1 ASSIGNMENT 1 REVIEWING RESEARCH AND MAKING CONNECTIONS Due Week 4: 122 points For your first assignment, you will analyze the article follow ing the Ask, Research, Learn, D o process . This process was introduced in your webtext as a simplified ver

For your first assignment, you will analyze the

article

follow

ing

the 

Ask,

Research

,

Learn

, D

o process

.

This process was introduced in 

your webtext as a simplified version of the sociological research 

process. It’s a useful tool to help you think critically, answer 

questions, and solve problems. 

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ASSIGNMENT
1
REVIEWING RESEARCH AND
MAKING CONNECTIONS
Due Week 4:  122 points
For your first assignment, you will analyze the article
follow
ing
the
Ask, Research, Learn, D
o process
.
This process was introduced in
your webtext as a simplified version of the sociological research
process. It’s a useful tool to help you think critically, answer
questions, and solve problems.
REVIEW THE RESEARCH
Review
t h e  
Article
“Most Americans think
the government could be
monitoring their ph

one

calls and emails”
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact
–
tank/2017
/09/27/most
–
americans
–
think
–
the
–
government
–
could
–
be
–
monitoring
–
their
–
phone
–
calls
–
and
–
emails/
USE THE RESEARCH
U
se the research
information presented in the article to answer the
questions below. You should write four paragraphs, one for each
step
listed in bold. Refer to Chapter 2 of the webtext as necessary.
1)
Ask
:
•
What was the topic of the

research?

•
Who was studied in the
research?
•
What was the research question that was
answered by the information in the article?

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2)
Research
:
•

What research 

methods were

used?

•

Summarize the process researchers used to 

collect

data.

3)
Learn
:
•

What were the key findings of the

research?
•

What conclusion was drawn from the 

research?
4)
Do
:
•

What 

are two

additional

follow
–

up 

questions 

that you have based on this 

research?
•

Why did you choose these follow up 

questions?

FORMATTING

5)

Your assignment must follow these formatting 

requirements:

•

Use Times New Roman font (size 12), with 

one
–

inch margins on all sides.

•

Use section headers (Ask, Research, Learn, 

Do

) and write left

indented paragraphs 

under each 

corresponding section.

•

References are not required for this 

assignment as you will use 

the assign

ed 

article

and your webtext.

•

Include a cover page cont

aining the title of 

the assign

ment, the

student’s name, the 

professor’s name, the course title, and the