User:ScholarDD/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

 * Communication Design
 * Viewing the talk page, a user pointed out that the article vaguely delves into topics that are not further detailed upon, and that bits of the article, such as the second and third paragraph of the lead section, should be removed for readability. I do believe more literature regarding Communication design can be discussed about at length. For example, the article states that Graphic Design and Communication Design can be used interchangeably, but never discuss the differentiation between them, or the reasons why the two terms are interchangeable.
 * Sources such as John Nicola's journal, Australian communication design history : An indigenous retelling can be used to both add to the history of the discipline, as well as provide a minority group's views and contributions to the field. Dori Griffon's work, Histories of Visual Communication Design: An introduction to the Special Issue, can elaborate the purpose of the discipline, as well as further make the differentiation between Graphic Design and Communication Design.
 * Sources such as John Nicola's journal, Australian communication design history : An indigenous retelling can be used to both add to the history of the discipline, as well as provide a minority group's views and contributions to the field. Dori Griffon's work, Histories of Visual Communication Design: An introduction to the Special Issue, can elaborate the purpose of the discipline, as well as further make the differentiation between Graphic Design and Communication Design.
 * Sources such as John Nicola's journal, Australian communication design history : An indigenous retelling can be used to both add to the history of the discipline, as well as provide a minority group's views and contributions to the field. Dori Griffon's work, Histories of Visual Communication Design: An introduction to the Special Issue, can elaborate the purpose of the discipline, as well as further make the differentiation between Graphic Design and Communication Design.

Option 2

 * Hierarchy of death
 * This article is very vague and general, almost akin to a dictionary definition of a phrase. The themes in the article could be further elaborated, especially since there are at least 5 sources to substantiate the general theme that deaths of White people outweigh deaths of people of colour.
 * The article vaguely makes connections to other ideas, such as the missing white woman syndrome, but makes no attempt to explain why the article considers them similar phenomena, or what missing white woman syndrome is. Commentary relating to the subject can also be greatly elaborated. An example are the statements of Allan Massie. While the article has two separate citations from her, the article does not elaborate or even state what his comments on the subject of the hierarchy of death are.
 * The article acknowledges differing definitions of the Hierarchy of Death exist, but make no effort to state the different definitions. The article itself is quite lackluster, acknowledging very broad subject matters brought up in works regarding the Hierarchy of Death, but do not elaborate the ways those subjects are investigated or help further the understanding of the theory. Merleau-Ponty's work, A Hierarchy of Deaths : Stem Cells, Animals and Humans Understood by Developmental Biologists, is not at all related to media, but still uses the term 'hierarchy of death'. The article can instead make connections to existing theories that are related to the theory, such as the Mean world syndrome.
 * Any source discussing the Hierarchy of Death may be useful. The only given definition in the page is that the term is "a phrase used by journalists, social scientists, and academics to describe disproportionate amounts of media attention paid to various incidents of death around the world." None of the works cited are academic in nature at all, as most of them come from news media sites. Additionally, the term can be misconstrued for natural deaths - deaths that are not discussed in the media, but are nevertheless important.
 * Any source discussing the Hierarchy of Death may be useful. The only given definition in the page is that the term is "a phrase used by journalists, social scientists, and academics to describe disproportionate amounts of media attention paid to various incidents of death around the world." None of the works cited are academic in nature at all, as most of them come from news media sites. Additionally, the term can be misconstrued for natural deaths - deaths that are not discussed in the media, but are nevertheless important.
 * Any source discussing the Hierarchy of Death may be useful. The only given definition in the page is that the term is "a phrase used by journalists, social scientists, and academics to describe disproportionate amounts of media attention paid to various incidents of death around the world." None of the works cited are academic in nature at all, as most of them come from news media sites. Additionally, the term can be misconstrued for natural deaths - deaths that are not discussed in the media, but are nevertheless important.

