Paraphrasing Activity

In order to stop overuse of quotations in your research paper, you should limit them at the source. This means that you should limit the amount of quotations you take down as notes, therefore, a smaller portion of your research paper will be direct quotations (Lester, 1976).

Reflections on Breaking the Code activity

What I learned from this activity was the importance of the literature review as part of the research process. Also, I think that this helped me understand how I can delve deeper into the articles and other sources I have collected. It was hard to do but with those specific questions to find an answer to, it is relatively easy.

Summary Practice

The author discusses the social functions of "serious" and "popular" music, a distinction he makes between mass produced popular music and a real form of art which is "serious" music. He posits that "popular" music serves only a sociological function in that it is determined by the social atmosphere of that time and "serious" music is created for transcendental purposes in that it passes through social forces. His main point is that "serious" music has social forces at the time it was made hidden in it while "popular" music literally tells us those social forces.

Three Workable Research Questions

Can cross-cultural community relations training and different hiring techniques help curb police discrimination in urban American cities?

Are there similarities and differences between urban and rural police discrimination and what is the reason for them?

Do public acts of discrimination through brutality by police officers result in retaliation by the victim's community members? Does this result in cyclical violence towards the police and community?

Finding the Focusing Questions

Important Question:
When police officers commit racist acts against the public, what specific types of factors and settings can be determined to pinpoint why that racist act occurred.


Sub-Questions:
Would providing cross-cultural community relation training and diversity training help curb racism within the urban police force?

Can the hiring of more minority police officers create a trust between the police and urban minority communities?

Does the setting for which police stereotype people determine whether it is racist or efficient?

When racism in the police force occurs, is it a more personal or institutional cause?