EXERCISE

Selecting a Topic

1. Get a copy of a local or regional newspaper or go to a newspaper's website. Find three articles that deal with social behavior or characteristics. List the name of the paper, the date of publication, and the headline for each of these articles.

2. Select one of the stories and make a copy to turn in with this exercise.

3. Create one research question on the topic of the article that could be answered by social research and state it.

4. Assuming you could get enough funding and had the time to do research to answer the question you stated, would you do the research? Describe why you would or would not do the research by focusing on your personal interests, today's social and political climate, and the contribution you think the research would make to social science or society.