Exploration of a Journal Article on Sociology of Development

Assignment : Exploration of a Journal Article on Sociology of Development

 

Due

Week 9 and worth 100 point

 

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, relating to the sociology of

development.  In fact, you may use an

article on the sociology of development from any journal in field of social

science. 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, Rural Sociology and Sociology of Devepment, among others.  In some cases, publishers do not make the

full-text available on EBSCO-Host for 12 months after publication.

 

 

Note: Do not

use newspaper or magazine articles or Websites such as Wikipedia tomplete

this assignment. Visit

Strayer University’s

guidelines against plagiarism.

 

 

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:

 

  1. Full-text is available in EBSCO-Host database

 

  1. Is a scholarly journal article in the field of sociology

 

  1. Was published less than 12 years ago.

 

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:

 

  1. Identify your selected article in proper APA citation format.

  2. 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?

  3. Summarize what you’ve learned about the content of the article.

    What were the major findings? How were they supported?

  4. Explain how this article fits into the overall field of sociology

    of development. Identify the chapter of your textbook would this article go

    along with.

  5. 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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