“What is the relationship between homelessness and substance abuse in the United States”. Please include a title page and a reference page. I would also like subheadings throughout the paper when discussing different topics and allow it to flow smoothly. A good literature section covers the severity of the problem in more detail than the problem statement, discusses prior studies of the problem and their methodologies, and conclusions
Introduction (2 pages)
History of the problem
Brief history of homelessness and substance abuse in the U.S
Prior research and data you have looked at that supports the need to study this problem
Statement of problem to be studied
Your actual research question goes here
Reasons why your research question should be studied (as it pertains to agency and/or clientele)
Literature Review (This is the body of the paper. It contains subheadings [topics or themes] to organize the structure of this section) 7-8 pages
Rather than merely presenting a summary of each source, a literature review should be organized according to each subtopic discussed about the larger topic. For example, one section of a literature review might read “Researcher A suggests that X is true. Researcher B also argues that X is ture, but points out that the effects of X may be different from those suggested by Researcher A.” It is clear that subtopic X is the main idea covered in these sentences. Researchers A and B agree that X is true, but they disagree on X’s effects. There is both agreement and disagreement, but what links the two arguments is the fact that they both concern X.
Conclusion (1-2 pages)
(What are the contributions of this literature you reviewed?)
What are the overall strengths?
What are the overall weaknesses?
What might be missing?
What are some next steps for research? The next steps should explicitly address how to “correct” for strengths, weaknesses, and gaps.
Below are some subtopics I created to probably help. Thank you
History of homelessness and substance abuse in the U.S
Demographics
Poverty
Accessibility issues
Types of homelessness in the U.S
Chronic
Episodic
Transitional
People at risk of homelessness and substance abuse
Domestic violence victims
Child abuse victims
Mental disorders/behavioral disorders
Beneficial intervention for homeless with substance abuse issues
Accessible programs
Recognition