User:H2lam/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Gender identity

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I wanted to learn the significance of gender in one's identity. It's important to know about gender identity to properly address others and realize how gender affects one's experiences and interactions in the real world. My preliminary impression of gender identity was that the article will list many gender identities and the science and social explanations for gender identity.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section


 * The lead is concise is introduces the key ideas of the article's main sections, such as nature vs nurture, gender types, and expert viewpoints on gender.
 * It only includes information that is further elaborated in the article.

Content


 * The article's content is relevant to the topic in the way that it explains how gender identity is formed through both nature and nurture elements.
 * The article is up to date with present views on the topic, but the views are limited to the medical field and law.
 * This article addresses historically underrepresented populations such as intersex and transgender groups and describes the nature and nurture that plays into these groups.

Tone and Balance


 * The article is neutral, but it over represents the nature and nurture interaction on male and female studies and underrepresents intersex, transgender, and other genders not mentioned in the article.
 * The article doesn't attempt to persuade the reader in favor of nature or nurture on the topic of gender identity and, instead, provides information on both sides of the debate.

Sources and References


 * The article uses secondary sources to support the details it lists as facts.
 * However, some sections are limited in sources and may not have enough support for the facts they display, such as the section labelled "Early medical literature."

Organization and writing quality


 * The article is well written and organized in a way that is easy to read and understand.
 * It explains the general argument of nature versus nurture in gender identity, ties this idea into studies and real life examples, and displays professional viewpoints on the topic of gender identity.

Images and Media


 * The article lacks images that might improve understanding.

Talk page discussion


 * The talk page largely argues about how sex and gender identity relate.
 * A lot of sentences were published that wanted to fix parts of the article to fit with the idea that sex is assigned at birth while gender identity can change.
 * This article is part of the WikiProjects: Vital articles, Gender studies, LGBT studies, and Sexology and sexuality.
 * The article differs from the way we've talked about gender identity in class in the way that it explains the source of gender identity while we discuss the effects of gender identity in class.

Overall impressions


 * The article is a good introduction to Gender Identity and has several viewpoints supporting the nature and nurture sides of the debate to Gender Identity.
 * The article could be improved by elaborating on the effects of Gender Identity.
 * The article is underdeveloped and should provide more information about the present status of Gender Identity.