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Articles to use instructions below
What Is Applied Sociology?
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These Alternative Banks Could Be the Key to Shrinking the Racial Wealth Gap
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More Than a COVID-19 Response: Sustaining Mutual Aid Groups During and Beyond the Pandemic
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Instructions
In your paper,
Identify your chosen issue as one that enables you to engage in applied sociology.
Summarize your topic as a social problem that would be improved by social change theory and applied sociology.
Distinguish clearly the group that would be directly impacted by an applied sociological approach to the problem.
Build a plan to resolve the issue that includes collaborating with the impacted group or community.
Describe what you have learned in practicing applied sociology.
The Doing Sociology Research Paper,
must be seven to nine double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site.
as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site.
resource.
must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
title of paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
student’s name
name of institution
course name and number
instructor’s name
due date
must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
Your introductory paragraph must do the following:
Contain a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper and a clear overview of your topic.
Address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
Conclude by reaffirming your thesis or direction of your paper.
must use at least five credible sources in addition to the course text, including a minimum of 2 from the Campus Library. Check out the Library’s Library OneSearch
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to help you gather resources.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site.
table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
