Explain how you are dealing with a situation as a personal issue and label this section “personal explanation”; it can be in the past or present.

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Race· Family (Conley, chapter 12) · Religion (Conley, chapter 16) · Globalization and global stratification (Conley, chapters 7; 14) · Poverty and Inequality (Conley, chapter 10) · Stratification and Class (Conley, chapter 7) · How larger social events and movements (i.e. 9-11, the civil rights movements, feminist movements, LGBTQ rights movements, etc.) affected your situation (Conley, chp.18) · Socialization and the Construction of Reality (Conley, chapters 1; 4) ·Applying the Sociological Imagination Essay Guidelines: The sociologist C. Wright Mills writes in The Sociological Imagination (1959), “The first fruit of this imagination – and the first lesson of the social science that embodies it – is the idea that the individual can understand her own experience and gauge her own fate only by locating herself within her period, that she can know her own chance in life only by becoming aware of those of all individuals in her circumstances.” Mills argues that in the effort to think critically about the social world around us, we need to use our sociological imagination to see the connections between our personal “problems” and the larger forces of history. Mills maintained throughout The Sociological Imagination that it is very difficult for most individuals in society to link their personal troubles to the socio-cultural institutions in which they live. In this paper, you are to use your sociological imagination to analyze a personal problem, past or present, connecting it to a broader social issue embedded in a social and historical context. For example, you may consider the dynamics of a personal relationship, your job or lack of a job, family dynamics, juggling work and school, drug or alcohol use/abuse, your body image, or securing school financing. Here is the assignment: 1. First, write an introductory paragraph introducing the concept of the sociological imagination, and giving a general overview of how you’ll be applying it in your paper. 2. Explain how you are dealing with a situation as a personal issue and label this section “personal explanation”; it can be in the past or present. You may think of something that is worrying you now. You can also analyze the situation of a person close to you if their experience affected you and you know it well enough personally to write in depth about it. Choose a situation that is easily explained through a variety of sociological concepts! Describe what led up to the situation, its resolution if applicable, the whys, who else is involved and what their roles are, etc. How do/did you feel and why? Describe anything else about this situation, the choices you did and didn’t make and why, etc. This section should be no longer than four paragraphs (1/2 – 1 page). 3. Next, applying your sociological imagination, explain the situation sociologically and how society at large has affected the situation. Label this section “sociological imagination;” this section will be most of your paper. Discuss the larger social forces that connect your personal situation to larger, related social issues. Use terms and concepts from the different chapters and readings (Conley textbook), the Galen College online library, discussions, and lectures. You may need to emphasize somepartsofyoursituationoverothersinordertoincludeavarietyofcomplexconcepts. Your sociological imagination analysis should include as many concepts below as are applicable:  &  Always cite any sources you’ve used within your paper itself.· Edit your work carefully for spelling and grammar. · Number your pages · Include your name and date on the first page · Double-space · 12-point standard font · 4-6 pages long – shorter than 4 full pages will lose points · How functionalism, conflict theory and/or symbolic interaction can be used to explain your situation (Conley, chapter 1) Galen College of Nursing – SOC 101 Course Syllabus – On-ground and Online – Version 4.3 11 4. Cite as many social trends and statistics from the Conley text, outside sources (from the Galen College online library), discussions, and lectures, relevant to your situation (For example, divorce rates for various social categories of people vary as do poverty rates, crime and victimization rates, suicide rates, etc. i.e., what is the statistical likelihood that you will get divorced if you are married at 16 versus at 30?). You may need to do some outside research to find relevant statistics. You may also need to research within our textbook for sections you are not required to read – make good use of the index and the online library! Cite the pages your information is from within your paper. If you desire, you may use statistics found on websites, but this is not a requirement. 5. Write a wrap-up conclusion paragraph summarizing the major finding/themes in your paper. 6. Avoid a focus on individualistic, psychological explanations about stress, personality, feelings, personal achievements and characteristics, etc. Refer specifically to information discussed in class, in the texts, and readings and link as many social trends, statistics, cultural values, social policies, or group dynamics as possible to your situation! Your grade is determined by how well you can utilize the terminology and language of sociology you are learning in this course. The following content (5 elements) must be included (see rubric): a. A personal problem/situation b. A sufficient amount of sociological terms and concepts c. A variety of terms and concepts from a wide variety of chapters and subjects (use info from at least 3 different Conley chapters and at least 1 outside source from the Galen College online library) d. Two stats and/or pieces of research from the text, readings or websites e. At least one theory Use a critical reflexive style – write in the first person and include yourself in your paper. The following format and stylistic guidelines must be included (see rubric): · Gender (Conley, chapter 8) ·Ethnicity (Conley, chapter 9)

