Violence in Intimate Relationships Discussion 3

References should be from 2007-2018 in a.b.c order by last names, start of page number and end of page numbers. For each reference there should be three paragraphs. Meaning for the first reference you should have three paragraphs. Then another three for the next. I have uploaded a title page and sample paper. If you follow the sample paper it should be pretty easy.

Writing/Research Requirement:

One writing/research assignment (research paper) will be required for this course. The research paper guidelines are as follows (we will discuss this at greater length in class):

9-12 pages (this DOES NOT include the title page and reference pages)

9-12 pages MEANS full pages, in fact it is better to begin the next page with an additional line. I will not accept 9, 9 ¾ , etc.

10-12 peer-reviewed journal articles must be used for your research paper

You may only use peer-reviewed journal articles as sources.

American Sociological Association guidelines ONLY. Any paper turned in with other formatting will be subjected to a failing grade.

Failure to turn in this writing assignment will result in an ‘F’ for this course.

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.