RES 8100 ASSIGNMENT 2 (5-6 PAGES)
Select a current (within the last five years) primary research report from a peer-reviewed journal
in your area of interest that utilizes quantitative research methodology.
(a) Discuss the purpose of the four main sections in any research report – the Introduction,
Methods, Results, and Discussion.
(b) Then, dissect the quantitative research report that you had selected to identify and
summarize the following elements and provide the page number in the report for each of the
following:
– the problem addressed in the study (research problem)
– the theoretical framework,
– the research questions,
– the population, and sample,
– the tools for measurement,
– the design and research procedures,
– statistical tests, and
– the findings.
– the limitations in this study.
A Sociological Perspective on Deviant Behavior
Social Science – Sociology Critical Reflection Assignment 2. Two contrasting views of the general nature of deviant behavior have been discussed in readings for the first part of this course. On the one hand, early sociologists and many contemporary researchers in psychology, psychiatry, and criminology have viewed deviant behavior as a product of individual pathology. […]