Explain how you drew the sample from the population and whether it correctly represented the population.

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General Description of the Participants

Describe the participants using age, gender, rank, and other measureable qualities relevant to the study and related to the population. If the study is a document analysis, then the documentation is categorized, labeled, and clearly described. Your data should appear as tables coupled to narratives explaining the tables.

Unit of Analysis and Measurement

A unit of analysis is the fundamental component of a scientific research project. The unit of analysis represents the “who or what” you are attempting to study and generalize into broader findings. For example, social sciences and business analysts consider workgroups, subgroups, organizations, leaders, individual workers, survey participants, policies, and other agents as units of analysis. You must clearly describe the “who or what” formed the unit of analysis.

The unit of measurement is a little trickier because they rarely are people or agents. Explain the unit of measurement and the initial parameters used to partition the unit into types. For example, if you studied organizational change at Nokia, then the unit of measurement may be the documents and meeting notes forming the chronology of organizational change at Nokia. The parameters would be the categories you derived from literature as to analyze the documents—e.g. changes in salaries, number of project teams, decisions regarding the handling of stock, categories of debt, and other categories deemed useful for understanding the organizational changes at Nokia. Thus, parameters give structure to your unit of measurement and help you make concrete qualitative measurements.

The clearer you define the units of analysis and measure, the more credible your study. Make sure you clearly define both.

Sample Size

Explain how you drew the sample from the population and whether it correctly represented the population. Explain why your sample was large enough and utilized enough participants as to ensure a desired statistical power.

Discuss the article in light of your research on your particular population for end of life care for terminal patients for implications of the Affordable Health Care Act for end of life care for terminal patients.

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  • Part I: Summarize the article and provide a link to it so your classmates can read it for their response posts.

Part II: Discuss the article in light of your research on your particular population for end of life care for terminal patients for implications of the Affordable Health Care Act for end of life care for terminal patients. You need to evaluate the value of the pop press article in light of what we know in the Social Sciences.  Does the research you have read for Part III jive with the pop press article? If so, in what ways?  Alternatively, where does the article you read diverge from your research?  Your ability to critically think about the issues present in your population must be evident in your post. APA citations to your research articles from Part II of your AFP are a MUST

Part III: Explain the different types of information you learned from your empirical/scholarly research and from this pop-press/non empirical news story. Do both types of articles have utility? Why or why not?

When writing your posts, it is very important that you focus not just on summary but also on analysis. These posts are how I determine your mastery of the material and your critical thinking. Remember:

  • Your first paragraph needs to be an introduction to your post.
  • Your final paragraph should be a conclusion that pulls your ideas
  • Your middle paragraphs should discuss your arguments.

All posts need to be written in APA style and cite resources.

Discuss the proposed projects in class. You will have the opportunity to make changes and adaptations, if necessary.

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write an action research in 12 pages

In choosing your focus right now for your action research project, you will need to keep the following criteria in mind:
Ø Choose a topic of study that can lead to an action research plan (keep our class discussions in mind)
Ø Choose a topic that is of significance and interesting to you
Ø Choose a topic that will help you to become a better teacher
Ø Choose a topic that you can realistically pursue in your current setting.

