Divorce (topic) among older adults (developmental stage) who are low-income (aspect of culture)

In addition to the topic you choose, incorporate an aspect of culture AND a developmental stage into the exploration. Examples of topics include, but are not limited to:

• Divorce (topic) among older adults(developmental stage) who are low-income (aspect of culture)
• Death and grieving (topic) among Latino (aspect of culture) adults(developmental stage)
• Educational attainment (topic) among teens (developmental stage) with physical disabilities (aspect of culture)
• Self-Esteem among men (topic) ages 18-25 (developmental stage) who are incarcerated (aspect of culture)
• College completion (topic) among adults (developmental stage) who identify as LGBTQ+ (aspect of culture)
• Rates of autism (topic) among African American (aspect of culture) toddlers(developmental stage)
• Bullying behaviors (topic) toward Asian American (aspect of culture) children (developmental stage)

NOTE: You may choose a topic other than the examples shown. Make sure that all three elements are included: Topic, aspect of culture, and developmental stage. Refer to the required items to include in the summaries, to help with focus and organization of the information.

Basics of the Paper

• Your paper should be written in basic APA Style format and be a minimum of 4-6 pages in length. Less than 4-pages is not enough. More than 6-pages is okay.
• In addition to organization and content, the paper will include proper grammar, mechanics, and spelling.
• Use Times New Roman 12 pt. font, and double space your lines.
• Indent paragraphs five to seven spaces.
• Write in complete sentences, and in detail, to show your understanding of the assignment and concepts.

Elements of the PaperTitle page: The first page of your paper. The content of the paper begins on page 2 with the title of the paper centered at the top of the page. The Introduction is the first section of the paper.

IntroductionThe introduction introduces the paper to the reader. The introduction statement for you to use is included for you in the Template. The information includes:

• Stating the purpose of the paper.
• Telling the reader why you chose the topic and why it is important to you. You can use what you wrote in Discussion 4.2 for this.
• Explaining to the reader what the significance could be in learning about your topic. How the paper could be a contribution to knowledge-what others could learn from it.
• Telling the reader that you will be providing summaries of the articles you found to research your topic, and that your discussion will include information about the participants, the methodology (how the data was collected that informed the researchers about the topic, for example surveys, interviews, and or observations), and the significant findings of the study.
• Explaining that you will conclude the paper by writing about similarities and differences in the studies, how the articles support the importance of the topic you chose, gaps in the research that may require further study, questions the research does not seem to answer and why further study may be needed will be identified, and any issues or problems that stand out.

NOTE: Use the Introduction statement provided for you in the required Template to use to write the paper (below). This is so you become more familiar with the elements that are included in an Introduction. Instead of starting off writing about the topic, in the Introduction we introduce the paper to the reader and tell the reader what will be discussed in the paper. In the next section, you begin your discussion.

Summary of Sources (3-pages minimum, less than three pages is not enough, more than three pages is okay): Create an annotated bibliography for the three to five peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles you found on your topic (three is fine, more than five is too many). Summarize each of the source materials by writing a substantive paragraph/section. Include the following information in each summary. Note: If you think along the lines of writing at least five sentences for each of the four items you will discuss in each summary about each article, this results in detailed and substantive summaries that address the content and meet the 4-page minimum length requirement of this section. REQUIRED: Write your summaries in the order of the four items.

1. Begin each summary by stating the purpose of the study. Tell the reader what the study was about, what the researchers wanted to find out by conducting the study.
2. Next, describe the Participants who took part in the study.
3. Next, explain the Methodology (how the data was collected that informed the researchers about the topic. For example surveys, interviews, and/or observations.
4. Lastly, write what the most significant findings of the study were (what the researchers found out from doing the study).

NOTE:

• In-text citations are not included in the descriptive text. Your summaries will be in your own words.
• Organize references in alphabetical order by authors’ last names/by the last name of the first author listed, if more than one author.
• Each annotation is in a new paragraph under its reference citation.
• The entire annotation is indented 0.5 inch from the left margin (like a block quote is treated).
• Example of reference citation for a text and peer-reviewed journal article:

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C. & Author, D. D. (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume#(issue#), page#-page#. URL.

(Make sure each link is live so that I can click them and view your articles. You are responsible for checking with the Library to make sure your citation is correct.)

Discussion (1 page minimum)

You have summarized the peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles you selected on your topic of interest. Please include the following to complete this last section of your paper:

• Write about an aspect of empowered communication (self-disclosure, body language, conflict skills, social advocacy) that connects to the topic you choose.
• How are the sources similar in terms of methods, philosophies, claims and reliability, and quality?
• How do they differ?
• How does the article support the topic that you chose as important?
• Are there gaps in the research that require further study? Identify questions that the research does not seem to answer and/or make a case for why further study is needed.
• Are there particular issues or problems that stand out?

Conclusion (Write at least five sentences for each of the three sections)

• Summary of Content Discussed in the Paper
• What I Learned about the Writing Process from Writing the Paper
• The Significance of the Paper as a Contribution to Knowledge – What Others Can Learn

Note: This paper does not require an Author note or Abstract. Running heads and page numbers are required. They are set up for you in the Template. A References page is not required for this paper. You are including References page information in the Summary of Sources section of the paper, and the paper does not include direct quotes. You are summarizing the articles in your own words.

1.See the attached Template required to use to write the paper. Mini Research Paper – Required Template to Use to Write the Paper. Download it, click Enable Editing and type your content right onto the Template. Save it as a file and it will be the document you submit for the assignment.

The “Turn-It-In” function has been activated for all the written assignments. All written papers need to be your own, original work, with sources cited within the text and a References list is created, if sources are cited. Note: All discussion posts are also to be your own original writing. To be clear, it is not acceptable to copy and paste from discussion to discussion, or from written papers to written papers, or from discussions to written papers, or from written papers to discussions, or to use AI to write for you.Submitting Your Assignment: Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document. (Mac users, please remember to append the “.doc” or “.docx” extension to the file name.) The name of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the date. An example is shown below:Jstudent_484B outline_110911