gories and a pattern can be distinguished, so this question could have very well been eliminated. Overall, the research question set out with a clear goal in mind. They were trying to determine what happens over the course of a child's life that may affect their bond with their parent(s). All three of the questions were answered when the study was completed, even if they were a bit redundant in nature and cause. Replication ability of the articleIn order for a study to be effective, it must have the ability to be replicated by someone else. This is important because others may want to test the study to see if they get the same or similar results and also to see if the researcher was accurate in their reports of findings. The Golish (1999) article definitely has the potential to be replicated. The main method used to gather the research was interviewing. Participants in the survey were of a certain age, education, and income bracket (Golish, 1999). The interviews were conducted in various settings, depending on the participants (Golish, 1999). The data was then coded, categorized, and reported using Retrospective Interview Technique (RIT) graphs (Golish, 1999). All of these things are fairly simplistic and even with a few variations can be replicated to produce similar results. Adequacy of literature reviewAn effective literature review has three major functions: summarizes what is known about the topic; uses previous evidence on the topic to develop effective hypotheses; and establishes organizational schemes, allowing the reader to know how the review is being organized (Bethea, 2000). One of the most important things to remember about a literature review is that everything cannot be covered in this section, so focus on the most useful ideas (Bethea, 2000). The Golish (1999) study on closeness does an extraordinary job on the literature review. Golish (1999) presented four specific reasons why this study was necessary and b...
