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ENC APA Annitated Bibliography Components.docx

Components of an Annotated Bibliography

An annotated bibliography is an APA reference list that includes a summary, among other things.

An annotated bibliography includes:

· APA Title page

· Pages are numbered beginning with title page

· APA formatted reference list​ beginning on own page

· References centered and bolded at top of page

· Entries listed in alphabetical order

· Annotations begin under its associated reference

· Annotations are indented 0.5 inches from the left margin

· The entire document is double spaced; no extra space between entries

A summary annotation:

Describes the source by answering the following questions: who wrote the document, what does the document discuss. Include also Describe the main ideas, arguments, themes, theses, or methodology, how the author supports his or her thesis or main idea.

Example of an annotated bibliography entry:

Sample APA Annotation

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Ehrenreich, B. (2001). Nickel and dimed: On (not) getting by in America. Henry Holt

and Company.

In this book of nonfiction based on the journalist's experiential research, Ehrenreich attempts to ascertain whether it is currently possible for an individual to live on a minimum-wage in America. Taking jobs as a waitress, a maid in a cleaning service, and a Walmart sales employee, the author summarizes and reflects on her work, her relationships with fellow workers, and her financial struggles in each situation.

Waite, L. J., Goldschneider, F. K., & Witsberger, C. (1986). Nonfamily living and the erosion of

traditional family orientations among young adults. American Sociological Review, 51, 541-554.

The authors, researchers at the Rand Corporation and Brown University, use data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Young Women and Young Men to test their hypothesis that nonfamily living by young adults alters their attitudes, values, plans, and expectations, moving them away from their belief in traditional sex roles. They find their hypothesis strongly supported in young females, while the effects were fewer in studies of young males. Increasing the time away from parents before marrying increased individualism, self-sufficiency, and changes in attitudes about families. In contrast, an earlier study by Williams cited below shows no significant gender differences in sex role attitudes as a result of nonfamily living.