ASSIGNMENT  3     USING  A  SOCIOLOGICAL  APPROACH     Due  Week  9:  120  points   For  your  final  assignment,  you’ll  complete  a  short  answer  activity   in  which  you  will  review  a  research  article  to  identify  the  research   conclusion.  Then,  you’ll  take  another  look  at  that  conclusion  from   the  perspective  of  one  of  the  major  sociological  theories.  Use  the   Assignment  3  template  to  complete  this  assignment.         LEARN   Read  the  Article:   “Money,  Not  Access,  Key  to  Resident  Food   Choices  in  ‘Food  Deserts’  “   https://news.ncsu.edu/2017/03/money-­‐food-­‐   deserts-­‐2017/     1)   What  were  the  key  findings  and  conclusion  from  the  research?     THEORY   Remember:  The  four  major  sociological  theories  are  Functionalism,   Conflict  Theory,  Symbolic  Interactionism,  and  Rational  Choice   Theory.   2)   Choose  one  of  the  four  major  sociological  theories—   Functionalism,  Conflict  Theory,  Symbolic  Interactionism,  or   Rational  Choice  Theory.  (Review  Sections  1.8  -­‐  1.12  in  your   webtext  for  more  information.)   a)   In  your  own  words,  define  the  theory  that  you  chose.     b)   Discuss  how  t his  theory  relates  to  the  research   findings  in  the  article.     1   EVALUATE   3)   Use  the  article  to  help  answer  the  questions  below.     a)   What  research  method  was  used  in  the  article?     b)   What  are  the  advantages  and  disadvantages  of  using   this  research  method?  (Your  response  should  be  a   paragraph  of  at  least  5-­‐7  sentences.)     See  section  2.9  and  table  2.1  of  t he  webtext  to  review   the  advantages  and  disadvantages  of  the  different   research  methods.   c)   What  additional  research  should  be  conducted  to   learn  more  about  the  problem  examined  in  the   article?  (Your  response  should  be  a  paragraph  of  at   least  5-­‐7  sentences.)     FORMATTING   4)   Your  assignment  must  follow  these  formatting  requirements:     •   Use  the  Assignment  3  template  to  complete  this   assignment.   •   References  are  not  required  for  this  assignment  as   you  will  use  the  assigned  article  and  your  webtext.   •   Be  sure  to  include  your  name  and  the  date  on  the   cover  page.     2   RUBRIC   Grading  for  this  assignment  will  be  based  on  the  following  rubric:       POINTS:  120     Criteria ASSIGNMENT  3:  USING  A  SOCIOLOGICAL  APPROACH       Exemplary   1.  Describe  the   key  findings  in   the  research   study  and  the   conclusion   drawn  from  the   research.     Weight:  20%   2.  Define  a   major   sociological   theory  and   relate  it  to  the   key  findings  or   conclusion  of   the  research.     Weight:  40%         Proficient       Fair         Meets Minimum Expectations   Unacceptable   100% - A 85% - B 75% - C 65% - D Accurately   describes  key   findings  and   conclusion  and   includes  sup-­‐   porting  details.   Demonstrates   strong  under-­‐   standing  by  using   sociology  terms   and  providing   logical,  accurate,   and  concise  infor-­‐   mation.   Accurately   describes  key   findings  and   conclusion  and   includes  support-­‐   ing  details.   Partially  de-­‐   scribes  key   findings  and  con-­‐   clusion  but  some   of  the  supporting   details  are  miss-­‐   ing.   Inaccurately   describes  key   findings  or  con-­‐   clusion  and  sup-­‐   porting  details   are  sparse.   Does  not  de-­‐   scribe  the  key   findings  and/or   conclusion  and   does  not  pro-­‐   vide  supporting   details.   Accurately   defined  a  major   sociological   theory  and   related  it  to  the   key  findings  or   conclusion  of  the   research  with   supporting   details.  Demon-­‐   strates  strong   understanding  by   using  sociology   terms  and   providing  logical,   accurate,  and   concise   information.   Accurately   defined  a  major   sociological   theory  and   related  it  to  the   key  findings  or   conclusion  of   the  research   with  supporting   details.   Partially   defined  a   major   sociological   theory,  or   partially   related  it  to   the  key   findings  or   conclusion  of   the  research,   but  some  of   the  supporting   details  are   missing.   Inaccurately   defined  a  major   sociological   theory,  or   inaccurately   related  it  to  the   key  findings  or   conclusion  of  the   research  and   supporting  de-­‐   tails  are  sparse.   Does  not  define   a  major   sociological   theory  and  does   not  relate  it  to   the  key  findings   or  conclusion  of   the  research.   0% - F 3   POINTS:  120     Criteria ASSIGNMENT  3:  USING  A  SOCIOLOGICAL  APPROACH       Exemplary   3.  Identify  the   research   method  used   in  the  article,   explain  the   advantages   and   disadvantages   of  using  that   research   method,  and   propose   additional   research   ideas.     