1. What is the thesis argument, stated in the boldest terms?

2. What scholarly traditions and debates is the thesis steeped in?

3. What is the empirical topic and scholarly field for each chapter?

4. What is the target population? What is the sample?

5. How does the argument develop from one chapter to the next?
That is, how does each chapter necessarily follow from the prior one?

6. What are the key concepts and indicators supporting the argument in each chapter?