Overview
The Research Assignment is as follows:
1. Select a topic of your choice that relates to marriage, family or intimate relationships. You may choose from the topics below or come up with your own. Exception: You may not write about spouse abuse or child abuse as these topics are overused. It is important that students stretch beyond these "safe" topics and explore others.
2. Using at least five (5) sources, write a 4 pages long. At least four (4) ) sources must be from refereed (scholarly) journals but one can be from a popular source (magazine or newspaper.)
3. Your references must be written in American Sociological Association format. (Google American Sociological Association and browse to find examples and information about how to cite ASA sources.)
4. Select two (2) of your sources and identify and discuss the family theory perspective that it reflects or seems most compatible. You must apply a different family theory to each of your two sources. Each discussion should be about 1/2 page long. This part of the paper is important and carries significant weight.
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5. List the two (2) most interesting things you gained from your research.
PART TWO
Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanics have made a significant contribution to the United States in a variety of ways. Unfortunately, they are not always recognized or acknowledged for their contributions. Your assignment is to help offset that practice by completing this assignment.
Assignment:
Write a paper 2 pages on the following:
Identify a Hispanic individual (not in TV or movies) who has made a significant contribution to the U.S. in the last decade between January 1, 2014 - present. Tell something about the individual and discuss the impact that the individual has made.