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Resources for Major Sociology Project Ideas toc

=5 KEY COMPONENTS=
 * **Challenging research question**
 * **Scholarly reading**
 * **Formal writing/research**
 * **Unique audience**
 * **Criteria to assess one's own project**

=[|Project Description + Info]= =Major Sociology Research Project Spring 2012 Schedule= =Quality Examples of the Major Sociology Research Project=

= Sociology Major Project -- Original Research Questions =
 * Lisa, Ashley -How does a person's Facebook posts correlate with his/her level of narcissism?
 * Unique Audience: Facebook users, Mr. Bray, teachers around the world
 * Dennis, JasmineIs there a correlation between the availability of Western-style fast food in countries and their obesity rates?
 * Unique Audience: Mr. Morton
 * William, Sean- How does Christianity shape people's view on ethics?
 * Unique Audience: Pastor
 * Steve, Brian- Is the advancement of transportation a completely positive trend?
 * Unique Audience: Businessmen/women who walk to work.
 * Ian, Peter L- How effective are the visual appeals that advertisements use?
 * Unique Audience: Worker/manager working in the advertising field
 * Jane, Hijo-- How does superstition affect people's lives in Korea?
 * Unique Audience: Elder Koreans
 * Eric, Dong Myung-- How does participation in sports affect academic performance in high school?
 * Unique Audience: Sports professor, Mr. Woo Sang Hyun
 * Michelle- How much does breakfast affect academic performance?
 * Unique Audience: ENT doctor
 * Ryan- How much are sales of living properties are influenced by the exterior design and/or interior blue print of a building?
 * Unique Audience: Urban planners
 * Kevin- Why do some people choose to be a part of the third gender?
 * Unique Audience: Psychologist
 * Jenny- Why does Korea have one of the highest suicide rates in the world?
 * Unique Audience: Suicide hotline
 * Peter Y- What makes people more likely to read something?
 * Unique Audience: People in the publishing business(Mr.Kang from Didimdol)