1. Useaminimumof7research-basedarticles,publishedbetween2010 and2022.
2. Thearticlesreviewedmustbefromthefollowingjournals:
o FamiliesinSociety
3. Acopyofeachofthe7 articlesmust accompanyyourpaper,oryourpaperwill not begraded.
4. PaperFormat.Thepapermustadheretothefollowingformat:
o Yourpapermustbe8-10 pages,not includingtitlepageandreference pages.
o Thepapermustuse12-pointfont, bedoublespaced throughout,and use1-inchmarginsontheright,left,topand bottom of paper.
o Thepapermustbewritteninessayformat.Anannotatedlistwillnot acceptable.
o Thepapermustbewritteninthethird person.
o UseAPAformatforcitationsforallparaphrasing,quotes, andsummariesofauthor’soriginalideas.Ifplagiarism occurs, the paper will receive an F.
o Thepapershouldusethefollowingheadings.
o Ataminimumyoumustcoverthefollowingcontentandincorporatethefollowingpapersections:
A. Titlepage.List yournameandthetopicofyourpaper,indicatethatthispaperis forSOW302,and center the page vertically and horizontally.
B. Introduction.This sectionshould bea minimumof onepage,andshouldincorporatethefollowing information:
o Definethesocial problembeingaddressed.
o Describethefrequencyandintensityofproblem.
o Identifythepopulation(s)impactedbythisproblem. Notethenumberandpercentagesofpersons experiencing/impacted by the social problem.
o Discusstheimportanceoftheproblem,providingdata/statisticsonitsimpactandintensity.
C. Synthesis oftheLiterature.Thissection shouldbea minimumofeightpages and shouldincorporatethe following information
o Whatarethefindingsofthepreviousstudiesreviewedinthe7articlesyouread?
§ Whatarethesestudies’hypotheses/researchquestionsandfindings?
§ Comparethefindingsofthesepreviousstudiesanddiscuss whetherthey complementeachother, or have different findings. In what ways do the findings discuss different populations?
§ Critiquethequalityandimportanceofthepreviousstudies.Discussanylimitationsofthesestudies.
D. Conclusion(min.1page;mayusefirst persontostateanopinionorconcern.)
o Discusstheimplicationsforthesocialworkprofessionandpractice
o Discussanyidentifiedgapsintheknowledgebase
o Discusstheimplicationsforfutureresearch
E. Referencepages.(ReferencesmustconformtoAPAformat.)
1. Useaminimumof7research-basedarticles,publishedbetween2010 and2022. 2.
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