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Picking Your Research Topic
Picking Topics
You Can Study Almost Anything: The Thomas Theorem (1:59)
Operationalization: Turning Fuzzy Ideas Into Measurable Units (1:23)
Topic Selection & Professional Associations (6:09)
A List of Professional Associations
Recap
Use Theory to Brainstorm Research Questions
Three Helpful Metaphors
Questions Based on Social Struggles
Questions Based on Social Symbols
Questions Based on Social Systems
Turning a Topic Into a Research Question
Avoid: 1) Too Broad, 2) Inaccessible Data (3:12)
Considering More and Less Accessible Groups
Turning a Topic Into a Research Question (1:13)
Framing it with Variables Can Help
Continue Focusing Your Research Question
New Researchers Avoid Vulnerable Populations
Use Opinion Data to Simplify a Tricky Topic (0:56)
Comparing Two Groups Is Usually Easier to Write About
Turn it All Into an Initial Research Plan
Turn it Into a Plan
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Questions Based on Social Systems
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