We will discuss the proposed projects in class. You will have the opportunity to make changes and adaptations, if necessary. Please include the following points in your project description.

1. Describe a topic that you have chosen for your action research project. Describe any connections there are to your school’s improvement plan (if applicable). Describe how this fits with either practical action research or critical action research.
2. Describe the process you went through to construct this question (examining goals and beliefs, mentally reviewing educational theory and research, considering your school improvement plan, observing, etc.) and state assumptions you are making about schooling, learning or teaching. Explain your reasons for choosing this particular research focus (what implicit or explicit criteria are you using?). Why is this research focus important to you as an individual? (This question can be seen as an extension of question number 2, first describing what your thought processes have been and then explaining your reasons for being tied to this particular project.)
3. Formulate your topic as a researchable question.
Your project plan will include the following elements:
Ø Area of focus statement*

Ø Research questions*

Ø Description of type of research you plan to undertake; how does this fit with either practical action research or critical action research? *

Ø Intervention you plan to make

Ø Description of participants and setting

Ø Timeline

Ø List of ethical issues you have considered and how you plan to handle these issues within your project research

Ø Negotiations that need to be undertaken

Ø Data collection ideas (observations, audio taping, interviews, questionnaires, journals, etc.)

Ø Description of how data gathering approaches will help to address your questions, solve problems and accomplish your goal. This is an important section and thoughtful analysis should apply here.

Ø Identification of an audience
o To whom will you present information about the project once it is complete?
o How will this information be presented?

• Items that have been completed previously, but are simply repeated here. They can be changed if your question(s) have evolved, or can be updated if you did not have them fully fleshed out for the Project Proposal.
you will present parts A, B, C, D and E of your final paper

(4) Final Paper, parts A, B, C, D and E
Using your research question as a focal point, you will conduct a literature review of current literature (sources mostly within the last five years), as well as historical literature that pertains to your topic (older sources that are historically relevant). Within this literature review, you should include sources from general education that are relevant to your research topic. In conducting this lit review, you will need to find strong research articles that are closely related to your research topic (should have at least 5-10 references) In your search of the literature, you are looking for three things:
1. What is already known about this topic?
2. What has been researched recently, adding to the body of knowledge about this topic?
3. What important questions are still waiting to be asked?

In searching out these answers, you may find that this is a good time to modify or adapt your research question.

In addition to finding articles that define your chosen topic, you will also need to find references that support the type of research you have chosen to pursue. If you are examining a question that leads you to interview your students in a fifth grade classroom, you may want to consider using I. E. Seidman’s book, Interviewing as qualitative research: a guide for Researchers in Education and the Social Sciences, published in 1998.

Your final paper will consist of the following four parts:
A. Introduction and personal lens: this is where you will introduce your topic as well as your passion for the topic. You will tell why you want to research this area and how you have come to the point where you are researching this particular topic. You can include these two areas in one section, or you can separate them out to two sections. (2-3 pages)
B. Literature review: In the literature review you summarize the current research related to your topic. Provide an analysis of the research from your own perspective and how the findings impact what you intend to study. Explain the relevance of the findings. Feel free to critique the article and provide alternate interpretations of the study’s methodology and/or findings. Review 5-10 juried articles from contemporary educational journals (4-6 pages)
C. Methodology section: this is where you will describe how you intend to carry out your research. Description of potential participants and setting is a must. You will need at least 1 methodology research references in this section. (1-2 pages)

D. Findings: Here you discuss your data analysis. This is more than a simple description of the numbers but an analysis of how your data points relate to each other. Explain any anomalies that confirm or refute your expectations. The main goal of this section is to provide answers and insights as to how your study addressed your research questions. Use graphs, charts, diagrams and other graphic illustrations of your data to substantiate your interpretation of the data.

E. References: this is where you list all references you used in writing this paper, using APA format