How to Write a Sociological Analysis

Sociology as a discipline seeks to explain how individuals and groups interact in their societies. Many universities and colleges require students to take at least one introductory course from the sociology department as a general educational requirement. Although many disciplines touch on the same subject matter, sociology distinguishes itself through its particular methods of analysis. Learning to write a sociological analysis paper can help you hone your research and experimentation abilities.

Instructions

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      Introduce your topic. Let the reader know what issue you are addressing specifically. For example, your analysis may focus on an aspect of poverty in America. Tell the reader what question about your topic you are analyzing.

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      Set up the experiment. Provide the details of how you intend to analyze the question from your introduction. Describe what literature (such as past experiments or theoretical explanations) you reviewed and how it impacted your experiment and analysis.

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      Provide a unit of analysis. Inform the reader on what level you intend to approach the issue. Let your reader know what variable from your experiment you will analyze.

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      State your hypothesis. Tell the reader what results you expected prior to the experiment and why you expected those results in particular.

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      Describe the experiment in depth. Explain how you conducted the experiment and what happened at each stage. Discuss your results and how you arrived at them.

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      Analyze the results from your experiment. Tell the reader your opinion on the significance of your results. Discuss what you think the relationship is between your experimental methods and results. Consider what impact on policy the results of your experiment suggests.

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