Topic 6 Discussion Question 1

If a research question focused on whether students who got at least 7 hours of sleep the night before a big exam did better on that exam than students who got less than 7 hours of sleep the night before, what would be the independent variable, and what would be the dependent variable in an experiment to test this hypothesis? Explain your answer.

SOC 400 Topic 6 Discussion Question 2

It has been said that the classical experiment is the best method to use if one is trying to test causality – whether one thing affects or causes another thing. Discuss how the control group is an essential part of testing for causality in an experiment.

SOC 400 Topic 7 Discussion Question 1

Some researchers have argued against doing a literature review before you start writing your research question and deciding which research method(s) to use. They suggest that reading previous research could unconsciously limit your thinking to only those ideas and avenues of understanding that others have followed. How would you answer these researchers? That is, what are the advantages of doing a literature review early in the research process? What is the purpose of doing the literature review as an early step in the process?

SOC 400 Topic 7 Discussion Question 2

After reading the text’s discussion of plagiarism, describe what information about plagiarism was new to you or previously misunderstood by you when you wrote essays or papers. Which of the “tips” about how to avoid plagiarism seem most helpful to you? Why?

SOC 400 Topic 8 Discussion Question 1

One of the purposes of writing a research proposal is often to get funding (a research grant) to conduct the research. What might be some additional purposes? Are there any reasons to do a research proposal if you are not going to be applying for a grant? Explain your answer.

SOC 400 Topic 8 Discussion Question 2

In the assigned readings for this topic, there are many reasons listed for why a research proposal might be declined. One such reason is that the writer failed to provide the proper context for the research question. Explain what you think this means. Provide a few ways the writer can avoid making the mistakes listed in the “How to Write a Research Proposal” article by Wong from International Network on Personal Meaning website.