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“Money, Not Access, Key to Resident Food Choices in ‘Food Deserts’ “ you’ll complete a short answer activity in which you will review a research article to identify the research conclusion. Then, you’ll take another look at that conclusion from the perspective of one of the major sociological theories. Use the Assignment 3 template to complete this assignment.

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ASSIGNMENT 3

USING A SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH
Due Week 9: 120 points

For your final assignment, you’ll complete a short answer activity

in which you will review a research article to identify the research

conclusion. Then, you’ll take another look at that conclusion from

the perspective of one of the major sociological theories. Use the

Assignment 3 template to complete this

assignment.

LEARN
Review the Article:

“Money, Not Access, Key to Resident Food

Choices in ‘Food Deserts’ “

https://news.ncsu.edu/2017/03/money-food-

deserts-2017/

1) What were the key findings and conclusion from the research?

THEORY
Remember: The four major sociological theories are Functionalism,

Conflict Theory, Symbolic Interactionism, and Rational Choice

Theory. For more information, review Sections 1.8 – 1.12 in your

webtext.

2) Choose one of the four major sociological theories—

Functionalism, Conflict Theory, Symbolic Interactionism, or

Rational Choice Theory. (Review the Assignment 3 Cheat

Sheet in the Help tab in Blackboard and Sections 1.8 – 1.12 in

your webtext for more information.

a) In your own words, define the theory that you chose.

b) Discuss how this theory relates to the research

findings in the article.

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https://news.ncsu.edu/2017/03/money-food-deserts-2017/

https://news.ncsu.edu/2017/03/money-food-deserts-2017/

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EVALUATE
3) Use the article to help answer the questions below.

a) What research method was used in the article?

b) What are the advantages and disadvantages of using

this research method? (Your response should be a

paragraph of at least 5-7 sentences.)

See section 2.9 and table 2.1 of the webtext to review

the advantages and disadvantages of the different

research methods.

c) What additional research should be conducted to

learn more about the problem examined in the

article? (Your response should be a paragraph of at

least 5-7 sentences.)

FORMATTING
4) Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Use the Assignment 3 template to complete this

assignment.

• References are not required for this assignment as

you will use the assigned article and your webtext.

• Be sure to include your name and the date on the

cover page.

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RUBRIC
Grading for this assignment will be based on the following rubric:

POINTS: 120 ASSIGNMENT 3: USING A SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH

Criteria

Exemplary

100% – A

Proficient

85% – B

Fair

75% – C

Meets Minimum

Expectations

65% – D

Unacceptable

0% – F

1. Describe the
key findings of
the researchers
and the conclu-
sion drawn from
the research.

Weight: 20%

Accurately
describes key
findings and
conclusion and
includes sup-
porting details.
Demonstrates
strong under-
standing by using
sociology terms
and providing
logical, accurate,
and concise infor-
mation.

Accurately
describes key
findings and
conclusion and
includes support-
ing details.

Partially de-
scribes key
findings and con-
clusion but some
of the supporting
details are miss-
ing.

Inaccurately
describes key
findings or con-
clusion and sup-
porting details
are sparse.

Does not de-
scribe the key
findings and/or
conclusion and
does not pro-
vide supporting
details.

2. Use a major
sociological the-
ory to explain
the key findings
or conclusion,
and address any
limitations of
the theory.

Weight: 40%

Accurately
uses a major
sociological
theory to
explain the key
findings
or conclusion,
and addresses
theory limitations
with supporting
details. Demon-
strates strong
understanding by
using sociology
terms and
providing logical,
accurate, and
concise
information.

Accurately
uses a major
sociological
theory to
explain the key
findings
or conclusion,
and addresses
theory limitations
with supporting
details.

Partially uses
a major socio-
logical theory
to explain the
key findings or
conclusion, or
partially address-
es theory limita-
tions, but some
of the supporting
details are miss-
ing.

Inaccurately
uses a major
sociological
theory to explain
the key findings
or conclusion,
or inaccurately
addresses theory
limitations and
supporting de-
tails are sparse.

Does not use a
major sociolog-
ical theory to
explain the key
findings or con-
clusion and does
not address the-
ory limitations.

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POINTS: 120 ASSIGNMENT 3: USING A SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH

Criteria

Exemplary

100% – A

Proficient

85% – B

Fair

75% – C

Meets Minimum
Expectations

65% – D

Unacceptable

0% – F

3. Identify
the articles
limitations
and provide
additional re-
search ideas.

Weight: 30%

Identifies
limitations that
align with the
key findings of
the research, and
provides addi-
tional research
ideas that in-
clude supporting
details. Demon-
strates strong
understanding
by using sociolo-
gy terms.

Identifies
limitations that
align with the key
findings of the
research, and
provides addi-
tional research
ideas that in-
clude supporting
details.

Identifies
limitations that
don’t fully align
with the key
findings of the
research, or
provides addi-
tional research
ideas that lack
supporting
details.

Identifies only
one limitation or
limitations that
don’t fully align
with the key
findings of the
research, and
lack additional
research ideas
and/or support-
ing details.

Does not
identify
limitations or
does not pro-
vide additional
research ideas.

4. Write in a
skillful manner
using stated
formatting and
correct gram-
mar and spell-
ing.

Weight: 10%

Writing is ex-
cellent. Tone is
appropriate and
demonstrates
excellent word
choice. Shows
exceptional
logic, clarity, and
stated format-
ting. Contains no
spelling or gram-
matical errors.

Writing is profi-
cient. Tone is ap-
propriate. Shows
logic, clarity,
and stated
formatting. May
contain few or
no spelling and/
or grammatical
errors.

Writing is satis-
factory. Appro-
priate and/or
consistent tone
is developing.
Shows moder-
ate logic, clarity,
and/or stated
formatting.
May contain
more than a few
spelling and/
or grammatical
errors.

Writing meets
minimal stan-
dards. Tone is
not appropri-
ate. Lacking
one or more
of logic, clarity,
and/or stated
formatting. May
contain many
spelling and/
or grammatical
errors.

Writing does not
meet minimal
standards. Tone
is not appro-
priate. Wholly
lacking in logic,
clarity, and/or
stated format-
ting. Contains
many spelling
and/or grammat-
ical errors.