Annotated Bibliographies: MLA Sample Entries

Menzies, Kenneth and Sheeshka, Judy. "The Process of Exiting Vegetarianism: An Exploratory Study." Canadian 

    Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, vol. 73, no. 4, 2012, pp. 163-8.

This collaborative study, led by a sociologist and a professor of applied nutrition, examines the process through

which people become ex-vegetarians. The study contributes to existing literature on exiting central identities,

particularly meat-based diets, while bridging the gap in research on vegetarianism in a  Canadian context. 

Though at 34 participants the study's sample size is too small to make definitive generalizations, the exploration of

how and why individuals exit vegetarian diets lays a foundation for dietitian intervention strategies.

Menzies, Kenneth and Sheeshka, Judy. "The Process of Exiting Vegetarianism: An Exploratory Study." Canadian

     Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, vol. 73, no. 4, 2012, pp. 163-8.

This collaborative study, led by a sociologist and a professor of applied nutrition, examines the process through

which people become ex-vegetarians. The study contributes to existing literature on exiting central identities,

particularly meat-based diets, while bridging the gap in research on vegetarianism in a Canadian context. Though

at 34 participants the sample size is too small to make definitive generalizations, the exploration of how and why

individuals exit vegetarian diets lays a foundation for dietitian intervention strategies.

Key:

• Authors' qualifications for writing the work
• The work's contribution to the literature on the subject
• Limitations

Waite, Linda J, et al. “Nonfamily Living and the Erosion of Traditional Family Orientations among Young

      Adults.” American Sociological Review, vol. 51, no. 4, 1986, pp. 541–554.

The authors, researchers at the Rand Corporation and Brown University, use data from the National Longitudinal

Surveys of Young Women and Young Men to test their hypothesis that nonfamily living by young adults alters

their attitudes, values, plans, and expectations, moving them away from their belief in traditional sex roles. They

find their hypothesis strongly supported in young females, while the effects were fewer in studies of young

males.Increasing the time away from parents before marrying increased individualism, self-sufficiency, and

changes in attitudes about families. 

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