User:Luvgorloks/Choose an Article

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

Option 1

 * Anomie:
 * On the talk page, there are quite a few suggestions to make the article better or more reputable. The Anomie Theory within the Criminology world was not mentioned in the article. Merton's theory has been widely used in the criminology world so it is weird that the article on anomie does not mention his contribution. Merton's Anomie Theory states that individuals want to accomplish the "American Dream" and those who do not have the legitimate means to do so will turn to illegitimate resources to gain money. An example would be a person who lives in a lower economic neighborhood who aspires to be wealthy might have opportunities blocked for him so he turns to dealing drugs or robbery in order to make his money. They mentioned how the Greeks used to use the word anomie and how it has a different meaning than it has now, but the discussions in the talk page have concluded that there needs to be more sources to support those statements. ::Sources:

Option 2

 * Broken Windows Theory:
 * On first glance, the paragraph explaining where the theory first developed is missing some citations. For the work they are stating most sentences should have a source connected to it, even if it is the same source. The critique section of the theory is not neutral and could use more sources and examples to critique this theory. :
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Option 3

 * Edwin Sutherland:
 * The article is classified as a stub so there is not much in the article to begin with. I would say it needs more citations especially in the first paragraph explaining who Edwin Sutherland is in the Criminology world. The theory section is very short, I would recommend breaking it up into two different categories one for Differential Association Theory and one for how he developed the term 'white-collar crimes'. Differential Association Theory is a commonly cited theory for criminology research because of how applicable it is to all situations. The section now is very small compared to how much information is out there supporting and rebottling Sutherland's work. :
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Option 4

 * Social Control Theory :
 * It needs a citation/reference list to be added at the end. Multiple sections in the article require more references in order for it to be verified. In another section where there is citations, it is all cited by the same source instead of multiple different sources. The criticism section of the article only uses one reference and could use more in order to make it more reputable. :
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Option 5

 * Moral Panic:
 * The section where it explains moral panics would be better if it included the examples of such moral panics with them instead of having the examples in a separate section. Someone on the talk page suggested that the article include how pornography has been considered a moral panic because of the debate if it harms the viewer or not. If there are enough credible resources to list this as an example then I think it would be beneficial because most people just think of drinking and driving or the war on drugs as the only moral panics. :
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