Research proposal question ?

Question

For my research proposal I 

need to talk about some of the studies that have been done previously for my literature review ,  Would

I able to talk about topics that relate to my question but are not exactly about my topic for example I’m talking about how children deal with grieving can I use a study on how families deal with grieving. Don’t know if that makes sense but I hope someone can help me . Also can not

Get help from teachers as it’s the weekend. 

Answer 1

As long as the information you use has specific references to the effects grief has on children and how they deal with it, that should be ok. I googled 'how children deal with grieving' and got loads of hits, so I am not sure why you cannot find anything. 

** Just remember one thing~ what ever information you cite, make absolutely sure you reference where you got it from or you can get hit with plagiarism. 

Answer 2

Yes, family studies, especially if their are kids in the family, would be applicable.