The students should write the paper on a racial or ethnic group of their choice. They should demonstrate the mastery of appropriate concepts and sociological perspectives as articulated in Martin Marger's textbook. That is why the students should make references to and have citations from the textbook.

In addition to Martin Marger's textbook, the students should make references to New Immigrants in New York by Nancy Foner to back up their reasoning.

The 3-page paper (double space, font 12, Arial) should consist of the introduction, the main part and the conclusion.

In the introduction, you should clearly state your hypothesis or articulate a question you are going to answer in the main part.

In the main part of the paper, you develop an argument.

Do not fail to mention contributions of other sociologists to the topic of your investigation (online articles and additional literary sources might be handy for that purpose).

While shedding the light on the topic of your interest and developing the argument of discussion, do not jump from one concept to another - try to make your narration coherent and consistent (paragraphs of your paper should be logically connected).

In the end, you summarize your findings and draw conclusions.

Your voice should be heard throughout the paper. You should explicitly or implicitly convey your opinion on the social problem of your choice.

You should document the use of the source material clearly.