Operationalized Study Article Research
Be sure to have reviewed the Ch. 2 material before doing this activity. Read the article at this link:
Be sure to click on the links in it to the original research in the article. Once you’ve read it, describe how the researchers who conducted the study “operationalized” (defined/quantified) the concept of “caring” in order to measure it and compare different cities. Discuss whether or not you feel that it was an accurate way to do so.
Regarding the study’s conclusions, what sorts of things do you think characterize, sociologically, everyday life in Miami (the “305”) in ways that make people here feel more or less happy, hostile and uncaring than in other places? If you need some visual inspiration, check out the “Only in Dade” sites on Facebook and Instagram.
Try to respond to the original research rather than the interpretation of the reporter in the article. Write at least two substantial paragraphs (five sentences each, min.) in your post. You may respond to any classmate’s post if you’d like.