STUFF I NEVER GOT AROUND TO

WEEK 4:

Family Relations

1. (23.42 mins, Research Cautions Transcript (Links to an external site.))

   • This presentation was prepared by Brother Gardner, of the Department of Home & Family, to help students become better prepared to examine social science or statements and articles referencing research.
   • Being well informed regarding social science research may help us to develop a "healthy skepticism" regarding information and opinions presented. Being a wise consumer of research will help you to form more educated opinions, make wiser decisions relative to your own families, and help you to speak authoritatively on a variety of topics.
   • Of course, it will also help you with your studies in this class and throughout your education. 
2. Using your new knowledge on quality academic research, choose one article from the list below that you would like to summarize.
   • "A New Era of Courtship: Let me Contemplate our Speed-Date to Determine the Interconnectedness of Conversation and Physical Attraction"
   • "College Dating and Social Anxiety: Using the Internet as a Means of Connecting to Others"
     • Accessible version of "College Dating"
   • "Effects of Reciprocity on Attraction-The Role of a Partner's Physical Attractiveness"
     • Accessible version of "Effects of Reciprocity"

Write an Article Review

1. At the top of your document, put your name and the due date.
2. For this assignment alone, you are only required to follow APA formatting when citing your article. In future assignments, the entire paper must use APA formatting.
   
   • For more information about properly citing references, see APA Resources. 
3. Briefly summarize the research article. 
   • When writing a summary, you do not want to reproduce the entire article. Rather, provide the most salient information, as succinctly as possible for each section of the article.
   • It would be appropriate, but not necessary, to include quotations from the original text. If you do, please put quotation marks around the quoted words, followed by the page number in parentheses.
4. Use subheadings for each section of the article.  The most common sections you find in research articles include:
   • Introduction, which generally states a rationale for the investigation and the purpose of the study. The introduction also reviews relevant research. 
   • Method section, which describes the participants, instruments, and procedures.
   • The Results section follows next, which addresses the significant findings of the study. 
   • Discussion and Conclusion where the author(s) summarize(s) the findings and future directions.
5. Submit a one to two page summary by the due date.