All papers should use the APA stylistic format. The Purdue Online Writing Lab resource provide guidelines and rules for APA style and can be found by searching “Purdue OWL APA” or here: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
It is expected that you will use material from the texts and articles to analyze your topic. Thus, whether you use direct quotes or paraphrases, you must give credit to when the words are not your own. All citations and references should be done in APA style.
In the text, quotes from course materials or articles can be cited in one of the following ways:
“The stereotypes that we learn not only justify prejudice and discrimination but also can produce the behavior depicted in the stereotype” (Henslin, 2001).
OR
James Henslin (2001) suggests that, “The stereotypes that we learn not only justify prejudice and discrimination but also can produce the behavior depicted in the stereotype.”
There should be no direct quotations that are longer than three lines. Do not string quotes together without putting them in context with your own words and connecting the ideas. When you use a direct quote, place it in the context of a sentence that includes an explanation of what the quote means and why it is useful for point you are making.
If you are re-phrasing the findings of another study, you must cite that study. For instance: Many analysts have noted how stereotypes may produce the behavior they depict (Henslin, 2001).
A full reference, including the author’s name, book or article title, publishing information and page numbers will appear separately, in the alphabetically organized “References” section at the end of your paper. References should be in APA style.
Example:
VanderStoep, S., & Shaughnessy, J. (1997). Taking a Course in Research Methods Improves Reasoning About Real-Life Events. Teaching Of Psychology, 24(2), 122-124.
