Social Issue Research Paper – Wage discrimination in medical sales industry
| Title | Social Issue Research Paper – Wage discrimination in the medical sales industry | Preferred Language style | English (U.S.) |
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| Type of document | Essay | Number of pages/words | 7 Pages Double Spaced (approx 275 words per page) |
| Subject area | Sociology | Academic Level | Undergraduate |
| Style | APA | Number of sources/references | 5 |
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| Social Issue Research Essay Assignment Research a current major social/c ultural issue or problem relevant to your career or intended career . Discuss how yo ur formal degree studies (including key theories, models, methods , and related empirical research ) have prepared you to identify, analyze , a nd resolve that issue the issue or problem . Recommend and construct an innovative problem – solving strategy , using a thesis and supporting reasons, that addresses the issue or problem. For example, if your field of study were business, and you worked for a utility company that sold hunting licenses on some of its land to create revenue, what should the company d o when approached by a community group t hat requests the practice stop? Or what about the corporate use of off – shore a ccounts to avoid paying taxes? If your career path leads you to firefighting, for example, would you protest the increase of residential development into wilderness areas due to the costs of suppressing those fires? This essay should be academic in tone, use at least five outside sources (please use peer reviewed or trade publications , or interviews with experts in the field ) , and be 1500 – 2000 words in length . Essays should f ollow APA formatting conventions. The Title and References pages will not be inclu ded in the required word count. What is a social /cultural issue research essay? This research essay addresses a major problem that is related to your field of study or profession at an organizational, cultural, or international level . It will require undertaking some form of active research , whether through the library, or an activity such as interviewing — likely both . The goal of this essay is present an effective solution to the problem or issue based on the knowledge/skills gained from your degree s tudies, existing data , and published research as well as information from knowledgeable persons ( suc h as experts and practitioners) . What is the basic content and organization of a social issue research essay? Statement of the Problem ( approx. 1 page) F irst , grab the attention and interest of your readers, and then introduce the problem to be stud ied. Describe precisely wh at you intend to show or argue and why (i.e., the “so w hat?” question). Make sure the research question addresses a significant social issue or problem in your field . A g ood research question advance s knowledge a bout a timely and significant issue , facilitates our abilit y to predict events, and may test or resolve contr adictory theories . T he problem you raise should be r elevant to contemporary situations or trends and have broad applicability . A good social problem question is relatively value – free and objective . All assertions of fact must be documented . S ocial issue research is not an editorial piece in |
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