Engaging students in the research experience remains at the forefront of multiple debates within the field of sociology concerning best approaches to implementing and assessing applied learning opportunities both inside and outside the classroom. From experiential methodological training to service learning, there is a diverse array of models for encouraging students to develop potentially marketable skills through the application of sociological knowledge to the "real world" (Lovecamp, Soboroff, and Gillespie 2017). Recent evidence suggests that students in sociological methods and statistics courses significantly benefit from applied learning (Atkinson and Hunt 2008). We propose that community-based research adds another important element to sociological training through civic engagement in locally salient social problems. To help other instructors establish communitybased research opportunities, we describe the development and implementation of a communitybased learning course called the Poverty in Tucson Field Workshop (Workshop) and assess its potential for improving student learning outcomes related to social science research methods and comprehension of social stratification and inequality. Through the examination of improvements in learning outcomes for students in the Workshop compared to traditional methods courses, we 818251T SOXXX10.

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Place of residence rules can take on multiple meanings, linked to either kinship‐based patterns of residence or legal and survey definitions of residence used to measure families and living arrangements. Kinship‐based patterns are associated with the cultural, economic, and social conditions of a given group. These rules of residence delineate where family units, namely husband–wife, physically reside. Worldwide, the most common place of residence is patrilocal (virilocal) residence, where kinship networks are formed as a part of patrilineal descent groups. Along with descent rules, place of residence rules contribute to group identities; political, trade, and economic alliances; and the maintenance and passing down of property and land (Lee 1979). In western countries residence rules are used with legal implications, such as the collection of census data in the United States.

Polygyny is the practice of one man marrying multiple women. While it is not the most commonly practiced marital union, it is practiced to some extent in at least 75 percent of societies worldwide. There are numerous theories about the causes and functions of polygyny. Sociobiological explanations focus on men's sexual desires and reproduction, while explanations based on behavioral ecology turn to the environmental factors that shape marital choices. Economic explanations have suggested that men gain more wealth through the acquisition of more wives, due to female sustenance contributions. However, the evidence surrounding economic theories proves to be weak. Demographic explanations explain polygyny through imbalanced sex ratios that are the result of high male mortality. Looking beyond the causes of polygynous unions, research also focuses on the lived experiences of those involved in such marriages, especially women's quality of life.

Polyandry is the marital practice of one woman taking multiple husbands. Most commonly practiced as fraternal polyandry or as a marriage between a woman and a set of brothers, polyandry creates a solution to kinship problems, especially in societies where an uneven sex ratio has negatively impacted mate selection. While this system has been commonly considered rare, recent research has questioned whether it may be more prevalent than previously assumed. Within the resurgence of the study of polyandry, the term has also been reconceptualized to apply more broadly in terms of behavioral ecology or adaptive patterns. Within this framework, polyandry is argued to hold a degree of importance in terms of the formation of the nature of human sexuality.