literature review requires a student:
• to identify an issue related to clinical and community psychology;
• to use appropriate sources (e.g. databases like PsycINFO) in order to locate and select
articles on theory and research related to the specific topic of interest;
• to evaluate the credibility and accuracy of information from various sources,
• to analyze the sources for similarities, differences, and trends in regard to theoretical
conceptualization of the topic and/or the results of research on the topic; and
• to use reasoning, skepticism and empirical evidence to synthesize the results of the
analysis into a cohesive whole.
A well-written literature review will reveal the student’s particular perspective on and
comprehensive knowledge of the topic, along with a mastery of professional writing conventions
and APA style.
In this class, each student will write a 10-12 page (including the title page and reference list)
literature review. Please use this opportunity to learn about a contemporary issue in clinical and
community psychology regarding Gendar that is of interest to you
First part due on October 5
Step 2: Working Draft
You will need to develop a title page for your paper, an introduction, and a list of your initial 15
references in APA-format.
The title should briefly summarize the main idea of your literature review and convey the issues
under investigation and the relationship between them.
In turn, the introduction should
• establish the importance of your topic and cite relevant references,
• include a thesis or line of argumentation, and
• plainly and clearly describe the organization of the paper by indicating what topics will
be discussed in what order.Psych 324
• Why is this topic important?
• What is the main argument or assertion that you are making about the topic?
• What topics are you going to cover and in what order?
Clearly, before you write the introduction of your paper, you will need to read, take notes about,
and analyze your reference materials for similarities, differences, and trends. Refer to the
guidelines provided by Galvan in Writing Literature Reviews for assistance in this process
The list of references should demonstrate that you have a sufficient material from a variety of
sources, especially professional journals, to support your points. In regard to your references,
bear in mind that you probably will not use all of the initial references in the final p
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