To receive full credit, your research proposal must include the following:
1) Name of the Movement or Social Movement Organization. (10pts). State
which social movement or social movement organization (SMO) you will
research,
1) Name of the Movement or Social Movement Organization. (10pts). State
which social movement or social movement organization (SMO) you will
research,
2) Importance. (10 pts.). A brief statement that explains why studying this
movement/SMO is important,
movement/SMO is important,
3) Focus. (10 pts.). Suggest on what specific aspect of the movement (or
organization) you will concentrate (do not pick more than one of the following:
ideology, strategy/tactics, membership base, leadership, organizational structure,
factors causing movement emergence, factors behind continuing activity, factors
behind decline, reactions to movement/countermovement, relationship with the
media, political parties, or some other aspect),
organization) you will concentrate (do not pick more than one of the following:
ideology, strategy/tactics, membership base, leadership, organizational structure,
factors causing movement emergence, factors behind continuing activity, factors
behind decline, reactions to movement/countermovement, relationship with the
media, political parties, or some other aspect),
4) Research Question. (10 pts.). Remember, your research question has to be
about some aspect of a social movement that is little understood or not known,
otherwise, there is no need to do research. Make sure to narrow your research
question down to something that is feasible and make sure your research question
contains two variables.
about some aspect of a social movement that is little understood or not known,
otherwise, there is no need to do research. Make sure to narrow your research
question down to something that is feasible and make sure your research question
contains two variables.
5) Hypotheses. (20 pts.). Based on your research question, formulate two
hypotheses and indicated which variables are independent and which ones are
dependent,
hypotheses and indicated which variables are independent and which ones are
dependent,
6) Theory. (10 pts.). Pick a specific social movement theory (one of the specific
social movement theories discussed during lectures) that you will use in your
paper/presentation,
social movement theories discussed during lectures) that you will use in your
paper/presentation,
7) Research Method. (10 pts.) Describe how you are going to collect the
information to test your hypothesis. For example, are you going to use secondary
data analysis (newspapers accounts, documentary films, peer-reviewed journals
articles) or are you going to collect your own data (in-person interviews,
participant observation, content analysis of documents on the website of the SMO),
information to test your hypothesis. For example, are you going to use secondary
data analysis (newspapers accounts, documentary films, peer-reviewed journals
articles) or are you going to collect your own data (in-person interviews,
participant observation, content analysis of documents on the website of the SMO),
or a combination of the above methods,
8) Bibliography (10 pts.) of at least three preliminary sources you have consulted
that is properly formatted (MLA or APA format), (you can use one of the sources
assigned in this course). Remember, there are manly different sources of
information beside newspaper or scholarly journal articles. For examples of
different sources see the Basic Research Concepts and Steps PowerPoint on
Canvas.
that is properly formatted (MLA or APA format), (you can use one of the sources
assigned in this course). Remember, there are manly different sources of
information beside newspaper or scholarly journal articles. For examples of
different sources see the Basic Research Concepts and Steps PowerPoint on
Canvas.
9) Make sure you use
You can also use other FAU Library databases, electronic journals link, or the web
to located sociological journals. (NO CREDIT will be given for articles from
business journals, psychological journals, medical journals, or law journals!)
To find newspaper articles, you can use Nexis Uni database
NOTE: You may be prompted to sign in with your FAUNet ID before gaining
full access to the FAU librarys online resources.
You can also use other FAU Library databases, electronic journals link, or the web
to located sociological journals. (NO CREDIT will be given for articles from
business journals, psychological journals, medical journals, or law journals!)
To find newspaper articles, you can use Nexis Uni database
NOTE: You may be prompted to sign in with your FAUNet ID before gaining
full access to the FAU librarys online resources.
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