Day: March 14, 2019

Social Researcher Skills

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This assignment aims at helping you develop your skills as a social researcher based on the knowledge you acquired in this subject. It requires that you identify a social problem of interest to you, conduct a brief literature on the issue and justify the need for research on the issue. You are then to propose how you would go about conducting that research, paying attention to ethical, theoretical and methodological considerations, including levels of measurements, sampling and relevant hypotheses. You must justify your methodological selection, which will demonstrate your understanding of strengths and limitations of each.

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Benefits of joining the World Trade Organizations

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While membership in the World Trade Organization is extensive, not every country is a member. The following countries all have observer status in the World Trade Organization, meaning they are considering joining the organization. Choose one of the following countries and use the Stolper-Samuelson theory to analyze whether joining the World Trade Organization will be beneficial to that country.

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Analyzing the Works of Robert Cialdini

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In developing your leadership skills, it is also important to understand how to influence people and how people can potentially influence you. To help you understand influence, analyze the works of Robert Cialdini. He is one of the leading social psychologist of our time and provides value lessons through this six principles, that can help you be more effective in the workplace.

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Archaeological Discoveries

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The archaeological record is perpetually changing. Archaeologists are always discovering more finds and publishing on emerging data from their projects. However, most people will never read any of the reports or academic articles that archaeologists produce. Instead, general audiences receive this new information through the news. Analyze a news article emerging from a popular news source. This source can either be a legitimate newspaper (ex. The New York Time, Washington Post, The Guardian) or a science/history magazine (ex. Discover, National Geographic, Smithsonian Magazine).

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