Option 3

 * Sexual script theory
 * Wikipedia has made 2 critiques on the article: that there may be original citation, and that there is heavy bias towards the social constructionist perspective, as the article does not discuss any critiques towards such perspective.
 * The article mostly has a neutral tone, with the exception of the Gender Script section. While the ideas present in the specific section are relevant and provide different viewpoints of Sexual Script Theory, the specific tone in that section does not seem particularly neutral or presented in a passive voice.
 * The article does give a general yet substantial introduction to the theory, and gives various definitions to terms, or at least explain how the term is used in context of Sexual Scripts, such as 'sexual norms' and 'gender scripts'.
 * While the Application section does acknowledge what fields of study the subject has been utilized or at least referenced in, it does not provide clarity on what ideas have been expanded due to understanding Sexual Script theory. The article could easily use its cited sources to add depth to the subject and further elaborate ways in which the theory can be utilized.
 * As previously mentioned, the article's sources can be used to elaborate ways in which viewing different areas of interest with the perspective of Sexual Script theory. For example, incorrectly cited work from Michael Kimmer, The sexual self : the construction of sexual scripts, discusses the ways social norms affect one's sexual identity, and how social norms affect pornographic film production.
 * Works from Lisa Bowleg et al ., Bryanna H. et al, and Anna Temkina et al . all discuss Sexual Scripts from women from different cultures. In these particular examples, they view African-American women and Russian women's sexual script.
 * While the Application section does acknowledge what fields of study the subject has been utilized or at least referenced in, it does not provide clarity on what ideas have been expanded due to understanding Sexual Script theory. The article could easily use its cited sources to add depth to the subject and further elaborate ways in which the theory can be utilized.
 * As previously mentioned, the article's sources can be used to elaborate ways in which viewing different areas of interest with the perspective of Sexual Script theory. For example, incorrectly cited work from Michael Kimmer, The sexual self : the construction of sexual scripts, discusses the ways social norms affect one's sexual identity, and how social norms affect pornographic film production.
 * Works from Lisa Bowleg et al ., Bryanna H. et al, and Anna Temkina et al . all discuss Sexual Scripts from women from different cultures. In these particular examples, they view African-American women and Russian women's sexual script.
 * Works from Lisa Bowleg et al ., Bryanna H. et al, and Anna Temkina et al . all discuss Sexual Scripts from women from different cultures. In these particular examples, they view African-American women and Russian women's sexual script.

Option 4

 * Social determinism
 * Similarly to Option 3, Wikipedia has made 2 critiques on the article: that there may be original citation, and that works cited need to be verified.
 * There are also small grammatical mistakes and spelling mistakes throughout the article as well, such as the word 'fetus' being incorrectly spelled as 'foetus'.
 * The article makes an attempt to showcase both sides of the subject matter: people who agree with the theory of Social Determinism, and people who do not. The article cites Umberto Castiello's work, Wired to Be Social: The Ontogeny of Human Interaction, on biological factors to having 'social skills', and not having those affected purely by social factors. Additionally, the article does give a sufficient basic overview on the theory: defining it as a viewpoint that sees technology as a product of its society.
 * The sources are primarily Western in origin, and may potentially ignore other cultures' perspective on the subject. Despite the article's best attempts to paint a nuanced picture of the discussion of Social Determinism, only four sources are used for the article. For example, when discussing arguments against Social Determinism, the article only ever sources Castiello's work for that section.
 * Additional sources such as Technological Determinism vs. Social Shaping of Technology. The Influence of Activity Trackers on User’s Attitudes by Iulia Ruxandra Țicău and Technological Determinism versus Social Determinism, a Critical discussion by Tessema Daniel can be appended onto the arguments against Social Determinism, as they directly view the ways technology has affected society more than how society has affected technology.
 * While the article mentions how the term 'social determinism' has been coined by Emile Durkheim, it does not elaborate the context of why Durkheim coined it, or how he laid the foundation for the theory. While I concede that finding direct work from Durkheim may be difficult, finding sources that greatly discuss Durkheim's work, such as a reference entry named after Durkheim in International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences journals, may be beneficial to further understanding the history of the subject.
 * The sources are primarily Western in origin, and may potentially ignore other cultures' perspective on the subject. Despite the article's best attempts to paint a nuanced picture of the discussion of Social Determinism, only four sources are used for the article. For example, when discussing arguments against Social Determinism, the article only ever sources Castiello's work for that section.
 * Additional sources such as Technological Determinism vs. Social Shaping of Technology. The Influence of Activity Trackers on User’s Attitudes by Iulia Ruxandra Țicău and Technological Determinism versus Social Determinism, a Critical discussion by Tessema Daniel can be appended onto the arguments against Social Determinism, as they directly view the ways technology has affected society more than how society has affected technology.
 * While the article mentions how the term 'social determinism' has been coined by Emile Durkheim, it does not elaborate the context of why Durkheim coined it, or how he laid the foundation for the theory. While I concede that finding direct work from Durkheim may be difficult, finding sources that greatly discuss Durkheim's work, such as a reference entry named after Durkheim in International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences journals, may be beneficial to further understanding the history of the subject.
 * While the article mentions how the term 'social determinism' has been coined by Emile Durkheim, it does not elaborate the context of why Durkheim coined it, or how he laid the foundation for the theory. While I concede that finding direct work from Durkheim may be difficult, finding sources that greatly discuss Durkheim's work, such as a reference entry named after Durkheim in International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences journals, may be beneficial to further understanding the history of the subject.