They usually start with a summary of a current event, then provide sociological ideas relevant to the matter at the hand

 Select 5  topics related to social change  You will be writing a  blog-post style  for each of those 5 topics.

https://thesocietypages.org/trot/

1. Browse the “There’s Research On That!”  blog to get a sense of how TROT posts are written. They usually start  with a summary of a current event, then provide sociological ideas  relevant to the matter at the hand. The author highlights one to four  key ideas from the research and includes citations for each source with  hyperlinks to the authors’ website and the publication information.
2. Choose  5 recent news events or pop culture trends related to social change to  analyze. Ask yourself, “What would sociologists have to say about this  that the rest of the media may be missing?” Make a list of a few  possible themes to investigate about each topic, such as the impact of  social construction, institutions, or networks.
3. Search for  literature on your themes using the online library. Select three to  five pieces for each that speak to the themes or provide broader  information about the topic.
4. Evaluate  the research. Read the methodology sections of any journal articles, or  find reviews of the books published in academic journals. Do you find  the conclusion(s) convincing, based on the evidence provided? Is the  methodology high quality? Which pieces provide the best takeaways for a  general reader? Once you’ve considered the possible sources separately,  consider how they will fit together in each summary. From your list, pick  the best two or three pieces for each theme to include in your article.
5. Write  a TROT summary for each of the five topics in the style of the website.  Remember the main components: a short summary of the news, including  links to media coverage so the reader can see what’s already been  written; key takeaways you identified in the sociological literature;  and citations of the research. Each summary  should be 2 pages in length,  for a total of 10+ pages for the assignment.

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