Revision

I will need to add length and try to use more quotes from my sources to back up my statements.

This will be something I was already plannign on doing and will work on over the weekend.

Outline it up

Thesis:

Although it is often said that children who are brought up in a single parent household are more likely to have behavioral issues, I argue that behavioral problems do not have any direct correlation with growing up in a single parent home. I believe it has a lot more to do with social and economical issues than what family structure guides the home.

Body

General perception
What is the accepted belief on single parent homes?

Definition
What exactly is a single parent home? Divorce? Widow?

Negative
Studies showing negative effects on children

Positive
Studies that conclude there is no direct correlation?
Positive effects?

Conclusion

Summarize
My opinion

Plan of Attack

Overall I had Good-Excellent scores. The only thing they really suggested I work on is include more sources which I definately will. Their reviews were helpful and their notes gave me great advice on what to tune up to make this an overall better bibliography.

My plan will be to correct the few minute errors they suggested and adding more sources.

Now introducing...

Annotated Bibliography: Growing Up In a Single Parent Home

Introduction: The main research question that my paper will address is: What are the negative effects on children growing up in a single parent home if any? I am writing this research paper for not a few different crowds: single parents, those who were brought up in single parent homes, and a scholarly audience of psychology. These sources will show that contrary to popular belief there is no direct correlation to adolescent misbehavior and growing up in a single parent home. In fact, in some instances research has actually come up with positive effects as a result of growing up in a single parent home. On the other hand, some of the naysayer sources contribute deviance of children to parent’s lack of attention which can be found more often in single parent families.

After compiling research I have decided that the body of my paper will be comparing the results of scholarly research that has been done on this topic. In the concluding portion of my paper I will take a stance given the results and form a persuasive conclusion.

Bibliography.............

Bulcroft, Richard A. Family Structure… New York: Sage Publication, 1998


This article explores the relationship between family structure and control attempts of parents with regard to their adolescent children. Bulcroft analyzed many different family structures but more importantly for my research single parent households. This study focused on parental behaviors such as leaving the child home alone, variations in curfew, and application of household rules.

In my paper I will use his findings that revealed that there is very little difference between parental control attempts in lifelong two parent families versus single-parent families.

Hmmmm...

What are the current arguments for and against single parent households? What if any are values that a child can learn coming up in a single parent household?


My Primary sources will be scholarly articles that have done research on this specific topic while my secondary sources will be interviewing those who have grown up in a single parent household.

Questions?

Problem-Solving Detective or Critical Analyst.

• What if any are values that a child can learn coming up in a single parent household?

Reviewer of a Controversy

• What are the current arguments for and against single parent households?