Racial Preference on Gun Permits Psychology Coursework

In your Week 1 "Choose a topic" initial posting, please list everything in the following list:
1. Describe what your topic is, phrasing it as a research question. Please note:
a. the topic has to be sociology in nature;
b. your research question should preferably be more general and open-ended than a hypothesis; (it is not a hypothesis, not yet);
2. Identify variables (one DV, at least one IV) which you have found in the GSS dataset (use the search function at https://gssdataexplorer(dot)norc(dot)org/variables/vfilter. Make sure you set the year to be "2012" before you search, since you are required to use data from GSS 2012 for your project. If you have questions, refer to the screenshots attached at the bottom of page for a step-by-step tutorial. If your variable of interest is NOT in the 2012 data set, consider revising your topic to work with available data.
a. identify variable names; for example, "childs" is a variable name. It stands for "Number of children."
b. identify the question related to this variable that was asked in the survey (in verbatim). For example, GSS survey question for variable "childs" is as follows (in verbatim):
How many children have you ever had? Please count all that were born alive at any time (including any you had from a previous marriage).
3. Explain why you chose these variables for your project;
4. Explain why you think there is a correlation or a relationship.
Reiteration: we will be using the 2012 data set for our project. All variables in your project HAVE to come from this 2012 data set. If you cannot find your variables of interest, revise your project in order to work with the 2012 data.
If you need step-by-step tutorial, please download the screenshots attached at the bottom of the page (after grading rubrics) for details.
Forum Instructions:
Each week, learners will post one initial post per week. This post must demonstrate comprehension of the course materials, the ability to apply that knowledge in the real world. Learners will engage with the instructor and peers throughout the learning week. To motivate engaged discussion, posts are expected to be on time with regular interaction throughout the week. All posts should demonstrate college level writing skills. To promote vibrant discussion as we would in a face to face classroom, formatted citations and references are not required. Quotes should not be used at all, or used sparingly. If you quote a source quotation marks should be used and an APA formatted citation and reference provided.

For weeks when the Forum is only text based, 250+ words are required for the initial post. For weeks when the Forum includes a text answer and statistical output, 150+ words are required.