Research Paper For this writing project you must write a paper on a topic of you

Research Paper
For this writing project you must write a paper on a topic of your choice selected from (Crosnoe, Robert. 2019 Families Now – Diversity, Demography, and Development. New
York: Worth Publishers – Macmillan Learning), your textbook chapters (preferably chapters 13, 14, or 15.) Organize the paper in a three-part essay format: introduction, body, and conclusion paragraphs. The project is assessed for identifying, defining, and applying sociological ideas/concepts in a clear language and logical order, and mechanics such as clear question and thesis statement, coherence, smooth transitions from one thought to another, citations, and a reference page.
Suggested Sources:
Find published or broadcasted sources about the topic from POPULAR NEWS. The suggested sources are New York Times; International Herald Tribune; Washington Post; or broadcast networks like NPR, NBC, CNN, and etc. This is a good way of summarizing the topic. Note that these sources are vignettes for observation of the problem. The argument or the vignette must be supported with scientific/scholarly facts.
Utilize sociological ideas (like concepts, theoretical perspectives, statistics, social policies) to explain or relate it to the problem/vignette. These are your SCHOLARLY SOURCES and can include academic textbooks, journal articles, and governmental websites.
Note: the sources for your research topics should be less than five years. In using edited books be cautious because the chapters may be outdated. Your textbook is a good scholarly source.
Other Expectations:
Underline the research question and the thesis statement.
Apply One sociology idea (terms/concepts, theories and statistics) with definitions and examples.
Include IN-TEXT citations and QUOTES from the scholarly, and non-academic sources to illustrate the points you make. Quote and cite if using author’s word. Cite if using author’s ideas. Use APA citation style.
Prepare an APA REFERENCE page of at least 2 different types of resources. Examples are scholarly (your textbook, research journal articles) and non-scholarly (popular news media, interviews, real life/fiction experiences, observation sites) sources.
The length of this paper should not exceed 1-and-½ pages.
Paper should not be merely a book report or summary. Instead, it should include your own insights and arguments supported by scholarly and non-academic popular news media examples in a logical manner and college quality.
Written project and papers should be standard 12 font, double-spaced with standard margins, that is, 1” top/bottom, 1.25”sides.