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Article Name example: Talcott Parsons. 1937. "The Unit of Social Action." 1. The key question that the author is addressing is: (Figure out the key question in the mind of the author when s/he wrote the article.) 2a. The key concept(s) we need to understand in the article are: (Figure out the most important ideas you would have to understand in order to understand the author's line of reasoning.) 2b. By these concepts the author means (define the concepts): 3. Explain the authors reasoning (propositions) of how the concepts are related to one another. 4. The most important empirical information (if any) in the article is: (Figure out the facts, experiences, and/or data the author is using to support her/his conclusions.) 5. In which theoretical school or paradigm in Sociology does this author fit? Explain using information from above.