Effects of divorce on children or explore the factors that lead to divorce in couples.

Paper Style Requirements

1. 3-4 pages: Does not include title page and reference page. Do not exceed 4 pages of content. Additional pages of content will not be considered for grading.
2. Double-space the paper using 1-inch margins on all sides and 12-point font. 
3. Follow APA 6 edition for referencing and citations.

Instructions for Annotated Bibliography

Step 1: Choose a topic from the list below and try to make your topic more specific. For example, under divorce you could focus on the effects of divorce on children or explore the factors that lead to divorce in couples. 

1. Dating and/or family violence 
2. Divorce 
3. Grief (death of a parent or child) 
4. Managing minor conflict 
5. Disclosing one’s homosexuality to family members 
6. Interfaith Marriages

Step 2: Select 3 Peer Reviewed Journal Articles for the Assignment that relate to your specific topic area. 

Sources that are appropriate include: 

1. Peer reviewed journal articles 
2. Conducted primary research: the authors conducted their own research and recruited participants to either complete questionnaires or participate in interviews or focus groups 
3. Published in the last 10 years (2008-2018)

Sources that are not appropriate include: 

1. Secondary research: data that has been collected in another study and is being re-purposed or re-analyzed 
2. Meta-analyses 
3. Review papers or theoretical papers 
4. Unpublished dissertation or theses 
5. Magazines or newspapers 
6. Our textbook: you must retrieve the full text of the article in order to use it.

Step 3: Write the Annotated Bibliography

Introduction and Thesis Statement 

Suggested length: 1 paragraph (5-7 sentences) or 1/2 a page 

The introduction should introduce the topic of the paper, identifies the problem or strength being focused on within the literature, and the importance of the research that has been reviewed in the paper. 

The introduction should also include a why statement, why it is important to explore this topic. Hint: Provide a reference to support the why statement using research. 

Provide a thesis statement that is either a positive or negative thesis 

• A positive thesis is going to focus on what all 3 studies do very well or a common strength that all 3 studies have in this literature 

  For example, the 3 studies may all have measured conflict in a variety of topics or areas between romantic partners. Because of the diversity in the forms of conflict measured, this is a strength of the research.

• A negative thesis is going to focus on what all 3 studies are not doing very well or a common flaw that all 3 studies have

  For example, the 3 studies may not have looked at how family violence has affected children by either not asking certain questions or not including the experiences of children in their research. This is a weakness of the research

Summarize the 3 Journal Articles and provide a Critical Evaluation for each Article

Suggested length for each summary and evaluation: 1 paragraph for each summary followed by 1 paragraph for each evaluation or 3/4 of a page in total for both the summary and the evaluation paragraphs.

Summarizing the Journal Articles 

• In 1 sentence discuss the purpose of the research 
• For the remainder of the paragraph, focus on discussing the methods and the most important findings from the study. 
• Hint: This will be challenging because you only have 1 paragraph to summarize the article. So this will be an exercise in learning how to be concise in your writing – state it once, be clear, and to the point. 
• Hint: You cannot use the abstract included in the article. 
• Hint: Do not quote. Put content into your own words, paraphrase, and provide references throughout. My rule of thumb is 3-5 references within a given paragraph that relate to the important ideas. Do not reference every sentence – this is over referencing.

Developing Critical Evaluations and Supporting the Thesis 

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Identify and discuss 1 critical evaluation or limitation of the research 

• A critical evaluation will focus on what is missing in the research and this critique will help support the thesis of the paper. 
• Identify what the limitation is and why it is a limitation of the research.
• Here are some questions that will help identify and discuss the limitation of the research. 
• Are there other theories, ideas, or areas of research that should have been considered that would have expanded the understanding of the research? 
• Are there are other factors / variables that were not measured that would provide a more clear and comprehensive explanation than what was measured? 
• Are there participants that were not included that would have provided different results or a different explanation if they were included in the study? 
• Clearly state how this article supports the thesis of your paper. 
• Your articles should support the thesis statement of your paper, and with each other. All of your articles should be in agreement, although they may be coming from slightly different perspectives or approaches on the thesis topic.

Conclusion

Suggested length: 1 paragraph or 1/2 a page 

• Start with your thesis statement and briefly restate the main points in the introduction without copying yourself 
• Discuss a future area of research that would help to address the problems or continue to explore the strengths within the topic area 

APA Style and Referencing 

The paper’s formatting (margins, page numbers), reference list, and all in-text citations should be in APA style 6th edition. Include a title page and reference list. 

Organization, Grammar, and Writing Style 

Review your paper for awkward sentences, paragraph structure, and spelling mistakes. Do not use  I or the first person in this paper. Try reading your paper out loud, this will help you find any mistakes or sentences that do not make sense. 

Going Over the 3-4 Page Limit 

The TA’s and myself will not read anything after page 4. For example, if your conclusion is on page 5, you will receive a 0 on that section because we will not read past page 4 of the assignment.

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