Beginning-middle of paper (pages 4-5 pages) 60
o What is the topic and why is it relevant? (1-2 paragraphs) [10]
The beginning of your paper needs to focus on the particular HDFS phenomenon you
are trying to understand. You will want to search throughout recent scientific studies
to see what scholars have found with regards to your particular research question.
You will need to begin the paper by explaining what the topic is and why it is
relevant for us as family and child studies students + practitioners to know about
this topic. The literature will help you build your case, and you will be citing
previous studies that demonstrate a need to know more about this phenomenon.
o What does the research say about your topic? (4 pages) [50]
After you offer an explanation of the phenomenon and why it is necessary to study,
you will present the relevant research that has been done on this topic. You will need
to summarize the field of research as well as present 10 different research studies
and their pertinent findings. See separate examples on Moodle for more on what
this will look like. In any research article, they always have an introduction + lit
review, so you can also look there as an example of what you will be doing.
Middle-end of paper (4-5 pages) 70
o Identify one theory that helps us to better understand what the research says about
your topic [35]
In this section, present a short overview of the theory, 1-2 underlining assumptions,
and 2-3 concepts that elucidate your literature review findings. You will be
evaluated on your ability to not only articulate the theory in your own words, but to
utilize appropriate citations and apply relevant theoretical insights to bring
understanding to the findings of your literature review. You must cite two different
academic articles that specifically discuss the theory and its concepts and/or
assumptions that you are applying. You may cite the course textbook, but you will
still need to cite two academic articles, as well.
o Identity a second theory that helps us to better understand what the research says
about your topic [35]
This section is the same as previous bullet point except you will introduce a second
theory. Follow all directions listed in previous bullet point.
Conclusion (1-2 paragraphs) – 5
o End your paper with a brief conclusion, reiterating your topics importance, what the
literature says about it, and how HDFS students + practitioners can utilize theory to
better understand the findings of the literature.
Reference List (as long as you want!) – 10
o Every student will have at least 14 citations on their reference list (10 research
studies and 4 theoretical articles). I strongly encourage diversity of resources
(meaning do not cite 8/10 of your research studies from the same journal or the same
author). I encourage you to have more than fourteen resources!! There is no required
amount of in-text citations you need to have, although you will have at least fourteen
spread throughout your paper. A good rule of thumb: If the reference is on your
reference list, then it must be cited in the paper somewhereand if you cited
something in your paper, then you must include the reference in the reference list.
The two family theories I have chosen for this paper are the family stress theory and the family conflict theory.
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