SOCY 100 UMGC The Use of Social Media by Young People Paper

Assignment instructions:

write down the first Primary steps of the scientific method. Think of

a broad topic that you are interested in and which would make a good 

sociological study—for example, ethnic diversity in a college, 

homecoming rituals, athletic scholarships, or drunk driving.

Now, take that topic through the first 3 steps of the process. For  each step, write a few sentences or a paragraph: (1) Ask a question  about the topic or questions. (2) Do some research using the UMUC  Library or other resources and write down the titles of a minimum of  three articles or books you’d want to read about your topic. (3)  indicate how your proposed study would be different from other studies.

To see exactly what I mean by “Ask a question,” research existing  sources, and formulate a hypothesis please review pages 34-38 in the  weekly reading material: Chapter 2. Sociological Research.

(4) After reviewing or re-reading this week’s course material try  developing one hypothesis for your research. Try to follow the pattern  for writing hypotheses found in the readings. The important thing to  remember when creating a hypothesis is to answer the question — can it  be empirically tested. For example, if you were going to use a survey to  collect data how might you measure the variables or concepts in your  hypotheses on the survey…What questions would you use?