1. Identify the basic research question as stated by the authors.
2. Identify a dependent variable and independent variable in each article.
3. Identify the level of measurement of each.
4. Find an example of a descriptive and an inferential statistic in each article.

For the McBrier article:

• Review Table 3, p. 301. What conclusions can you draw about downward mobility of African Americans and white workers in 1990? (Use percentages.)

For the Phillips and Smith article:

• How do people feel and how do they react when confronted with an uncivil action by a stranger in a common place situation? Discuss this question based on the evidence presented in Phillips and Smith in Tables 2 through 4. Use percentage comparison in your discussion

McBrier, D., & Wilson, G. (August 2004). Going down?: Race and downward occupational mobility for white-collar workers in the 1990s. Work and Occupations, 31(3), 283-322.

Phillips, T., & Smith, P. (December 2004). Emotional and behavioural responses to everyday incivility: Challenging the fear/avoidance paradigm. Journal of Sociology, 40(4), 378-399.