Select Marriage and divorce and develop a paper that analyzes issues of human sexuality from multidisciplinary perspectives.
Multidisciplinary Analysis of Human Sexuality and Diversity General Instructions Select Marriage and divorce and develop a paper that analyzes issues of human sexuality from multidisciplinary perspectives. Apply concepts from three distinctly different disciplines of human study to analyze the particular phenomenon, see listing below one from each column. Incorporate theoretical frameworks, theoretical constructs and other explanations that have been used by these disciplines to create a perspective that will provide a possible explanation for the issue. This should be the way the discipline approaches the topic, it should not be a listing of findings. For example do not give a historic account of the topic but rather how historians synthesize the historical significance of the phenomenon. The last part of the paper is reflective. Disciplines/Perspectives Social Sciences Applied Sciences Diversity Component (must use a view different from own personal experience) Psychology Sociology History Evolutionary Theory/Anthropology Journalism, Media Studies & Communication Biology/Physiology Law/Political Science Education Medicine/Health Sciences Economics Cultural and Ethnic Studies Gender and Women Studies Religious Studies Content of your Paper Please use subject headings when you change topics. When writing, make sure to clearly demonstrate which disciplines perspective you are analyzing. You should have a minimum of one source for each discipline. Suggested Outline of paper A. Title page (include word count) B. Introduction a. Introduce topic b. Introduce the chosen disciplines/perspectives c. Thesis statement in Italics C. Social Sciences discipline a. In-depth look at the disciplines perspective of the topic b. Comment on how this perspective is different from other disciplines D. Applied Sciences discipline a. In-depth look at the disciplines perspective of the topic b. Comment on how this perspective is different from other disciplines E. Diversity framework a. Use insights from own cultural rules and biases to examine the topic b. Use at least one other United States culture/gender/ethnicity/religions framework to examine the topic F. Self-reflection a. Reflection on how self-perspective of the topic is changed after researching the topic b. Reflection on self as a learner; skills acquired from the assignment, insights into the research, and writing process c. Evaluate own learning from perspective of envisioning future improved self G. Conclusion a. Draw conclusion(s) by combining theories from the examined disciplines/perspectives H. References in correct APA, 6th edition style Formatting & Requirements 1. Length: Paper length is 1500 words minimum, or approximately 5 pages (double-spaced, font 12 Times New Roman, excluding title page, references, and any graphics/tables or charts). Length should be determined by coverage of topics, some authors will need more than the minimum word count to appropriately cover all of the assignment requirements. Remember research papers should NOT be written in the first person unless specifically talking about your opinion (where required). They should be written in third person. 2. Resources: This is a research based assignment, sources must be scholarly, use of web sites is allowed but they must be reliable and use references (i.e. they cite where there information came from). Minimum of 5 academic sources, one of which must be a peer reviewed journal article. Your text book, encyclopedias and dictionaries do not count (they may be used as additional sources). Wikipedia is not an academic source, you also may not use ProCon. To be considered an academic source for this assignment the source must have a date and an author. 3. Thesis: Your thesis (in italics) should clearly state your opinion and not be a topic/introductory sentence. 4. Formatting: Typed, double spaced, Times Roman font, 1 inch margins, font size 12. Title page: including name, class section number, name of the assignment, your specific title for the assignment, and word count. The entire assignment should be strictly double-spaced, with no additional space before or after each line (check you paragraph settings). Papers must have running headers and page numbers, on every page. This is in the header not the body of the document. Subject headings are required and should indicate the subject that will follow. APA format for a level one heading is; centered, boldfaced, with title case capitalization. You do not need a heading for your introduction. Citations must be in APA citation format for both in text citations and reference list. Cite all sources you use. When referring to a source cited in an article do not cite the original article if you did not read it, use as cited in. 5. The assignment must use college-level writing including spelling, verb usage and tense, grammar, vocabulary, sentence formation and paragraph development. Third person should be used for all sections of the paper except for the reflection part. Use of direct quotes should be limited (not more than 10% of paper), paraphrasing is preferred for most situations.
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