SOC 1010 EGCC Society Today vs 50 Years Ago Essay

Now that you have learned about sociological theory and research practices, it’s your turn to think like a sociologist. Pretend you are a social researcher and that you want to answer a question about social life using sociological tools. Complete the following exercise:

Ask a question about society that you think a sociologist could research. Explain why you think a sociologist might find it important to answer this question.

Identify one theoretical approach (refer to previous lesson/pp. 39-50) that you think would be appropriate for your study and justify your choice by explaining how you would connect it to your question and topic.

• Identify one research method that you think would be appropriate for your study and justify your choice by explaining how you would use it to answer the question.
• If you think that more than one theory and/or method is appropriate, make sure you thoroughly explain why each of your choices is relevant. Do not simply review theories and methods; you must directly justify their usefulness in your proposed study.

In short, pretend you’re a sociologist and discuss how you think you’d use the tools you’ve learned about so far to answer a real question.