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.)