- It is interesting to think that making research a “solo journey” can drastically impact the results of the study. Conducting a study alone is not uncommon, but when it comes to multi-layered issues, it turns out working with a team can actually benefit the way in which the research is done.
- I believe the effects of ethnic diversity on community connections could go both ways. A similar ethnic population could lead to the people feeling like they all have something in common. On the other hand, people from different backgrounds could get together and begin to form bonds, allowing for greater overall connections instead of just connections between a majority.
- The author mentioned that Marrow chose to highlight White Americans, African Americans, Indian immigrants, and Mexican immigrants in his study. I wonder why other groups were not given this same “importance”. What about Asian immigrants, or immigrants from Eastern Europe?
- Problem-solving skills are always going to be a big part of conducting research. Learning to look for and fix minor errors will help get the most valid data. While it may be difficult sometimes to tell if your data is truly valid, using multiple different methods from the textbook will help clarify that.
- It is interesting how people from different fields of study view the world in different ways. Biologists might look at certain scientific concepts differently than chemists, and chemists might have different views from physicists or mathematicians. But at the end of the way, each of their points of view is considered equally right.