Development of a Research Question
Having picked my topic of interest “The Harley Davidson Biker” I needed to explore options for the question. I started out with “What is the culture of the Harley Davidson biker?”. That was too small; there was very little information. I expanded the question to “What is the biker culture?” and that returned more results. I then narrowed it down to “How has the biker culture changed over the years?”. This seems to be a more valid question that readers would have an interest in, may already have an opinion about, and that could enlighten their perspective.
The Six Steps
The first step was to come up with a topic that I was interested in and that would be of interest to others. The biker culture has been a fascination for a vast majority of the public. They have an image created by one perspective of the culture and not the reality of the whole community of bikers. A study of the biker culture and how it has changed over the years could be one way to change the public position. Changing the stance that the public has regarding the biker culture will be an eye-opening challenge that could reveal a greater acceptance of the biker …show more content…
I ended up going back to my earlier question “What is the biker culture?”. That question produced other questions; “How did it all start?”, “What have been the changes in the biker culture?”, “What influenced those changes and how?”, and “What is the future of the biker culture?”. These questions could be used to break the paper into different sections. Each area would need empirical research (Williams, 2008) from the previously mentioned articles and others being compiled and in turn analyzed by the scientific
Having picked my topic of interest “The Harley Davidson Biker” I needed to explore options for the question. I started out with “What is the culture of the Harley Davidson biker?”. That was too small; there was very little information. I expanded the question to “What is the biker culture?” and that returned more results. I then narrowed it down to “How has the biker culture changed over the years?”. This seems to be a more valid question that readers would have an interest in, may already have an opinion about, and that could enlighten their perspective.
The Six Steps
The first step was to come up with a topic that I was interested in and that would be of interest to others. The biker culture has been a fascination for a vast majority of the public. They have an image created by one perspective of the culture and not the reality of the whole community of bikers. A study of the biker culture and how it has changed over the years could be one way to change the public position. Changing the stance that the public has regarding the biker culture will be an eye-opening challenge that could reveal a greater acceptance of the biker …show more content…
I ended up going back to my earlier question “What is the biker culture?”. That question produced other questions; “How did it all start?”, “What have been the changes in the biker culture?”, “What influenced those changes and how?”, and “What is the future of the biker culture?”. These questions could be used to break the paper into different sections. Each area would need empirical research (Williams, 2008) from the previously mentioned articles and others being compiled and in turn analyzed by the scientific