IT IS IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW MY DRAFTED OUTLINE THAT IS ATTACHED!!
IT IS IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW ALL ATTACHED ARTICLES!!
IMPORTANT NOT TO DISCUSS WHAT HAPPENED AS A RESULT OF THE OUTCOME!!!
WE ARE SEEKING TO WRITE A COMPARATIVE HISTORICAL ANALYSIS – EXPLAINING THE FACTORS THAT LED TO THE SOCIAL PHENOMENON…. AGAIN FOLLOW MY OUT LINE JUST AS IT’S LAID OUT!!!
Sociology – Comparative, Historical, Analysis, Spring 2023 – Research Paper Instructions
Due on day, June 12th at 11:59 PM. Submit your paper on the Course Website.
General Instructions: For this assignment you will conduct research on a historical outcome/social phenomenon, then write a 10-page research paper in which you seek to explain a historical outcome.
In your research paper, you will start by posing a research question, then use information from at least eightcredible, outside sources to help you answer this question. If there are different and/or competing answers, you will assess them and offer your view on whether some are stronger than others. This assignment is worth 30% of your overall grade in the course.
Format: Your paper should be 10 pages double-spaced, with 12-point font and normal margins. (You can go slightly over 10 pages, but please keep it under 12 pages).
At the top of the first page, please put a title for the paper and your name. (You can have a separate title page if you prefer). At the end of your paper, have a list of references that begins on a separate page. The list of references does not count towards the page requirement.
Organization: Your paper should be organized into the following sections. You can use headings to separate sections or subsections.
1. Introduction (1-2 paragraphs)
A. A brief description of the historical outcome
B. Your research question (RQ)
C. A brief description of what kinds of sources you draw on to help you answer your questions (e.g., newspaper articles from when the event occurred)
D. Short summary of the answer(s) you found.
2. Optional: Description of Outcome (2 pages maximum)
A. You may want to have a section where you describe your historical outcome in more detail before going into its causes, especially if it seems necessary for understanding the different possible explanations.
3. Answer(s) to RQ (bulk of your paper. You can break this into sub-sections)
A. Describe evidence and/or arguments from sources that answer your RQ.
i. Make sure it’s clear how it answers your RQ
B. Present information in a synthetic way (see below for more details)
i. Point out if sources confirm the same facts, or instead contradict other sources
ii. Point out if sources are presenting similar or different answers to your RQ
iii. If there are different answers, explain if they are complimentary or contradictory
4. Conclusion
A. Restate your research question
B. Summarize the answer(s) based on the sources you found. Re-cite the sources.
i. If relevant, point out conflicting answers from different sources, and say which one(s) you think seem more plausible (based on what you know about the topic) Historical Outcome and Research Question: Before you start on this assignment, be sure to consider the feedback you received from your TA on your annotated bibliography. You should adjust your historical outcome and/or research question if necessary.
Remember, your historical outcome must be a specific real-world phenomenon – an event, social change, or specific feature of society that can be explained historically. Your research question should be asking about the causes of (or explanations for) the outcome.
Sources: You must find at least 8 credible sources from which to incorporate information/evidence for your research paper.
You may need more than 8 sources to do a good job of answering your research question; it depends how much information you can get out of each source. For example, 8 full-length books would probably be sufficient, but 8 brief news articles would not be.
Some of your sources can just provide information about the historical outcome itself. However, the bulk of your sources should help
you answer your research question by addressing the possible causes of (or explanations for) the outcome.
Synthesis in Research and Writing: For your final paper, you will need to synthesize information from numerous sources. One element of this is fact-checking. For claims about your topic (what happened, who was involved, etc.) try to find multiple sources to confirm that these claims are accurate. Then, when you reference these facts in your paper, cite multiple sources at once to show they are well-supported. (You can also point out disagreements over key facts). We expect to see some indications of fact-checking in your final paper.
Another way of synthesizing information is identifying similarities and differences in how the sources answer your research question. As mentioned above, most of the sources you use should either implicitly or explicitly tell you about why the outcome occurred. Sort your sources by the different explanations they offer. Then, in the paper itself, you can make it clear which sources are agreeing on a particular explanation and contrast them with sources that present a different explanation. You might even organize your paper into sections, with each presenting a different explanation, then assess which one(s) is most convincing at the end. (This might not work well for all topics). This is great for social phenomenon.
In-Text Citations and List of References: Please follow the American Psychology Association (APA) style for in-text citations and your list of references. You can ignore all of the other APA rules (like needing an abstract).
You must include an in-text citation anytime you are drawing on information from a source in a paragraph. The in-text citation can either go after the first sentence or at the end of the paragraph. In addition, whenever you make a factual claim, you need to back it up with an intext citation to a credible source. Don’t make claims that aren’t confirmed by sources. If you are unfamiliar with how to cite sources in APA style, or need a refresher, I highly encourage you to read the handout “In-text Citations in APA Style” posted on the course website. You can also find a useful guide to APA style at Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab, at APA Formatting and Style Guide.
At the end of your paper, the list of references should start on a separate page from the rest of the text and be formatted in APA Style. Be sure to check that all of the sources you draw on are included in it. For more instructions on how to format it, see the handout “List of References in APA Style” on the course website. Another helpful guide is Purdue University’s APA Formatting and Style Guide.
Academic Honesty: All students are expected to comply with the university’s policies on academic integrity. For this paper, you must not:
● Plagiarize another work by failing to cite the source of the ideas you use
● Plagiarize by using a direct quote from a work without putting it in quotation marks
● Re-use any work you submitted for a previous class, unless you get explicit permission from the Professor.
● Write part, or all, of a paper for another student
How to Submit: First, make sure your file is saved as a .pdf file to preserve formatting. Then upload your paper using the link on the course website, under the “Assignments” tab. A service called Turnitin will check your paper for signs of plagiarism. Papers that are emailed will not be accepted. Papers that are turned in late will have points deducted for each day past the deadline.