The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize you with how researchers apply the scientific method when doing research, and how they then present their research. Find a social science research article from an academic journal. The topic of the article needs to be connected to social science and related to 1-2 definitions in the following: norms:
guidelines for behavior in specific situations Mores (singular is mos): norms which when broken bring serious consequences – breaking one means you have done something illegal or immoral Folkways: norms which when broken do not bring serious consequences (rituals, fads, fashions, foods, little traditions) beliefs: statements about reality that one thinks are true about some aspect of the world based on what we are taught by society (e.g. You will make more money with a college degree.) values: what is considered ideal – values are usually a just a word or two (e.g., individualism; knowledge; materialism; collectivism; friendship) ethnocentrism: a belief that ones own culture is inherently superior to others; characterized by bias and judgment cultural relativism: looking at other cultures objectively (This does not mean that everything in a culture should be accepted, but that one looks for context and explanations before rejecting something simply because it is different from ones own culture.)
