wa2 summary

SYG2323/Manning

APA Source Citation

-(Author, Year, Page or Para. #)

-(organization, Year, Page or Para. #) – no author

-(Title, Year, Page or Para. #)

-APA cares about the date the article was published.

-for both quotes and paraphrasing APA style in-text citation is the same.

Should I use this source or not (critical thinking and APA)

-Can you verify the information

-does it make sense

-Authority—is the author making statements outside their major

-Bias-what’s the authors purpose for writing the article, is it scientific or propaganda

-Coverage-college research or research for a corporation

-when was it published

.org what is the goal

.net personal website (do not use)

.com selling something (do not use)

.gov best sites of statistics

.edu good sites

Examples of APA Style Reference page citation (hanging indent):

Reference page for your textbook:

Adler, F., G. Mueller, & W. Laufer. (2007). Criminology and the Criminal Justice System (6 th

edition). New

York, NY. McGraw Hill

Harding, David. (2009). Violence, Older Peers, and the Socialization of Adolescent Boys in Disadvantaged

Neighborhoods. American Sociological Review. 74, (3), 445-464.

Online articles

-Reference page URL – Uniform Resource Locator:

Brody, J. (2007, December 11). Mental Reserves Keep Brain Agile. The New York Times. Retrieved from

http://www.nytimes.com

-Reference Page for journals use DOI – digital object identifier:

Davis, J. (2009). Economic Status and Crime. American Society of Criminology, 24, (4) 225-229. Doi:

1037/0459-6321.24.2.225