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This assignment will include the following Instructions: 1) Chapter reading – How Sociologists Do Research (ch.5)2) Article – Parrillo & Donoghue (2013) The National Social Distance Study: Ten Years Later. Sociological Forum, Vol.28, No. 3, September 2013.5) Analyze class results for the Bogardus quiz given to you by your instructor.6) You will need 3 minimum academic references properly cited. The book does not count, and neither do the articles listed as part of the prompts. Note academic journals, or peer reviewed websites are the only logically accepted thing here so do not use .com websites. Acceptable websites include those that end in .org, or .gov. And it goes without saying wikipedia is not acceptable. Note I tell you exactly where to cite things, citing irrelevant information not asked for will result in point deductions.7) Put your major designation clearly in the top right corner of the page if you are working on associate of arts (AA), associate of science (as) associate of technology (aat) *(My major is AA in Sociology)*8) Be mindful of the file you upload, if i cant open it is a 0. I will not track you down to figure this out. It needs to be a word document file.9) At most this should be 3 pages maximum.Instructions: Complete the class Bogardus questionnaire then answer the followi

ng questions in complete paragraphs.Using each step of the scientific method, explain how sociologists study society.Now that you have defined the 8 steps, write out 3 hypothesis, where you predict the results of the survey.When was the Bogardus scale first used? What theoretical approach, if any, is used in the Parrillo & Donoghue (2013) article? Describe the methodology used in Parrillo & Donoghue (2013) article.According to the results of the class Bogardus questionnaire, overall which racial category are most likely to be excluded?According to the results of the class Bogardus questionnaire, overall which religious category are most likely to be excluded?According to the results of the class Bogardus questionnaire, overall which political category are most likely to be excluded?Make sense of these results using 3 carefully selected, and cited scholarly research articles. These articles must directly address the issue of prejudice, and discrimination based on the results from 4,5 and 6. Based on the results you listed in 4,5, and 6 what are some possible future implications you can foresee? Do you see intergroup relations improving over time why or why not?Write up a conclusion to this assignment based on the results, whether your hypotheses were proved/disproved, and any additional comments.