Assignment task:
Review the following and respond to the following questions.
Integrative Theory in Criminology Applied to the Complex Social Problem of School Violence - In: Case Studies in Interdisciplinary Research By: Stuart Henry & Nicole L. Bracy
Question 1: What is the claim/argument/thesis/major finding of the article? (i.e. what is its purpose? what is it trying to convince you of?)
Question 2: What disciplines did the article appeal to/use/integrate?
Question 3: What evidence did the article employ to support its claim/argument/thesis/major finding?
Then: Consider how the findings of the article represent a real world application of interdisciplinary studies. Using specific examples and evidence from the article, explain how an interdisciplinary approach/method/synthesis helped understand the problem or issue in a way that a disciplinary approach or method might not have.