Weight:  30%   4.  Write  in  a   skillful  manner   using  stated   formatting  and   correct  gram-­   mar  and  spell-­   ing.     Weight:  10%       Proficient       Fair       75% - C   Meets Minimum Expectations 65% - D   Unacceptable   100% - A 85% - B 0% - F Identifies   advantages  and   disadvantages   that  align  with   the  key  findings   of  the  research,   and  provides   additional   research  ideas   that  include   supporting   details.  Demon-­‐   strates  strong   understanding  by   using  sociolo-­‐  gy   terms.   Identifies   advantages  and   disadvantages   that  align  with   the  key  findings   of  the  research,   and  provides   additional   research  ideas   that  include   supporting   details.   Identifies   advantages  and   disadvantages   that  don’t  fully   align  with  the   key  findings  of   the  research,  or   provides  addi-­‐   tional  research   ideas  that  lack   supporting   details.   Identifies  only   one  advantage   or  disadvantage   that  does  not   fully  align  with   the  key  findings   of  the  research,   and  lacks   additional   research  ideas   and/or  support-­‐   ing  details.   Does  not   identify  the   advantages     and   disadvantages   of  using  the   research   method,  or   does  not  pro-­‐   vide  additional   research  ideas.   Writing  is  ex-­‐   cellent.  Tone  is   appropriate  and   demonstrates   excellent  word   choice.  Shows   exceptional  logic,   clarity,  and  stated   format-­‐  ting.   Contains  no   spelling  or  gram-­‐   matical  errors.   Writing  is  profi-­‐   cient.  Tone  is  ap-­‐   propriate.  Shows   logic,  clarity,   and  stated   formatting.  May   contain  few  or   no  spelling  and/   or  grammatical   errors.   Writing  is  satis-­‐   factory.  Appro-­‐   priate  and/or   consistent  tone   is  developing.   Shows  moder-­‐   ate  logic,  clarity,   and/or  stated   formatting.   May   contain   more   than   a   fewspelling   and/   or  grammatical   errors.   Writing  meets   minimal  stan-­‐   dards.  Tone  is   not  appropri-­‐   ate.  Lacking   one  or    more  of   logic,  clarity,   and/or  stated   formatting.  May   contain  many   spelling  and/   or  grammatical   errors.   Writing  does  not   meet  minimal   standards.  Tone   is  not  appro-­‐   priate.  Wholly   lacking  in  logic,   clarity,  and/or   stated  format-­‐   ting.  Contains   many  spelling   and/or   grammat-­‐  ical   errors.       4   ASSIGNMENT  3     USING  A  SOCIOLOGICAL  APPROACH     Due  Week  9:  120  points   For  your  final  assignment,  you’ll  complete  a  short  answer  activity   in  which  you  will  review  a  research  article  to  identify  the  research   conclusion.  Then,  you’ll  take  another  look  at  that  conclusion  from   the  perspective  of  one  of  the  major  sociological  theories.  Use  the   Assignment  3  template  to  complete  this  assignment.         LEARN   Read  the  Article:   “Money,  Not  Access,  Key  to  Resident  Food   Choices  in  ‘Food  Deserts’  “   https://news.ncsu.edu/2017/03/money-­‐food-­‐   deserts-­‐2017/     1)   What  were  the  key  findings  and  conclusion  from  the  research?     THEORY   Remember:  The  four  major  sociological  theories  are  Functionalism,   Conflict  Theory,  Symbolic  Interactionism,  and  Rational  Choice   Theory.   2)   Choose  one  of  the  four  major  sociological  theories—   Functionalism,  Conflict  Theory,  Symbolic  Interactionism,  or   Rational  Choice  Theory.  (Review  Sections  1.8  -­‐  1.12  in  your   webtext  for  more  information.)   a)   In  your  own  words,  define  the  theory  that  you  chose.     b)   Discuss  how  t his  theory  relates  to  the  research   findings  in  the  article.     1   EVALUATE   3)   Use  the  article  to  help  answer  the  questions  below.     a)   What  research  method  was  used  in  the  article?     b)   What  are  the  advantages  and  disadvantages  of  using   this  research  method?  (Your  response  should  be  a   paragraph  of  at  least  5-­‐7  sentences.)     See  section  2.9  and  table  2.1  of  t he  webtext  to  review   the  advantages  and  disadvantages  of  the  different   research  methods.   c)   What  additional  research  should  be  conducted  to   learn  more  about  the  problem  examined  in  the   article?  (Your  response  should  be  a  paragraph  of  at   least  5-­‐7  sentences.)     FORMATTING   4)   Your  assignment  must  follow  these  formatting  requirements:     •   Use  the  Assignment  3  template  to  complete  this   assignment.   •   References  are  not  required  for  this  assignment  as   you  will  use  the  assigned  article  and  your  webtext.   •   Be  sure  to  include  your  name  and  the  date  on  the   cover  page.     2   RUBRIC   Grading  for  this  assignment  will  be  based  on  the  following  rubric:       POINTS:  120     Criteria ASSIGNMENT  3:  USING  A  SOCIOLOGICAL  APPROACH       Exemplary   1.  