Introduction
to Sociology (SOCI 2753)
Summer
2021
Race
Due
date: June 30, 2021, by 11:59 pm
Assignment
9: Critical Thinking Research Paper (30
percent of your final grade)
(a)
Study Chapter 9 in your textbook and ask a librarian for
help in sourcing at least two peer-reviewed
articles for your research paper.
(b)
Choose a racial group (minority group) for your paper:
a.
African
Americans
b.
Asian
Americans (Chinese Americans)
c.
Asian
Americans (Japanese Americans)
d.
Latino/Hispanic
Americans- (Cuban Americans)
e.
Latino/Hispanic
Americans- (Puerto Rican Americans)
f.
Latino/Hispanic
Americans- (Mexican Americans)
g.
Middle
Eastern Americans
h.
Native
Americans
(c)
Write a paper about your selected racial group. You are
required to cover the following topics as they relate to your racial-ethnic
group:
I.
History/immigration
to the United States (history for Native Americans)
II.
(a)
Social and economic standing of your racial and ethnic group in contemporary U.S.
society.
(b) Using elements of the conflict theory,
explain their social and economic standing.
(d) Use the paper plan below.
(e) For your best work, submit a draft of your paper to Brainfuse or
solicit help from the UAFS Writing Center. (Submit a copy of the report you
will receive from your Brainfuse tutor or the UAFS Writing Center tutor).
Paper
Format:
·
Use
the paper outline below.
·
Length: A minimum
of 1600 words - double-spaced pages.
·
Include
a list of references (APA format- see the Course Resources tab in Blackboard
for an APA style guide).
·
I
expect to see ample in-text sources – be careful with plagiarism (you will
attain an automatic “F” if you plagiarize)….. submissions
will be checked for plagiarism using SafeAssign.
·
Font
type and size: Times New Roman, 12 point font
·
Margins:
1 inch on all sides.
·
Submit
as a Word document
Research Paper - Paper Ouline
Race
1.0.
Introduction
Provide an overview of your racial group. Write an overview as the background to your
paper's research objectives (informed by the literature, not by your subjective
assertions or by conjecture). How? Select two to three riveting findings from
the literature about your racial/ethnic group. Attention grabbers to catch the
reader's attention. Can be surprising
statistics from a reliable source(s).
The introduction of the paper should briefly describe everything that
you want to say in your paper. Someone reading your introduction should get a
good idea of what the paper is all about.
1.1. Objectives
of the paper
Identify the specific objectives for your paper
based on the stated requirements of the paper [see assignment sheet- number (c)]:
1._____________________________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________________________
3._____________________________________________________________________
For example:
In this paper, the author addresses three main
objectives. First, an examination the immigration patterns of __________Americans
to the United States. (If you are studying Native Americans, an examination of the
history of Native Americans).
This is
followed by a discussion of the social and economic standing of ___________Americans
in contemporary U.S. society.
Finally,
relevant elements of the conflict theory are applied in explaining the current
social and economic standing of ____________Americans.
Approximately
250-400words (20 points)
Body of
the Paper
This is where you present the body of your
findings/research based on the specified objectives and assignment
requirements.
2.0.
Immigration of
__________Americans to the United States.
(Here, you describe the critical elements of
the waves of immigration of your racial group to the United States. Discuss
push and pull factors of migration for your racial group. If you choose to
study Native Americans, do history instead of immigration, since Native
Americans are indigenous). Approximately 200-400 words (25 points)
2.1. The Social and Economic Standing of ___________Americans in the Contemporary
U.S. Approximately 200-400words (25 points)
Cover:
Educational
attainment
Median income
Unemployment rate
The percentage in
poverty, etc.
(in comparison to
Caucasian Americans-the majority group), and the implications of these
standings for your group.
(In addition to your textbook, the Pew Research Center and Census.Gov are sources for such data. Also, you may ask your librarian for help).
2.2.
Applying Elements of the Conflict Theory in Explaining the Current Social and Economic
Standing of ____________Americans. Approximately
200-300 words (20 points)
(This should include a brief summary of the principles
of the conflict theory. See the lecture on Understanding theories for the
key elements/principles of the conflict theory).
3.0.
Conclusion
Summarize the main findings/points/arguments
and spell out the findings you have drawn from your research…. Relate them to
the objectives outlined in the introduction. Approximately 150-200 words (10 points)
4.0.
Bibliography (APA
format)
You are invited to have a one-on-one
Collaborate or Zoom session with me, your professor, to discuss your paper; arrange
for this by emailing me: paulette.meikle@uafs.edu
Enjoy!
J
Introduction
to Sociology (SOCI 2753)
Summer
2021
Race
Due
date: June 30, 2021,