Hi guys and welcome back to
our channel. My name is Cath Anne
and this is episode 58
of the homework help show posted
by homework help global.
Sociology is the study of
people and their relationships.
It covers a wide variety
of topics ranging from
religion to communities
to conflicts and
how people navigate these conflicts
in the context of groups.
Sociology is considered a science
and it is related
to other disciplines such
as philosophy
psychology economics
and politics.
When you are beginning to write a
sociological paper it is
important to understand
the discipline of sociology
and it is also important to
draw on a multidisciplinary
approach.
What this means is that you can
draw on the breadth of topics
within the sociological discipline
you might consider drawing on
economic research philosophical
research psychology
writing an essay is
a necessary component of disciplines
such as sociology and
other related disciplines.
Now while it does become
second nature
learning how to write a research
paper can be challenging
possibly the most challenging part
of writing a research paper
is actually getting started
today on episode fifty eight.
We hope to help you weed through the
challenges of writing a sociological
research paper and.
Help you to answer the question.
How do I start a sociology
essay. Let's jump in.
So how do you start a sociology
essay. The first component of
writing any strong essay
is to choose the correct
research topic.
There is hardly a student in
the world who would pass in
a plagiarized poorly
written or incomplete
essay. Often when students pass
in these types of essays it
is due to constant
procrastination caused by
a lack of motivation or a lack of
interest in the topic.
You can fix this by choosing a topic
that you are passionate about
before you think about
choosing your topic.
Discover some of your interests.
Ask yourself what your interests are
and choose a topic that you are
truly passionate about.
The benefit of the sociological
discipline is that there is
a breadth of information out
there that you can draw on to fuel
your research.
Generally most professors
are open to you exploring
the breadth of topic areas
that are out there.
Furthermore if you write on
something that you have no interest
in whatsoever
your professor will definitely pick
up on that because it will come
through in the tone of your writing
as well.
If you have no interest in the topic
you're writing about.
I can guarantee you will find
yourself procrastinating.
Now you may find that
after a few weeks of researching
you have little to no information to
put forth in an essay resulting
in passing in an unenthused
paper just to hand
something in.
Another reason to choose your topic
wisely is to
make sure that there is enough
current research out there to back
up your claims.
If there is not enough current
research out there you may
find yourself scrounging for
information and
writing an essay from nothing
determines something in the field
that you find exciting.
Ask unexpected questions.
Defining unsettled questions
will put you in the right direction
and make you ask more questions.
Further guiding your research
to begin your essay you will state
the problem or question that
you want to resolve or discover
you can reject or support
some well-known hypothesis or
theory or you
might look at addressing a
well-known social problem or issue.
State a valuable question that gives
food for thought and
that is relevant to this sociology
discipline.
Here are some questions
and research topics that you might
want to consider.
When you are starting to write
a sociology essay
How does cross racial adoption
affect children in society
to what extent does parental
influence have an impact
on a child's behavior.
What is the correlation between
race and educational
level how do
racial stereotypes affect
self-esteem and self-consciousness.
How does nationality affect
a career in governmental
institutions.
Now here is a topic area
that is completely irrelevant
to contemporary society.
Sociology and Social Media.
Here are some questions.
How popular are social media
platforms amongst different social
groups
how does social media platforms
influence educational processes.
Effects of social media on people.
These questions are
gender related.
How does gender impact work
relationships homosexuality
and nationality
How do gender studies in
younger grades affect self-esteem.
The sex issues impacting
youth under the age of 18.
Proposal at college
should young students wait to get
married.
And finally we have some questions
on the food industry.
Why is food education crucial
in modern society.
How do food traditions affect
national identity.
I hope some of those questions
gave you an idea
of how to begin your
sociology essay
if you have any other ideas or
want to expand on any of the ones
we've provided.
Jump into the comments below and
let us know.
Now a second component to consider
when you are beginning your
sociology research
is what kind of research
you are going to conduct.
If you are in an undergraduate
degree in sociology
it is likely that you will be
conducting qualitative research.
Now what this means is that your
professor will not likely
ask you to conduct your
own observational research
or primary research.
Rather you will be drawing on
secondary research meaning that
you will be looking at pre-existing
studies and forming a
research concept from their
there may be cases where your
professor may ask you to
complete some observational research
or primary data collection.
However for the most part
if you are an undergraduate
you will likely be drawing on
research studies that already exist
writing a research topic on
an interesting subject
not only makes you a good student
it makes you an expert in the field
because you are essentially
conducting research in the
sociological field
make sure that you consider
an interesting topic that
is not only interesting to you
but also relevant to
your audience and to the discipline.
Begin your sociology
essay by conducting a
literature review
and making sure that there is enough
available research on your topic
conducting a literature review will
also help you to
flesh out your research question
and perhaps develop a new
and more honed in research
question.
So how do
you begin a sociology essay.
Make sure you choose the right
topic.
Choose a topic that is interesting
to you as well as the
larger audience.
It must also be relevant to
the sociological discipline
make certain that there is enough
information out there on
your topic conducting
a literature review.
Draw on a multidisciplinary approach
and include topic areas
from other disciplines like
economics psychology
philosophy and politics.
Finally decide what kind
of research you are going to conduct
as mentioned if you are in a
undergraduate degree it is likely
that you will be conducting
qualitative research.
Use strong peer reviewed
articles to back up your research
question and conduct a solid
sociological research essay.
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