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Cieslik, M. (2014). “Not Smiling but Frowning”: Sociology and the “Problem of Happiness.” Sociology. doi:10.1177/0038038514543297 

Description: Cieslik describes how researchers in the past have applied structural approaches to understanding what makes people happy.  She contrasts this with her work that identifies more interactive definitions of happiness.

Lahman, M. K. E., Mendoza, B. M., Rodriguez, K. L., & Schwartz, J. L. (2011). Undocumented Research Participants: Ethics and Protection in a Time of Fear. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 33(3), 304–322. doi:10.1177/0739986311414162 

Description:  Lahman and colleagues discuss the ethics in researching the topic of undocumented immigrants. Not only do the authors discuss the issue at hand but they demonstrate several key elements of ethics generally when writing and disseminating research.

McKinney, K., & Naseri, N. (2011). A Longitudinal, Descriptive Study of Sociology Majors: The Development of Engagement, the Sociological Imagination, Identity, and Autonomy. Teaching Sociology, 39(2), 150–164. doi:10.1177/0092055X11400438 

Description: Kathleen McKinney and Naghme Naseri use a variety of methods to determine if sociology majors are engaged, have a sociological identity, and are able to use the concept of sociological imagination.  They present not only their results but also a critique of the methods used and the sample size.