*Less than 20% Turnitin similarity. Do not quote the references. Instead, summarize or paraphrase. (this was specifically some feedback that my professor gave to me.)
*References follow ASA style.
*Textbook:
Cohen, Philip, N. 2020. The Family: Diversity, Inequality, and Social Change. W.W. Norton & Company, ISBN – 978-0-393-53731-4
*I will include an example paper that the professor provided.
*Professor instructions:
This paper should look like a miniature research project containing introduction with research questions, a comprehensive literature review including 6-10 empirical studies (more literature will show more understanding of research question), the data and method section, and the drafted answers or solutions to the research questions including future steps and limitations of the research project to explore in the future research.
Paper 2 Section Details:
Section 1: Overview of Research/Introduction
The first section (1 page) is an introduction that focuses on a substantive topic of your choice that is relevant to the class as we discussed in our first meeting. You have to build up from the paper 1 with your own research questions and how this paper is related to class to provide general guidance for your research questions and hypotheses.
Section 2: Comprehensive Literature Review using Google Scholar to search current empirical studies
This section should be based on one of the topics covered in the assigned readings or on a closely related subject in marriage and the family.
• Literature Review: The class readings should be the take-off point for a thorough literature review on your chosen topic. The literature review should comprise approximately two-thirds of the paper 2 including over 6-10 empirical literature sources (2-3 pages; the more literature included the better your score or understanding of your research questions). Please use Google Scholar to search current empirical studies since 2017. Do not use older sources. Also, please provide the references following the ASA style. Less than 6 literature sources will result in zero points for this section, and the textbook has to be included in the reference. However, the textbook doesn’t count for the minimum 6 literature sources.
Section 3: Data and Method
• Describing a Data to answer research questions: Students have to describe what kind of data to use for answering research questions. Also, please provide detailed citation of data and the collection processes.
• Describing a Research Method: The second part of section 3 should be devoted to answering: What kind of data would you need? Who would your subjects be? Would you use a quantitative or a qualitative method? You need to go into great detail including how to calculate your data and present your own results (1-1.5 pages total).
Section 4: Discussion and Preliminary Results
This section is the discussion of your preliminary results of your research questions, and students have to discuss the strength and weakness of this research project. What’s the future steps to finish this project?
Data Suggestions:
1. United States Census Bureau (http://www.census.gov/) Poverty and Current Population Survey (CPS). The survey provides information on poverty in the U.S. This report will provide students with more data on the current problems of any population by gender and racial/ethnic groups.
2. The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) website (https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/) is the other suggested place to get data for your research. Please register their website and Sam Houston State University is one of their members.
