South University Online Sociology Essay

Assignment Overview

For your first application assignment, you will utilize the readings and a scholarly journal from the South University Online Library to write a two- to five-page paper that adheres to APA standards and answers all the questions below. Because you will incorporate information on sociological investigation and research methods in this assignment, please be sure to read Chapters 1 and 2 from your textbook and the Week 1 online lectures before you start.

Begin by selecting one of the four articles below from the South University Online Library:

•  Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 56(4), 597–615.”>Gil de Zúñiga, H., Correa, T., & Valenzuela, S. (2012). Selective exposure to cable news and immigration in the U.S.: The relationship between FOX News, CNN, and attitudes toward Mexican immigrants. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 56(4), 597–615.
•  International Journal Of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 6(11), 127–137.”>Isom, D. (2012). Fluid and shifting: Racialized, gendered, and sexual identity in African American children. International Journal Of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 6(11), 127–137.
•  students: Associations with substance use and risky driving behaviors. American Journal Of Public Health, 103(11), e71–e77. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2013.301296″>Li, K., Simons-Morton, B. G., & Hingson, R. (2013). Impaired-driving prevalence among US high school students: Associations with substance use and risky driving behaviors. American Journal Of Public Health, 103(11), e71–e77. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2013.301296
•  Journal Of Social Issues, 68(2), 221–237.”>Pager, D., & Western, B. (2012). Identifying discrimination at work: the use of field experiments.” Journal Of Social Issues, 68(2), 221–237.

• What is the social problem the researchers are investigating?
• What is the research method (survey, participant observation, experiment, secondary sources, or interviews) used by the researchers?
• What were the results or findings of the research?
• What do you think would be a good solution to the social problem?