Research Paper on Social inequality in Los Angeles How to structure your paper: - - - - - Position your research question within the broader set of social inequality issues that we have been exploring in the course material

Research Paper on Social inequality in Los Angeles How to structure your paper: - - - - - Position your research question within the broader set of social inequality issues that we have been exploring in the course material. (social inequality, civic engagement, social rules, social construction of society, poverty, racism, social determinants of health. Cite specific course materials. (I included some readings and articles that are relevant to this topic) Present your research question so that it provides you an opportunity to use your sociological imagination to go deeper into some aspect of social inequality in Los Angeles. Organize the balance of your paper as an answer to your research question, using your sources to take your reader deeper into the issues. Option: You may conclude your paper with questions for additional research. PLEASE NOTE: You will need to ground your research paper in social inequalityrelated course readings. Then you will need to use (and cite, using APA citation style) additional academic research sources. As appropriate, you may add journalistic sources for information reporting on current conditions. 5-7 pages, double spaced. - Topic: Income inequality and social cohesion Research question: o How has a lack of social cohesion affected mortality and morbidity rates in los Angeles? Structure of paper: - Context /background o Describe social cohesion, what contributes to this: income inequality o Incorporate readings / articles - Present and Answer research question - Why does this matter? Readings from class that can be incorporated into this paper: (don’t need to use all of them, just whatever you think is necessary and can help backup your writing). - C. Wright Mills, The Sociological Imagination (1959), pp. 3-13 - Erik Olin Wright and Joel Rogers, American Society: How it Really Works (2015). - o Chapter 1: Prologue: Perspectives and Values, pp. 1-9 o Chapter 2: What Kind of Society Is American Society? pp. 10-33 o Chapter 11: Thinking about Fairness and Inequality, pp. 245-256 o Chapter 12: Class, pp. 257-266 Ananya Roy, “Encountering Poverty.” In Ananya Roy, Genevieve Negron-Gonzales, Kweku Opuku-Agyemang, and Clare Talwalker, Encountering Poverty: Thinking and Acting in an Unequal World (2016), pp. 22-49. Readings (articles) from class that are relevant to this topic in some way and can be used in the paper. - https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-28/coronavirus-east-la - https://enewspaper.latimes.com/infinity/article_share.aspx?guid=f24ba7fb-dfb5-4e4d9ea5-ddb1e9c8f9b7 - https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-2247 - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/08/us/covid-losangeles.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage&fbclid=IwAR 0Mt_Ld4FOW1-l9YsbjKOvXVoA9uZoQfQg-n8gTOdY9iy9WDLSfK-2mUiM Additional academic resources that I found: (these are very relevant) - Kawachi, I., & Kennedy, B. P. (1997, April 5). Socioeconomic determinants of health: Health and social cohesion: why care about income inequality? The BMJ. https://www.bmj.com/content/314/7086/1037. (definitely use this one) - Lopez, R. (2004, May 25). Income inequality and self-rated health in US metropolitan areas: A multi-level analysis. Social Science & Medicine. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953604001650. - McMaughan, D. J., Oloruntoba, O., & Smith, M. L. (2020, June 18). Socioeconomic Status and Access to Healthcare: Interrelated Drivers for Healthy Aging. Frontiers in public health. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7314918/. RUBRIC FOR WEEK 7 RESEARCH PAPER Comprehension of course materials (30 points) Demonstrates strong understanding of course themes and concepts 15/15 Uses course sources (readings/ lectures/guest speakers) appropriately to frame the research. 15/15 Evidence of careful research (50 points) Articulates a clear research question about an issue of social inequality 10/10 Articulates clear connection/relevance of the issue to Los Angeles 10/10 Uses 3 or more appropriate additional/outside resources to deepen understanding of the issue 10/10 Provides data/evidence that answers the research question 20/20 Clarity of writing (20 points) Writing is clear, without substantial grammatical or spelling (or other) errors 10/10 Uses appropriate formatting and citations