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Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Gender Essentialism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_essentialism
 * Article Evaluation The current Wikipedia article on gender essentialism defines the significance of the term--the reliance of gender and the attached roles--as determinants of what men and women’s contribution to society should be. The article is relevant as it explains a term still weaved into many facets of life, such as in religion. Though it does illustrate how feminism and other factors have contributed to serving as alternatives to this notion, it describes gender essentialism primarily through a Western lens. When discussing religion, for example, the only religion alluded to when discussing gender essentialism is Christianity. Certainly, Christianity is not the only religion affected by gender essentialism. Furthermore, it is classified as a Start-Class article with a completeness score of 54, signifying its potential for improvement.
 * Sources
 * Ross, Karen E. “The Vagina Dialogues: Essentialist and Constructionist Views of The Female Sexuality in Contemporary Feminist Theology.” (2011).  https://etd.ohiolink.edu/apexprod/rws_etd/send_file/send?accession=dayton1304106635&disposition=inline
 * 2. Chalik, L., Rhodes, M., Leslie, S. J. “Cultural Context Shapes Essentialist Beliefs About Religion.” American Psychological Association Association, Developmental Psychology, Vol. 53, No. 6, 1178-1187 (2017). https://www.princeton.edu/~sjleslie/Chalik-Leslie-Rhodes%202017%20Cultural%20context%20shapes%20essentialist%20beliefs%20about%20religion.pdf
 * 2. Chalik, L., Rhodes, M., Leslie, S. J. “Cultural Context Shapes Essentialist Beliefs About Religion.” American Psychological Association Association, Developmental Psychology, Vol. 53, No. 6, 1178-1187 (2017). https://www.princeton.edu/~sjleslie/Chalik-Leslie-Rhodes%202017%20Cultural%20context%20shapes%20essentialist%20beliefs%20about%20religion.pdf

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Social Construction of gender

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_construction_of_gender
 * Article Evaluation
 * The Wikipedia article on the social construction of gender gives definition to this theory by describing ways in which societal perception of gender affects one’s sense of reality and that gender is a determinant of a man/woman’s role. The article is divided into five primary sections. Among these, some topics discussed which encompass the overall topic are basic concepts, such as the feminist definition of “status,” the applications of gender performance, gender during development, research methods and social changes/criticisms. This topic is important as it helps deconstruct the idea that sex assigned at birth is the defining characteristic of a person’s placement in society. However, the article could use refining, as it is not only class C, but lacks a neutral point of view and doesn’t present the social construction of gender through an all inclusive, entirely worldly view.
 * The Wikipedia article on the social construction of gender gives definition to this theory by describing ways in which societal perception of gender affects one’s sense of reality and that gender is a determinant of a man/woman’s role. The article is divided into five primary sections. Among these, some topics discussed which encompass the overall topic are basic concepts, such as the feminist definition of “status,” the applications of gender performance, gender during development, research methods and social changes/criticisms. This topic is important as it helps deconstruct the idea that sex assigned at birth is the defining characteristic of a person’s placement in society. However, the article could use refining, as it is not only class C, but lacks a neutral point of view and doesn’t present the social construction of gender through an all inclusive, entirely worldly view.


 * Sources
 * Odhiambo, Calvin. “The Name Game: Using Insults to Illustrate the Social Construction of Gender.” College Teaching, vol. 60, no. 1, Taylor & Francis, Ltd., 2012, pp. 25–30, http://www.jstor.org/stable/23247611.
 * Berkowitz, Dana, et al. “Walk Like a Man, Talk Like a Woman: Teaching the Social Construction of Gender.” Teaching Sociology, vol. 38, no. 2, [Sage Publications, Inc., American Sociological Association], 2010, pp. 132–43, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25677742.

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Chicana feminism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicana_feminism
 * Article Evaluation
 * The current article on Chicana feminism presents an account of the history of the sociopolitical movement. It encompasses the movement's origins, the presence and necessity of intersectionality within and throughout the movement, notable women who made notable contributions to the movement, political organizations, the influence of art and more. The article is generally well-developed and discusses a group that is generally underrepresented. However, as it is classified start-class, some improvement could be made to amplify the article a bit more.
 * The current article on Chicana feminism presents an account of the history of the sociopolitical movement. It encompasses the movement's origins, the presence and necessity of intersectionality within and throughout the movement, notable women who made notable contributions to the movement, political organizations, the influence of art and more. The article is generally well-developed and discusses a group that is generally underrepresented. However, as it is classified start-class, some improvement could be made to amplify the article a bit more.


 * Sources
 * Garcia, Alma M. “The Development of Chicana Feminist Discourse, 1970-1980.” Gender and Society, vol. 3, no. 2, Sage Publications, Inc., 1989, pp. 217–38, http://www.jstor.org/stable/189983
 * Kasun, Sue G. “Chicana Feminism as a Bridge: The Struggle of a White Woman Seeking an Alternative to the Eclipsing Embodiment of Whiteness.” Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, vol. 32, no. 3, 2018. pp. 115-129, https://journal.jctonline.org/index.php/jct/article/viewFile/615/pdf_1

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