Summarize Sources for the Final Research Paper

To complete this assignment, you need to understand the premise of the final paper.

The following flow chart will walk you through each part of your paper.

Your Final Paper

will consist of:

Use the introduction to set up the topic of your paper, giving a preview of the information you will present in the body of the paper. The thesis statement is the last sentence or two

of the introduction and states what the main point structuring your paper will be. In this paper, you'll be examining an aspect of your own culture from an etic

(outsider's) perspective and an aspect of another culture from an emic (insider's) perspective.

Introduction

Choose one aspect

of culture from this

list. Review the relevant section of

the textbook.

Using the article by Miner as a guide,

describe an aspect of your own culture

from an etic perspective. Cite

your sources.

Find at least one scholarly source to support

your analysis.

Part I

Using information from this source, describe an aspect of another culture from an emic perspective.

Cite your source(s).

Choose one source from this

list. Part II

End with a concluding paragraph that reinforces your thesis. Summarize and tie together your main points for the reader.

Provide a brief self-reflexive analysis of what you learned while writing this paper. See the Week 5 Final Paper

assignment description for full instructions.

Conclusion