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Assignment: Syme Quantitative Study of Mortality Rates

Textbook: Creswell, J. W., & Creswell, J. D. (2018). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (5th ed.). Sage. Read Chapter 4 & 5.

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 of the course text, read the media piece Why Facebook Could Be Good for Your Health, read the journal article "Social Relationships and Health," and watch the video Research Ethics Involving Human Subjects

Task

In your initial post, address the following:

1. Describe a social theory that was discussed in the "Social Relationships and Health" journal article and indicate how it was used to support the research.

2. Choose one of the quantitative research results presented in the article; describe the evidence presented and indicate which variables of the experiment were highlighted.

3. Determine the article's conclusion in regards to social relationships in society. Based on the accompanying media piece "Why Facebook Could Be Good for Your Health," how could modern social media sites support the research findings in the journal article?

4. The course text reading discussed how research can also use the transformative paradigm in social theory to impact social change. How does it do this and what types of societal populations can the transformative paradigm specifically impact?

5. An important aspect of impactful research is that it should be disseminated through a scholarly document such as a research report or journal article. The author of the course text provides some helpful tips in scholarly writing. What tips did you find most useful to further develop your own scholarly writing in course work which requires research papers or a project?

6. Lastly, a research study should always be ethically performed. According to the course text reading and your review of the video, "Research Ethics Involving Human Subjects", answer the following:

a. The Belmont Report of 1979 established three ethical principles for research. Name the three principles and explain each principle.

b. All Universities and Research Institutions are federally mandated to follow ethics guidelines in the research performed which include the principles of The Belmont Report of 1979 - name what this set of guidelines is commonly known as, and describe what it covers.