Explain how a mother’s view of her own body image impact the body image development of her children and how they view themselves?

Explain how a mother’s view of her own body image impact the body image development of her children and how they view themselves?

Assignment 4: Research Proposal
Due: After Unit 8
Weight: 25%
Length: Approximately 2000–2500 words (8–10 double-spaced, word-processed
pages)

Assignment
4 asks you to prepare a detailed research proposal on the topic and research question developed in Assignment 3.
Although this assignment is asking you to develop a research proposal, it
is important to note that you are not to
conduct the actual research.
The
page limit noted above does not include the title page, reference section, or
any appendices that you may want to attach to your proposal.
Your
written research proposal must adhere to correct APA citation style and must
include the following elements in this order:
1. Title: The title should
reflect the general topic area covered in your proposal and should be derived
from the topic approved from Assignment 3.
2. Introduction: The
introduction section, or literature review portion, of your research proposal
will form the largest segment of this assignment. You should use the articles
summarized in the previous assignment as the basis for your literature review.
In addition to the four (4) articles you summarized for Assignment 3,
you will need to find and refer to at least four (4) more articles to
inform your literature review. Think of
this literature review as a short (4–5 page) essay whose main purpose is
to contextualize the research question you have framed. As you write this segment, you should consider using your introduction
as a space that will answer, for the reader, questions such as: “What have other researchers said about the
topic?” “What main findings do other researchers present to support their
hypotheses?” “Are there theoretical approaches used by the authors that help
frame the topic clearly?” “Do other authors point out particular flaws or gaps
in the research?”
3. Research question: Present
your research question (the one approved in Assignment 3) in one or two
sentences.
4. Research methods: Clearly
describe exactly how your research project would be conducted. Include the
following two segments in your methods section:
Sample: In this section, briefly describe the potential research participants
(i.e., the sample group). This section should answer such questions as, “Who
will be participating in my study?” “How will I recruit them?” “What special
characteristics do individuals need to have in order to take part in my study
(e.g., should they be women, adolescents, mothers, professionals?)?” “How will
my sample help me address my research question?”
Procedures: In this section, describe for the reader exactly how you, the
researcher, would go about conducting the study and collecting the data that
would allow you to answer your research question. This section should answer
such questions as “What steps do I need to take to conduct the study?” “Will I
need special equipment to conduct my study (e.g., audio or video recording
equipment)?” “How will I measure the behaviours or attitudes that I need to
measure in order to answer my research question?” “How will I collect the data
I need in order to answer my research question (e.g., observing participants in
natural settings, observing participants in experimental settings, interviewing
participants, asking participants to fill out surveys or questionnaires)?”
5. Proposed results: In
this section, provide a brief overview of the results you would expect to see
if you (or someone else) were to conduct your proposed research project.
6. Discussion: In
this section, briefly discuss how the anticipated results (above) of your
proposed research project would answer your research question, and how the
expected findings would contribute to the literature on the topic you examined
in your literature review section.
7. References: In
this final section, include all of the references you used in your proposal. Be
careful to use APA style in formatting the references for this section. All
references and citations must conform to APA style . (The AU Library website has additional information on style guides and
citing sources.)
8. Appendices (Optional): If
your study proposes the use of a survey or interview instrument, provide a
brief outline of the kinds of questions that would be asked. Although you will
not be conducting this study, pay attention to the ethical guidelines
established by the Tri-Council Policy (TCP) . (Information on research ethics is available through the AU Women’s and Gender Studies program’s home page and on the National
Council on Ethics in Human Research website.
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