Domestic violence services for men and men as providers of such services
HDFS 609
Literature Review Assignment
For this assignment, you will begin to immerse yourself in the literature on an intimate partner violence related topic of interest to you (immigration issues, substance abuse, batterer intervention programs, etc.). You will read scholarly articles on this topic, then summarize and critique the literature.
If you have an interest in a well-researched topic (e.g., police responses) it will be necessary to narrow down the topic (e.g., police responses in ethnic minority families). Typically, this can be done as you begin to read the literature out there. Or, you may find very, very little research in your area (e.g., services to address IPV against women with disabilities). The fact that there is little research in an area can be interesting in and of itself, but you will need to also explore related literature in order to draw any conclusions (e.g., other research on women with disabilities, disability services more broadly). We will meet regularly throughout the semester to discuss your progress, and to discuss how your area relates to other course concepts.
Published literature reviews (i.e., articles titled “A review of the literature” or “A review”) can be extremely helpful as a model. The journal Trauma, Violence, and Abuse prints only violence-related literature reviews, for instance. However, the bulk of your literature review will focus on empirical studies published in peer-reviewed journals.
Your grade will be based on:
Quality of the literature summary
Critique of existing literature
Suggestions for future research and/or intervention in this area
Writing quality
The assignment is due by