1. Research literature can be useful for professional and academic endeavors. The value of conducting research in addressing real-world problems is often not understood. Is conducting research a valuable approach to solving and addressing real-world problems? What are the benefits and challenges of using research in this way? Be sure to support your statements with logic and argument, citing any sources referenced. (1 paragraph)
2. There are numerous theoretical paradigms that help explain human behavior. Discuss how theoretical frameworks inform scholarly research and discuss a theoretical framework that you feel is relevant to the topic, Health Disparities in African American women. There are two approaches to sampling: probability & non-probability. What approach would you suggest for the topic mentioned above? Why is that? Be sure to support your statements with logic and argument, citing any sources referenced. (1 paragraph)
3. Why it is vital to observe and abide by ethical standards when we conduct research? Based on the topic, Health Disparities in African American Women, what ethical issues might appear from the study? How would you direct (address) the subjects? Be sure to support your statements with logic and argument, citing any sources referenced. (1 paragraph)