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Description
In neolocal residence, newly formed couples form their own separate household units, and create what is considered a nuclear family. This contrasts with other forms of post-marital residence, such as patrilocal residence and matrilocal residence, in which the couple resides with or near the husband's family (patrilocal residence) or the wife's family (matrilocal residence).

Neolocality first appeared in Northwestern Europe. It was from there brought to British colonies in the Americas. As American colonists expanded westward, this form of residence remained. Although some believe neolocal residence came as a result of industrialization, there is evidence of neolocality in England from before industrialization. Whatever the relationship between neolocality and economic development is, what is clear is that the two seem to coincide. Countries that experience economic development tend to also experience declines in multi-generational households, and increases in nuclear, neolocal forms of residence. A reason often cited for the high coincidence of neolocality in developed countries is the higher mobility of nuclear families, which becomes more important in modern economies. The decline of dependency on agricultural subsistence, which results in a weakening of extended family ties, is seen as another cause of nuclear, neolocal household creation. A particular case study of the relationship between economic development and neolocal residence patterns is the community of Navajo Mountain, which showed a positive correlation between the two.

Currently, neolocal residence is more commonly found in the west, and is becoming more common in countries that have experienced economic development, like Japan.

Peer Review by Theodore10 for Jpayan1488 on Neolocal Residence
I like how you provided a much more clear, precise definition on what Neolocal Residence is. You provided history about where it originated too (with sources), which was not provided in the article. I like the neutral tone in your edit, it seems to have no grammar or punctuation errors, which is good. Maybe you could work providing more examples of Neolocal Residence, like which countries have a lot of it vs which countries that have few.

Article Revision
This article only has a basic summary of what neolocal residence is. There is a lot of room for expansion. A possible sub-heading for this article would be the history of neolocal residence. I can also talk more about the reasons for why neolocal residence arose, like the economic advantages of this arrangement. From there, I could also explore possible struggles of this arrangement. I can also explore the cultural tendencies of neolocal residences compared to other forms of residence (like patrilocal or matrilocal).

Bibliography

Insights From Evolutionary Anthropology on the (Pre)history of the Nuclear Family by Laura Fortunato

Societal Complexity and Kinship: Family Organization or Rules of Residence? by Daniel N. Gordon

Reconsidering the Northwest European Family System: Living Arrangements of the Aged in Comparative Historical Perspective by Steven Ruggles

Neolocality and household structure in Early America by Kate Fawver

''' You're right, there's a lot of room for expansion - what other concepts from class could you also include to enhance this article? - Prof H '''

Article Evaluation
This seems to be a professionally written, and never seems to make any value judgments. That is, it has a neutral tone on the topic. Every sub-heading is pertinent to the topic of the article in one way or another. Given the nature of the article, it's hard to talk about there being "viewpoints", so there really isn't any over-representation or under-representation of viewpoints. All of the links to citations seem to work and support the information being cited. The only source that I could see bias in was one from the Census itself, which includes FAQ's about its importance. However, the actual facts cited from this source were neutral facts. Some of the information about the purpose of the census comes from sources written in 2010, which brings into question how out of date it might be. The conversations in the article deal with topics that should be deleted because they're not pertinent to the article, and other suggestions for revisions. This article is part of the following WikiProjects: United States/Government, United States Public Policy, Economics, and Elections and Referendums. The article has a rating of C. Whereas we talk about the importance of the Census and its implications, Wikipedia keeps a much more neutral stance and tries to not make value judgements.  On the right track with this evaluation; however, more detail would be helpful to clarify many of your points - Prof Hammad