Congolese Families w/in the US

This is your Table of Contents

• Page 1: Introduction. What family and country did you choose? (REQUIRE)

This section provides an overview of the research, including the content in each chapter. You may include definition of important terms that you will use, theories, and concepts that are pertinent to an understanding of families. This section informs the reader what your paper will consist of in specific and general details. Here one might include information about the familys history and patterns of living in the country of origin. A brief description of the research intent of each subtopic (chapter) might be included here. The prospectus must consist of a broad and general overview of the entire paper, as well any information regarding family, including definitions of family, family patterns and relationships, types of marriages, different types of families, lineage, functions of the family and the like. Any theory that you want to use may be explained clearly in this introduction. The introduction must consist of one page. Your introduction must include in-text citations.

• Page 2: Family Structure (example: nuclear, extended, etc.) (REQUIRE)
• Page 3 SES ( Also, What are the social, demographic, and economic characteristics of the ethnic or racial group? Occupation, Income, and education. (REQUIRE)
• Page 4 History (REQUIRE)
• Page 5 This page is a subject that the student will develop. Ex: Religion and Cultural Values
• Page 6 This page is a subject that the student will develop. Ex: Gender roles
• Page 7 This page is a subject that the student will develop. Ex: Socialization patterns and Adaptation
• Page 8 Summary and Critical Thinking (REQUIRE)

Critical Analysis

What is critical analysis? An analysis of the facts of a piece of literature, documentary, information, movie, etc. What is the significance of the information? The writer analyzes the evidence and arguments in order to support a rational evaluation of the facts. Critical thinking increases ones ability to interpret and evaluate information in a logical manner in an effort to determine right or wrong; or to come up with a logical conclusion for making a decision. Critical thinking makes connections between ideas in order to get a better understanding of the larger structure, in this case the American society. Half page for summary

For example: You may formulate a thesis or argument and bring it to a logical conclusion. For example, how do logical ideas about the treatment of Blacks during the Jim Crow era help one to understand their present status in the American society. Your critical thinking will be evaluated based on aspects of your interpretation and application of the literature as it relates to inequality and social justice in the American society; and the status of the group you selected in the U.S. Also, reflect on your own biases regarding ethnocentrism and cultural relativity. What specific aspect of the research helped you to understand your own stereotypes and biases as you moved through the literature viewing other cultural family patterns? Half page for critical thinking

Summary

The summary includes an overview of your paper, much like your Introduction. The summary must consist of one page.

Key points to consider when writing a summary:

1. Comprehensive: cover the central points in each chapter.
2. Combine similar ideas
3. It must be concise and coherent (to the point and logical)

• Page 9: References. (REQUIRE)