Annotated Bibliography

Its database research be sure to use EBSCO sociology source ultimate. Must use this reference style American Sociological Association’s style

TOPIC: The medias portrayal of profit.

(consumerism, how were taught from a young age its important to buy things)

1) a paragraph describing your initial research topic and question (written as a question) 2) another paragraph in which you describe how (if at all) your review of prior research on your topic has changed what you think would be a promising research question to pursue. My initial research was on the need for a multi party system because of the way having to political factions isolates peoples voices as well as forces them to agree with things they do not. most industrialized countries have multi party systems. It didn’t help with my current topic the medias portrayal of profit. use these steps with this topic to flesh out a well thought out bib. some sources will need more writing than others 50-250. follow instructions thoroughly for mapping out your research question and how you will research it.

I like the medias portrayal of profit for a topic.

USE EBSCO sociology source ultimate for most of your research this project in my opinion is looking to teach you how to do research so the bulk of the research should come from scholarly peer reviewed article. if you find one that drives your point home use some of its sources. use on book 20 sources with annotations follow the word doc with the instructions thoroughly.

What is social science research?
-A systematic process of learning about our social world which includes
-Developing ideas/theories
-Making observations or collecting data
-Interpreting
-Explaining
research produced by a community of scholars who:
-Train its members(PHD’s)
-Set and monitor the standards
(via peer review process)
-Abide by set of ethical principals

My answer: analyzing quantitive data and qualitative data to better asses society as a whole.

steps for devising a research question

1.Selecting topic
-What is a good topic?
-of sincere interest to you
2.Formulate a tentative research question
3.Review prior research
4.Revise question
5.Justify your question
6.write up literature review

Evaluation research:
-Seeks to evaluate the social effects of specific policies or programs

-Valuable because it contributes directly to policy

– Questions might include (How did X program/policy effect Y?)

Action research:
– Tends to include subjects in the research process
– Focuses on issues of social power
– Seeks to raise awareness and shape movement/policy strategies
(Valuable because it addresses the power imbalance of most research)

example questions
-What is actual cost of living in X place?

-Who has the power and influence in place X and how do they enact it?

Social impact assessment research:
-“estimates” the likely consequences a planned “intervention”
(valuable because may avoid wasting resources or incurring potential damage)

questions might include (How will X affect Y?)

CHECK attached instructions! Must Use ASA Reference style! annotated bibliography instructions attached below follow thoroughly. some sources will need more explanation than others.

Step 1: Identify a list of 20 potentially relevant citations. To do so, conduct a search using the library research skills I presented in class and that you learned how to put into practice at the lab. Please take time to identify an ample list of potentially relevant sources (at least 30). A good way to construct a bibliography is to first identify a key article or book – one which resonates with your interests – and then search specifically for works a) that cite that work or b) that that work cites or c) that has citations in common with that work. Learn how to mark the citation for future download, with accompanying abstract and then download it. The majority of your list of sources should be peer-reviewed scholarly articles. Your list of sources should, however, also include at least one book and a book review on that book as well as one review essay on a topic related to your question.
Step 2: Create your bibliography using the American Sociological Association’s style. You can create it automatically using Refworks as we did in the lab, or you can construct by hand. To construct it by hand you can consult the style guides available at the links below to learn how to format books and articles at http://www.asanet.org/documents/teaching/pdfs/Quick_Tips_for_ASA_Style.pdf. For book reviews, please format them in the following manner:

Gates, Leslie. Review of The Enduring Legacy: Oil, Culture and Society in Venezuela, by Miguel
Tinker Salas. A Contracorriente, Vol. 8, No. 2 (2011), pp. 422-430.

Step 3: Annotate your bibliography. An annotated bibliography is a list of references with a brief summary and comment on each source. For scholarly articles, include the abstract as the author wrote it as well as your own summary in the annotated bibliography. For books, identify book reviews on that book and construct an abstract using the book review and a brief look at the book’s introduction. For book reviews, summarize the main point of view of the reviewer and attach a copy of the review. Your summaries of each source should identify: 1) the question they address, 2) the main type of research they did, 3) the main argument they make and 4) a brief statement of what you found interesting about the article and/or how you anticipate using the work.

Part 2: Describe how creating the annotated bibliography shaped your research question. This should include: 1) a paragraph describing your initial research topic and question (written as a question) 2) another paragraph in which you describe how (if at all) your review of prior research on your topic has changed what you think would be a promising research question to pursue.