SOC1035 Introduction to Sociology

Use this guide to help with your research for your final Sociology project.

This final project will be a time for you to be creative and focus on one subject from the course. You will have the opportunity to choose a project to focus on in accordance with the topic that you choose. A few ideas to get you thinking include: a podcast, a recorded lecture (presentation), create your own proposal for a research study, create your own syllabus for a course on the given topic, etc. These are just a few ideas – your final project idea and topic will need to be approved prior to beginning your project.

Socialization

Deviance

Economic Inequality

Race Inequality

Gender Inequality

Politics

Economics

Religion

Family

Media

Healthcare & Social Change

Social Determinants of Health

1. Start your research with background reading on your topic.

• Find reference articles about your topic in the library's eReference databases.
  • Search Credo, CQ Researcher, and/or Points of View Reference Center
  • From your background reading, gather key terms, names, events, etc., to use as keywords for further searching.

2. Next, find books and articles related to your topic.

• Search Library Search for books and e-books
  • Limit to "Books" to find books in print and electronic format
• Search Article Databases and Library Search for articles
  • Limit to "Peer-Reviewed Journals" to find scholarly articles

3. Format your paper according to APA style.