User:Pikachu057/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Self-esteem

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this page because it seemed like an interesting topic. It matters because it is a part of every individual's daily life and affects lifestyles. The impression I got is that it is an okay article but there are things that can be altered and definitely need to be fixed.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

The article's content seems very relevant and necessary and contributes to the understanding of the word 'self-esteem'. The article is rich in references and links to relevant further readings. The sub-headings in the article are organized and clear. The content is also unbiased and even shows the historical and present-day aspects of the subject. Overall, the article seems strong and solid. There are no pictures added, however, I think a picture would have been hard to add to describe this word or idea.

However, when checking the workability of the links, one particular link actually sent me to rated-r pornography. This is very bad because children could be looking this word up and may stumble across the link. Every other link is okay.


 * Burke, C. (2008) "Self-esteem: Why?; Why not?," New York: 2008.

There is also a paragraph that seems like it is favoring biases or opinions. "Hispanic adolescents have a slightly lower self-esteem than their black and white peers, but then slightly higher levels by age 30. African Americans have a sharper increase in self-esteem in adolescence and young adulthood compared to Whites. However, during old age, they experience a more rapid decline in self-esteem."