User:Elenamek/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: Family
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I chose to evaluate this article because the topic of discussion seemed interesting and it was noted as a class-c article.

Lead
Guiding questions

The page starts with an introductory sentence that brief gives a definition of family, and the purpose of it. Then, it leads to the topics tie with anthropology, explaining how most families are organized through matrifocal, conjugal avuncular or extended. Next, there is a table of contents that show the different topics that will be discussed throughout the page. The information provided in the lead does give sufficient amount of information without giving too much detail about the whole topic.

Content
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The articles do stay relevant to the topic of family and never stray away on any tangent or provide unnecessary information. There are a lot of historical facts and data used within the article but a lot of it deems to be relevant and even show up to date data.

Tone and Balance
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The article does not seem to carry a persuasive tone, it say neutral throughout. With the topic of family, there are no biases towards anything, all the content seems to be explained well. Much of the information is factual, one topics does not seem to be overrepresented than the other. Overall, the article does not pose their information in a way to persuade the reader in a specific direction.

Tone and balance evaluation

Sources and References
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Any facts or information mentioned are backed up by a reliable source that can confirm it. Many of the sources are scholarly articles and journals that are very thorough and reflect the topic of discussion posted on the Wikipedia page. There are an array of sources used that can be traced from the 1970’s, however there is very current information made in the year 2017. All the links I tested turned out to be successful in guiding me to the linked page.

Organization
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The article, even though it is identified as class-c article is well written, has very clear and concise information that relates to the topic of kinship. Based upon my evaluation, there are little to no grammatical errors and is organized in a way that is easy to read and understand.

Images and Media
Throughout the article there are many images and graphs that illustrate the topic of family and kinship. Each image has a caption below it that gives very thorough information. All the images are cited, follow Wikipedia’s guidelines, and are placed in an order that follows the structure of the paragraphs and sections.

Checking the talk page
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There aren't many conversations happening on the talk page, however there is one comment asking to add a section about queer families. This article is apart of many Wikiprojects, including projects for anthropology and human rights.

Overall impressions
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The articles overall status seems well throughout and well orchestrated. The articles strengths are the organization and thoroughness of each sub-topics, I also would consider the informational graphs a strong suit as well. If there were to be any improvements, it would be to broaden the information about non traditional families, it is important to include families of every type. Nonetheless, this article is well developed and completed to a high extent.