You may also be asked to test a theory. Whereas the application paper assumes that the theory you are using is true, the testing paper does not makes this assumption, but rather asks you to try out the theory to determine whether it works.
There can be different forms of testing a theory with a sociology paper
Quantitative data are based on surveys, censuses, and statistics. These provide large numbers of data points, which is particularly useful for studying large-scale social processes, such as income inequality, population changes, changes in social attitudes, etc.
Quantitative data is with numbers
At its most basic, sociology is an attempt to understand and explain the way that individuals and groups interact within a society.
This is the simple definition for sociology
Certain older MLA rules are now considered outdated. See the table below for the current guidelines.
Who changes the rules? What happens to published work using the outdated rules, do they need to be updated?
I can see why you can't just copy and paste the entire paper but I feel like you should be able to use previous findings, especially if you mention the paper you previously wrote.
The student committed academic dishonesty despite a clear intent and effort to produce honest work.
What is an example of this?