Describe what your independent and dependent variables would be in your study of interest. Think about the most important factors and what kinds of outcomes or things you are interested in seeing at the end of your research. Which variables or things do you think influence the others? Are there any things that you think might get in the way of that relationship?

Describe what your independent and dependent variables would be in your study of interest. Think about the most important factors and what kinds of outcomes or things you are interested in seeing at the end of your research. Which variables or things do you think influence the others? Are there any things that you think might get in the way of that relationship? Do the abstracts you read provide any guidance? Do your variables address the issue at the individual level or the collective/structural level? How will you ensure that the outcomes that you are choosing are contextualized in the history of our social structures?