Writing Homework Help

Directions

Study this guide on how to conduct a literature review.

Reviewing the Literature: A Short Guide for Research Students (Links to an external site.)

Using the NOVA Digital Library (Links to an external site.), find yourself a peer review or scholarly article that is relevant to this course.  Read and write a 2 page review of  the scholarly article using the following prompts:

• What is the research problem (or the hypothesis)?
• What is the data gathering strategy?  Explain.
• What are the variables or concepts in the analysis?
• What is/are the major findings
• Your critique: strengths and weaknesses of the article.

Length: 2 pages and double spaced

Resources: Sociology Research Guide by NOVA Library (Links to an external site.). For your reference, here are a few examples of journals on Race and Ethnic Relations to inquire about in the library:

• Sociology of Race And Ethnicity (Links to an external site.)
• Ethnic and Racial Studies (Links to an external site.)
• PHYLON (Links to an external site.)