Describe  the   key  findings  in   the  research   study  and  the   conclusion   drawn  from  the   research.     Weight:  20%   2.  Define  a   major   sociological   theory  and   relate  it  to  the   key  findings  or   conclusion  of   the  research.     Weight:  40%         Proficient       Fair         Meets Minimum Expectations   Unacceptable   100% - A 85% - B 75% - C 65% - D Accurately   describes  key   findings  and   conclusion  and   includes  sup-­‐   porting  details.   Demonstrates   strong  under-­‐   standing  by  using   sociology  terms   and  providing   logical,  accurate,   and  concise  infor-­‐   mation.   Accurately   describes  key   findings  and   conclusion  and   includes  support-­‐   ing  details.   Partially  de-­‐   scribes  key   findings  and  con-­‐   clusion  but  some   of  the  supporting   details  are  miss-­‐   ing.   Inaccurately   describes  key   findings  or  con-­‐   clusion  and  sup-­‐   porting  details   are  sparse.   Does  not  de-­‐   scribe  the  key   findings  and/or   conclusion  and   does  not  pro-­‐   vide  supporting   details.   Accurately   defined  a  major   sociological   theory  and   related  it  to  the   key  findings  or   conclusion  of  the   research  with   supporting   details.  Demon-­‐   strates  strong   understanding  by   using  sociology   terms  and   providing  logical,   accurate,  and   concise   information.   Accurately   defined  a  major   sociological   theory  and   related  it  to  the   key  findings  or   conclusion  of   the  research   with  supporting   details.   Partially   defined  a   major   sociological   theory,  or   partially   related  it  to   the  key   findings  or   conclusion  of   the  research,   but  some  of   the  supporting   details  are   missing.   Inaccurately   defined  a  major   sociological   theory,  or   inaccurately   related  it  to  the   key  findings  or   conclusion  of  the   research  and   supporting  de-­‐   tails  are  sparse.   Does  not  define   a  major   sociological   theory  and  does   not  relate  it  to   the  key  findings   or  conclusion  of   the  research.   0% - F 3   POINTS:  120     Criteria ASSIGNMENT  3:  USING  A  SOCIOLOGICAL  APPROACH       Exemplary   3.  Identify  the   research   method  used   in  the  article,   explain  the   advantages   and   disadvantages   of  using  that   research   method,  and   propose   additional   research   ideas.     Weight:  30%   4.  Write  in  a   skillful  manner   using  stated   formatting  and   correct  gram-­   mar  and  spell-­   ing.     Weight:  10%       Proficient       Fair       75% - C   Meets Minimum Expectations 65% - D   Unacceptable   100% - A 85% - B 0% - F Identifies   advantages  and   disadvantages   that  align  with   the  key  findings   of  the  research,   and  provides   additional   research  ideas   that  include   supporting   details.  Demon-­‐   strates  strong   understanding  by   using  sociolo-­‐  gy   terms.   Identifies   advantages  and   disadvantages   that  align  with   the  key  findings   of  the  research,   and  provides   additional   research  ideas   that  include   supporting   details.   Identifies   advantages  and   disadvantages   that  don’t  fully   align  with  the   key  findings  of   the  research,  or   provides  addi-­‐   tional  research   ideas  that  lack   supporting   details.   Identifies  only   one  advantage   or  disadvantage   that  does  not   fully  align  with   the  key  findings   of  the  research,   and  lacks   additional   research  ideas   and/or  support-­‐   ing  details.   Does  not   identify  the   advantages     and   disadvantages   of  using  the   research   method,  or   does  not  pro-­‐   vide  additional   research  ideas.   Writing  is  ex-­‐   cellent.  Tone  is   appropriate  and   demonstrates   excellent  word   choice.  Shows   exceptional  logic,   clarity,  and  stated   format-­‐  ting.   Contains  no   spelling  or  gram-­‐   matical  errors.   Writing  is  profi-­‐   cient.  Tone  is  ap-­‐   propriate.  Shows   logic,  clarity,   and  stated   formatting.  May   contain  few  or   no  spelling  and/   or  grammatical   errors.   Writing  is  satis-­‐   factory.  Appro-­‐   priate  and/or   consistent  tone   is  developing.   Shows  moder-­‐   ate  logic,  clarity,   and/or  stated   formatting.   May   contain   more   than   a   fewspelling   and/   or  grammatical   errors.   Writing  meets   minimal  stan-­‐   dards.  Tone  is   not  appropri-­‐   ate.  Lacking   one  or    more  of   logic,  clarity,   and/or  stated   formatting.  May   contain  many   spelling  and/   or  grammatical   errors.   Writing  does  not   meet  minimal   standards.  Tone   is  not  appro-­‐   priate.  Wholly   lacking  in  logic,   clarity,  and/or   stated  format-­‐   ting.  Contains   many  spelling   and/or   grammat-­‐  ical   errors.       4   
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