Assignment

Review the Research Paper instructions found within the Research Paper link in Week Five. Then, prepare and submit a plan for your Research Paper that includes the following:

Title

Your title should be concise and include key words that pertain to your proposed research. It should not be more than 10 to 12 words in length.

Research Objectives

This section should be two to three paragraphs long. You must describe the topic and research objectives as well as outline the content, direction, and purpose of the Research Paper. Refer to the Research Paper instructions in Week Five for available topics.

Annotated Bibliography

An annotated bibliography is a critical summary of the scholarly sources you will use in your Research Paper. Take time to think about the sources you choose, read them, and decide how you will use them to develop your Research Paper topic.

For each source, create a one-paragraph annotation that summarizes the source's major claims and describe how the material will be useful to the Research Paper.

The annotations should be placed below each corresponding source on your reference page. For an example, please view the Sample Annotated Bibliography from the Ashford Writing Center.

Thesis Statement

Once you have read through and annotated the sources you located, you should be able to write a thesis statement that reflects the requirements of the Research Paper.

The thesis statement should convey the purpose and main idea of your paper to the reader. For help creating the thesis statement, please use the Thesis Generator tool  from the Ashford Writing Center and/or visit the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center.

This Research Preparation assignment should be about two pages in length (excluding the title page) and must be formatted according to APA style.

Research Paper : Anthropology of Gender

Although many perspectives exist, theorists agree that gender has had a profound effect on shaping culture. They also contend that gender roles and gender identities are variously transformed in different parts of the world.

The Research Paper will examine how gender is expressed in different communities and will provide you with an opportunity to discuss the status of women in various cultures.

In yourResearch Paper, you will examine the ways in which gender and sexuality have been constructed in specific cultural and historical contexts, and how these categories have been analyzed by anthropologists.

Focus your research on one of the following topics:

• Status of Women in Prehistoric Communities: The Start of the Division of Labor

• Gender Roles in Traditional Asian Communities: Patterns of Heaven

• Sexuality in Islamic Society

• Women in Military Combat Roles

• American in Public, Ethnic in Private: Gender Identity Among Transnational Immigrant Women

• Religion, Homosexuality, and Gender Identity in Africa

• Women's Health and Reproductive Rights

• Patriarchy, the Taliban, and the Education of Girls in Afghanistan

• Culture, Sexuality, and Perceptions of the Body

Other topics may be chosen, but must be cleared with the instructor first.

The paper must be eight to ten pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

In addition to the textbook, you must use at least five scholarly sources, which can be found in the Ashford University Library, to support your points.

Cite your sources within the text of your paper and on the reference page. For information regarding APA, including samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar.

Writing the Research Paper

The Research Paper:

1. Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

2. Must include a title page with the following:

o Title of paper

o Student's name

o Course name and number

o Instructor's name

o Date submitted

3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.

4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.

5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.

6. Must incorporate instructor feedback from the Research Preparation and Rough Draft assignments.

7. Must use at least five scholarly resources from the Ashford University Library.

8. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

9. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.