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ASA Citations: American Sociological Association

Sample Annotated Bibliographies

The following example uses the ASA format for the journal citation.

Kerr, Don and Roderic Beaujot. 2003. “Child Poverty and Family Structure in Canada, 1981‐1997.” Journal of

     Comparative Family Studies 34(3):321‐335.

Sociology professors Kerr and Beaujot analyze the demographics of impoverished families. Drawing on data from Canada’s annual Survey of Consumer Finances, the authors consider whether each family had one or two parents, the age of single parents, and the number of children in each household. They analyze child poverty rates in light of both these demographic factors and larger economic issues. Kerr and Beaujot use this data to argue that…

(Reference: University of North Carolina Charlotte Guides: https://guides.library.uncc.edu/c.php?g=173027&p=1142943) 


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