Topic: Older adult (elderly) social isolation.
-Include information from the US as well as globally.
-Include data from older adults (65+)
-Ten pages excluding title and reference pages.
-Double space with one inch margins.
-Pages numbered.
-Citations in apa style.
Students will explore a topic related to diversity and aging that has been covered in class, which they wish to explore more fully.
The paper should cite, at minimum, 6 peer-reviewed journal articles.
Websites do not replace journal articles.
The paper should be 8-10 pages long (excluding title page and references), double-spaced with one-inch margins.
All citations and references must be in the American Psychological Association (APA) style format. For more information on how to properly cite and reference in APA style format please visit: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/.
Sample topics for the Final Paper assignment may include examining how social and behavioral scientists have assessed the contributions of policies at the national and state levels (e.g., Medicaid expansion) to lessening – or worsening – of racial/ethnic disparities in health outcomes across the age range, or analyzing the social, environmental, and economic factors that lead to disparities in advanced care planning (ACP) completion among older adults.