The final research proposal should be a minimum of 17 pages in length (double-spaced, 12 point font, default margins) not including your bibliography and appendices, and will include updated versions of your earlier work, as well as an introduction and conclusion. In order, your proposal should include the following elements: · An introduction (minimum 2 pages) in which you introduce your topic, pose your research question(s) and any hypotheses (the latter is optional), briefly discuss the social significance of your research topic, and outline your overall research plan. · Your review of literature (minimum 5 pages) · Your description of methods (minimum 4 pages) · Your data analysis plan (minimum 2 pages) · Your discussion of ethics (minimum 2 pages) · Your conclusion, including a summation of your research plan, your interest in future related research, and a description of where and how you would disseminate your research findings (minimum 2 pages) · Your bibliography (numbered, alphabetical by first author’s last name) including all sources used in your literature review, and any other part of your proposal. Any academic citation style is acceptable (ASA, MLA, APA, etc), provided you use it consistently. · Your appendix or appendices, labeled Appendix A, Appendix B, etc, on separate pages for each appendix.