Study the psychosocial effects of a specific online community or group. For example, perhaps you are interested in researching an online sobriety community for teens—or an online group of people who love zombie films.
Choose a specific group or community to research. Note: Research judiciously. Do not choose a group or community that advocates hate, violence, or anything that might detract from the higher-education learning experience. Use caution as you research and do not reveal personal information.
Note the following:
References should be mostly scholarly in nature. In other words, you should direct your research to professional psychology journals and texts, as well as current articles from the media (for example, articles from PewResearch, professional journals, and respected media).
The library guide for this course will help you locate appropriate sources.
Wikipedia is not a reliable source of information for this purpose. Do not use Wikipedia.
Instructions
Finish each section of the APA Paper Template, linked in the Resources under the APA Resources heading, as you complete the following:
Examine scholarly literature for the psychosocial impact of membership in a virtual group or community.
Critically review reliable media sources for information related to the implications of membership in the group or community.
Explain the methods or procedures used in the studies.
Critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the methodology used for the studies.
Examine the problems, conflicts, and unresolved issues that require additional research and choose one issue to propose for further research.
Provide a rationale for the proposed research.
