Topic: impact of birth order (youngest child, middle child, oldest child) on behavior
Instructions: Define the research problem
Select a theory functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism, feminist theory
or Postmodernism.
Review the literature/evidence- Familiarize yourself with existing research on the topic.
Formulate a Hypothesis/Make the problem precise- What do you intend to test? What Is the relationship among the variables?
Select a research design- Choose one or more research methods: experiment, survey, observation, use of existing sources (e.g., secondary data sets).
Carry out the research- Collect your data; record information.
Interpret the results- Work out the implications of the data you collect.
Report the findings- What is the significance of the data? How does information relate to previous findings?
Cite everything used at the bottom
