Book Review
What is the point of Wattenberg’s work, and would you recommend it to a colleague, why or why not?
Book
Wattenberg, Martin P. (2012). Is Voting for Young People? 3rd. ed. New York: Pearson Education. ISBN-10: 0205217729; ISBN-13: 978-0205217724
Instructions:
Please write an original book review addressing the question above. The paper must be no longer than two (2) pages. A cover page and work cited or reference pages, where applicable, are not included in the total page count. The pages should be 8 1/2” x 11” in size. The paper is to be typed. You should use a 1” margin. The font is to be Times New Roman or Courier New and the type size must be 12 point. The text must be double-spaced. The paper must be submitted via the assignment bin under course material on the course menu as a Word (.doc or .docx) file. These instructions supersede any contrary guidance provided by a citation manual. The review may be submitted early. To be fair to students that submit their review timely, a penalty will be applied to late papers. If you are unable to comply with any of these instructions for any reason, please notify your instructor.
Guidance:
You are not required to use sources not already used in class. The guidance here is that you may address the question above using only the course text, assigned articles and lectures. You may, however, choose to supplement your review with credible outside sources if doing so assists you in answering the question. The guidance here is that your use of outside sources be limited to credible sources. By credible, I mean sources that are respected in academia and, therefore, have persuasive value. Examples include scholarly journals, treatises, reputable newspapers or major academic works. Be cautious using websites. Sources such as Wikipedia, while very convenient, tend to lack academic credibility because they may be changed by anyone regardless of their credentials. Always ask yourself whether your sources will likely be considered by your audience to be credible before deciding to use them.
You must provide in-text, parenthetical documentation for every source used in your paper. Do not use footnotes or endnotes in the paper. The preferred citation manual is Style Manual for Political Science, American Political Science Association. MLA Style and APA Style will also be accepted. Note that a cover page is not used with MLA Style.