Overview
As we have seen in our readings thus far, the American Family has undergone many changes. These changes are impacting relationships, marriage, families, and parenthood. Of these 4 areas, choose 1 area that is of most interest to you to do some additional research on the changes that have occurred. Find 2 recent (within the last 5-7 years) scholarly articles on the area that you have selected that reflect the changes that have occurred. Briefly summarize each article and then compare and contrast the 2 articles. Your paper will include an introduction of the topic, a no more than 2 paragraph summary for each article selected, a 1-2 paragraph discussion comparing and contrasting the information found. Please create your assignment as an APA formatted word document to included a cover page, a reference page and APA formatted citations throughout. You will NOT need an abstract for this assignment. Please see the grading rubric below.
IMPORTANT NOTE: All writing for this assignment must be original. Content generated by Artificial Intelligence is not permitted and will be addressed via the Student Code of Conduct.
Note: if you are unsure of what a scholarly article is, please see the resources in the Library. https://www.apus.edu/apus-library/online-research/search/getting-started/finding-articles.html
Another resource: What is a Scholarly Article? may also be helpful.
For help with APA formatting: https://www.apus.edu/apus-library/resources-services/Writing/writing-center/apa-style-guide-info.html
Grading rubric
Possible points | Student points | |
Topic selected is in the area of relationships, marriage, family or parenthood. Two (2) appropriate scholarly articles are chosen with publication dates within the last 5-7 years | 15 | |
A clear summary of the findings of each article is presented. Writing is original in nature and uses few, if any direct quotes | 40 | |
A clear discussion of the 2 articles is provided including a comparison and contrast of the findings. | 20 | |
Writing style is clear and free of grammatical and spelling errors | 10 | |
Paper is an APA formatted paper which includes a cover page and reference page. References and citations are included and APA formatted | 15 | |
100 |