Description
Must use this article: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26350099?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents
How Do I Write This Paper?
1. Obtain the article and get it approved
2. Read the article thoroughly. Dont worry if you dont understand the statistics and analysis parts. All you have to do for the paper is state what type of statistics appear and what type of analysis was done. Use a sociology dictionary if you dont understand the words. Always use a sociology dictionary for sociology terms.
3. Format for this paper is: 12 pt. Times font with 1 inch margins. The section headings Introduction, Summation, Theory, Methods, Comparison, and Conclusion should all be in regular font, not bold, and aligned at the left margin with no colons.
4. There should be a separate References at the end with the article and all sources you used in the paper on it. This includes the textbook and any other sources you used for information in the Theory and the Comparison sections.
5. For this type of paper, you must put the article, in correct APA reference format at the top of the first page. DO NOT use a running head. DO NOT use a title page. The first page should only consist of the article in APA format at the top of the page and the beginning of your paper, with the Introduction, next. Explain in your Introduction that you are writing an article review paper, what sections you will cover, and tell why you selected this article.
6. In your Introduction, as it says above, tell the reader what sections (Summation, Theory, Methods, Comparison) you will cover in the paper and why you selected this article to review
7. For the Summation section: Write the summation in your own words; do not use direct quotes too much or paraphrase too closely. You must use APA citations of the article for everything that you mention that comes from the article; that goes for all the sections of your paper. Do not express your opinions in this section. You do that in your Conclusion. See the description of this section previously given for what to include.
8. In the Theory section: describe either the theory the author/s state that he/she/or they used OR select a sociological theory from Chapter two in the textbook: Structural functional, conflict, symbolic interaction, etc. and apply that to the topic of the research. I am looking for your understanding of these theories. Dont worry about getting it absolutely correct; you are to try and show an understanding of the sociological theory relevant to the family by applying ONE of those in the text to the topic. You must explain why you selected that theory to apply and provide evidence for that application. Be sure to cite both the text and the article you review. The Lectures in Module 1 contain descriptions of the three basic theoretical perspectives in sociology and of exchange theory. You can use ONE of those theory descriptions in your paper. For Exchange theory and Feminist theory – you can use the textbook descriptions. Remember – only apply ONE theory in this section of your paper.
9. The Methods section is next. As stated above it should include:
Main method used to get the data how was the data collected?
Population studied including the location (country, city, region as applicable)
The sample of that population studied and how that sample was obtained.
Hypotheses
How was the data then analyzed? Were hypotheses refuted or supported?
What were the results? How did the author/s account for the results?
The author/s conclusions and suggestions for further research
10. Finally, the last section (aside from the Conclusion) is the Comparison. In this section you select a topic or issue from the article. It can be the main issue studied or a sub-topic. Then you look into your textbook and see if the textbook covers a similar topic that occurs in the US. You might want to do research outside the textbook on a topic. For example, the dowry system is found in many Middle Eastern and Asia countries, especially India. The dowry used to be a part of US marriage customs and in some cases still is. Thus, you could research dowry in America and compare that with the dowry system described in the country in which the author/s of your article did their research. In order to get scholarly articles for your comparison, use Google Scholar for your research at: https://scholar.google.com. Make sure that this section, like all the other parts of your paper, is in your own words. You can paraphrase the sources you use, but dont use too many direct quotes. Remember every statement of fact must have a citation. Use citations and put the sources you use in the list of References at the end of your paper.
11. Finally, write a Conclusion that explains what you thought about the article. NOT about the topic! (If you have a pressing need to comment on the content, then put that in a short footnote in this paragraph.) Your paper is an objective article review so it should not be about the topic, but rather about the authors research. Did he/she/they do a good job? Did he/she/they contribute to the knowledge in the field? What are the further implications of this research? Then in a second concluding paragraph, your final remarks should summarize for the reader the basic ideas you covered in each section. Again, DO NOT summarize the topic!
12. Remember you need a References page with all the sources, in alphabetical order by author, you used in your paper and in APA format. That includes the article itself.
