Research Plan

Identify a minimum of six key search terms that you will use to find resources and pertinent information.

Identify a minimum of four key resources you intend to use. These may include sociology$-$specific journals, databases, websites, or even specific articles. SNHU$$s Sociology Research Guide and the links noted above are a great place to start locating resources.

Be sure to explain why you think these terms and resources will be helpful as you work toward your final project.

Comparative Perspectives Outline: In this section you will begin to consider your familial trend on global and national scales. Your outline will show how you will examine the influences on the trend, the impact of the trend on society, and how the trend manifests itself within diverse cultures in the United States.

What country outside the United States will you talk about in your article and what norm in this country do you think would be relevant?

How does your selected familial trend present in the other country?

If the trend is present, how is the presence similar to or different from how it manifests itself in the United States? Outline why you think these similarities and differences exist.

Looking at the issue inside the United States, outline the relevant social variables and disparities influencing this familial trend and how they influence this trend.

Outline how the familial trend negatively impacts modern families, and outline what examples you are considering to substantiate your ideas.

Outline what you think the influences of the familial trend are on other social institutions, providing some specific examples you are considering to use to substantiate your ideas. For example, specifically how does the trend influence education, employment, or healthcare?

What other subcultures in the United States could you also compare this trend to$?$ Think about how the trend manifests itself similarly or differently in different subcultures. Is the trend as present in some subcultures as it is in others?