SOC480 – Literature Review – 100 points

Research your topic choice and write a scholarly literature review on the social problem in the United States.


Literature Review must:

1.) Synthesize at least 10 sociology and/or criminology peer-reviewed scholarly articles into a literature review on your topic in the U.S.

2.) Connect your topic to at least two categories of identity (race, class, gender, sexuality, religion, etc.) and explain the affects of inequality on people experiencing your social problem.

3.) Utilize one sociology or criminology theory as the framework for your social problem.

4.) Include sociological concepts throughout.

Paper requirements:

1.) Well organized and clear, including cover page, introduction with thesis statement, literature review, conclusion, & reference page

2.) At least 10 sociology and/or criminology sources (articles or books) are cited properly according to APA or ASA standards, both in-text and in reference page. Sources must be no older than 2014 – no master’s thesis, dissertations. or conference papers allowed

3.) Grammar, spelling, and sentence structure are error free

4.) Double spaced, 10 to 12 point font, 1 inch margins

5.) Minimum of 7 pages and a maximum of 10 pages (not including cover page or reference page)

6.) Each resource in your reference page must be cited in the paper. Likewise, every resource cited in the paper needs to be included in the reference page.