Work and Family balance

Topic: Work and Family balance
(This paper will explore the physical and psychological challenges immigrant families experience to find a healthy work-life balance.)

You are writing a research paper (5-6 pages, excluding title page) about your chosen“hot topic” in Family Studies. This research paper should NOT include: a) personal experiences or opinions, b) information about methods or analysis strategies, and c) articles summarized without the benefit of integration.
Some guidelines:
Focus on four aspects/subtopics/themes of your research
[Example: If you picked the research topic of “Child abuse and neglect,” one aspect is the negative impact of child abuse on children’s development.]
Read all of your scholarly sources and integrate the findings from these sources. Don’t just take the information from the literature review of the topic. Dig in deeper to demonstrate understanding of your topic.
Outline and structure your paper. See the next page for the various components that must be evident in your paper.
Pay attention to APA-style and cite references appropriately!
STRUCTURE OF YOUR APA-STYLE RESEARCH PAPER
Cover page (Page 1)
Must include your full name, title of your paper and university affiliation in the center
Must be formatted according to APA-style
Opening paragraph (Page 2)
The opening paragraph describes the importance and relevance of this
State the link between your topic and issues related to families or to the functioning and development of families.
Your topic statement should be included in the opening Body of the paper (Pages 2 – 5)
Theme 1
Themes are your subheadings (i.e., don’t label them as ‘Themes’)
Start each theme with a brief sentence about what you will be talking
Include the information from your scholarly sources that is relevant to the
Paraphrasing is a primary writing technique in an APA-style research paper
AVOID using direct quotes, if possible. Use of more than one direct quote per page will result in points’ deductions.
Repeat with Themes 2 and 3.
Theme 2
Theme 3
Concluding paragraph (Pages 5 or 6)
Restate the importance and relevance of your research topic
Provide a brief summary of your paper
Include 1-2 sentences on either a) how research on this topic may be improved (i.e., how else can we learn better about this particular topic), or b) what future research questions still need to be answered (i.e., what else do we not know about this topic).
References (Page 7)
Cite your scholarly sources, using APA-style
Formatting Throughout:
12-point Times New Roman, double-spaced, 1”
You must use APA-style in your writing, including citations, headings and references. An excellent guide is provided here: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

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