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For your second homework assignment, please follow the steps outlined in this prompt. You will need to submit an essay that addresses all of the components of this assignment utilizing the sociological research and theories in your textbook. Please provide a response to all of the following:
Using material from your assigned readings, explain how sociologists study social problems. How does sociological research help us understand the systemic nature of these problems? How can sociological research help us to understand problems like racial and gender inequality? Explain.
What do sociologists mean when they describe things like race, ethnicity, sex and gender as socially constructed? Use the ideas from the readings to support your answer.
Connect the dots between the information presented in the Chapters 2, 3 and 4 of your textbook. What does sociological research tell us about the relationship between race, gender, and poverty? How does the research presented in these chapters help us to understand the unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege in the United States?
Important: This is an academic essay. I am looking for an analysis based on data, scientific studies and sociological theories from the assigned materials. This is not intended to be a reflection paper, so the tone should be formal. I am not looking for personal anecdotes, stories about your personal experiences or descriptions of your emotional response to the material.
Your paper should be a minimum of four complete pages of writing. Your finished work should be proofread, double spaced, with a 12 point font and standard margins. Students who submit papers that do not conform to these guidelines or work that contains numerous spelling errors can expect a reduction in their grade. Your homework should be written in your own words, free from plagiarized content. Plagiarism will result in an automatic zero on this assignment. You will need to include citations for anything quoted from the readings and Include a works cited page at the end of your paper. For more information on how to cite sources, here is a link to a guide produced by the American Sociological Association: ASA Citation  (Links to an external site.