User:JordanMay44/Culture of poverty/Reem kahsay Peer Review

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(Jordan May)


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Evaluate the drafted changes
Culture of Poverty

Lead Section

The lead has not been updated to reflect the new content added to the article. the introductory sentence is well formulated and clearly describes the article’s topic, the culture of poverty. The concept is explained through social theory which shows that people experiencing poverty will have values that contribute to their condition that will result in a cycle of poverty, placing the responsibility of the consequences of poverty on the victims. The lead is short and to the point and does not include information that is not present in the article.

Content

The content added is relevant to the topic, as it includes early proponents of the theory of culture of poverty and reactions to the theory. The content added is a bit dated as the information used is from at least two decades ago. The article does address topics related to historically underrepresented populations, people who are stuck in the cycle of poverty and struggle generationally but more content is needed to demonstrate the lived experiences of the populations beyond theory.

Tone and Balance

The content added is fairly neutral, there is no bias towards a particular position. The content added is set to inform about the topic to the readers and not to convince them to take any position. The viewpoints of proponents of culture of poverty and those who are critics of the explanations are both represented in the article.

Sources and References

The new content is backed up by reliable secondary source of information and includes accurate information that explains what he cited sources say. Although the sources reflect the available literature on the topic, they are not up to date so sources that examine the concept in current times would help improve the article. The links added in the article work and are a good source of additional information.

Organization

The content is concise, well written and easy to follow. The article does not have significant grammatical errors that distracts the readers from the content and the content is well organized, as it is separated into sections that cover the major points of the topic but more sections should be added to reflect additional concepts, like the type of policies adopted in response to the culture of poverty theory.

Overall impression

Overall the article is good but needs to be expanded on to explore more concepts on the topic that were mentioned, such as the impact of culture of poverty theory on policy decision making. It would also be a good idea to add some images to the article, like prominent theorists, to make it stand out more. The article seems to focus on theorists with different positions on the topic, it would also be helpful to include the changes those theories have inspired at the societal level, such as affecting policies pursued and determining how poor people are viewed by the public.