We often say that we love our friends but that love is different than the love we have for our romantic partners. In 5–7 pages compare and contrast the concept of friendship and the concept of romantic love. In your research paper, you should address the points below (not necessarily in this order).
Define friendship and love.
Discuss theories of friendship and theories of love.
Provide examples that support the theories of friendship and the theories of love.
Explain the attributes and rules of friendship.
Describe how friendships differ across the life cycle.
Describe the types of love.
Explain individual differences in love.
Compare and contrast the concept of friendship and the concept of love.
Be sure to also consider the points below in your paper.
The introduction should engage the reader in the topic and provide a clear background and summary of the main points.
The literature review should present a critical analysis and synthesis of the existing research with quoted materials used only when the specific wording is crucial to conveying an author’s point of view.
Discussion should reveal insightful analysis of research.
Organization should clearly present logically arranged points.
The summary should include the premise, importance to the course and/or field, and how the information will be applied.
Writing should be clear and concise with no spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors.
The number of sources should meet or exceed any expressed assignment requirements and should be peer-reviewed or academic in nature.
APA Style guidelines should be used for reference entries and in-text citations.
Your paper should have an introductory paragraph (about half of a page) and a conclusion paragraph (about half of a page). Your paper should be a minimum of 5–7 pages in length. Graphs, charts, and tables do not count as text.
Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including a title page, in-text citations, and references for all sources that are used.
This Sample Research Paper provided by the CSU Writing Center shows the type of formatting that is expected for this assignment.
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