Assignment
#4: The Theoretical Essay
The
theoretical essay examines existing research and current thinking on a social
topic to trace its development and to examine and make comparisons of
information provided from technical and scholarly journals and from the
statistical data of empirical studies. The theoretical essay has the following
components:
·
Identifies
a problem or hypothesis that has current as well as historical implications in
the social science community. (Introduction)
·
Traces
the development and history of the problem. Most of your information should be
drawn from empirical studies and technical and scholarly journals. (Historical background)
·
Analyzes
the articles to explore and identify varying components (pros and cons) of the
problem. (Objective analysis of the
current thinking of the pro and con positions, and the evidence that each side
provides to support those positions)
·
Discusses
the implications of the pro and con theories of the problem. (Your personal, critical thinking, about what
you think the existing pro and con information means)
·
Arrives
at a judgment that chooses one theory as more valid than another and provides
evidence to support that judgment. (Your
position, supported by evidence, on the theory that you think is most valid and
why)
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