Anne Tam
Professor Cocroft
Sociology 2000
5 October 2010
Research Paper Abstract
For my research paper, I was thinking of doing something that talks about the decline of certain states/cities, like Detroit. I would talk about the state problem and evaluate what the reasons are that could be leading to the economic decline of the motor city that once was a thriving, growing community. I would explain how people reacted to the starting decline of their city, and how that affected many people. People seem to succumb to the poor economy and give up, and I could relate that to sociology by talking about people’s behaviors when it comes to a negative situation., especially one as big as the decline in Detroit. The city is becoming one of the highest crime rate cities in Michigan, and this is probably the result of the economic downfall that discourages people to continue pursuing what they want in life. I could also research how the city was a century ago as compared to now, and analyze the economic differences in the city. And as a conclusion, I would discuss how the city could change in the future, and maybe go back to the famous motor city it was decades ago.