Module Three Question 1
In the textbox provided, brainstorm a list of keywords related to your topic.
1. Social factors that contribute to addiction (the entire title of my social science issue may be searchable) 2. Lack of social programs in underserved communities when dealing with addiction. 3. How does addiction affect the inner city versus the suburbs? 4. Is there easier to access drugs and alcohol in underserved communities? 5. List of social factors that perpetuate addiction.
Module Three Question 2
Now type those keywords into an Internet search engine, such as Google. Spend some time looking through the results. In the textbox below, jot down the titles and hyperlinks of a few of the most interesting articles and websites that come up in your search. Write down at least one article and the corresponding hyperlink for each keyword or group of keywords.
1. Factors that contribute to substance abuse and addiction (cornercanyonhc.com) 2. Addiction and low-income Americans (addictioncenter.com) 3. Substance use and misuse in rural areas (rural health.org) 4. Substance abuse in Rural vs urban areas (addictioncenter.com) 5. Country versus city addiction-are they different (drugabuse.com) 6. Why do cities seem to have larger drug problems (transcendrecoverycommunity.com)? 7. Factors that impact addiction and problematic substance use (Ontario.ca) 8. 5 Socio-cultural factors that cultivate addiction (rehab.com)
Module Three Question 3
What are you finding? What new information have you learned about this issue? What new questions or thoughts do you have now that you have done some preliminary research?
I am finding out that there are a lot of articles about social factors that contribute and or perpetuate addiction. I am learning that there is a big disparity between urban and rural areas when it comes to ease of access and substance abuse. A question that comes to mind is, if we know that there is a disparity, why are we not doing something to make it better for all areas of substance abuse? Why isn't the government throwing money on substance abuse in urban areas?
Module Three Question 4
Can you narrow your focus at all? If so, what do you wish to focus on? If you have a few options, what are they? (You don't necessarily need to narrow your focus. Mark found this helpful to do because his topic is very broad.)
I can probably narrow my focus to just the social factors and not ease of access, cities having larger drug issues, etc. Concentrating just on what the social factors may be will lead the reader to the conclusion that drug, and alcohol use affects different social economical areas differently.
Module Three Question 5
Based on the broad search, refine the list of keywords that you created on the previous page. List here any keywords or keyword combinations that returned results that are relevant to your social science issue. Then, note which keywords or combinations you will no longer use, as they returned off-topic or overly broad results.
I will use the keywords factors that contribut