User:Sgcoggin/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

 * Article title
 * Poverty in the United States


 * Article Evaluation
 * The content in this article is up to date and relevant to the topic of poverty in the US, and inherently deals with equity gaps and historically underrepresented groups. Poverty not only creates an equity gap between economic status, but also on the levels of race, gender, sexuality, education status, etc. This article is factual and neutral in the telling of this topic and provides a well-rounded telling of the issue through strong references and facts. The citations are implemented correctly and are sourced from a variety of reputable and scholarly locations. A large portion of the article is focused on the effects of race on poverty levels and, while this is important information to include, more information about the female and LGBTQ populations needs to be added to greatly increase the balance and informational status of the article.


 * Sources
 * - Statistics about Trans populations and poverty
 * - LGBTQ Poverty
 * - Trans Poverty

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Social Stigma


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article covers a variety of topics on a very surface level leading to the article feeling like a lot of not substantial information. The information that is provided is also not very concise which adds to the great length of the article. Where this article would benefit from a gendered perspective is in the current research section, namely the poverty and healthcare sections, where the intersection of gender and sexuality play a large role. Social stigma is a large part of the perpetuation of poverty in these communities that the strengthening of this article would be beneficial to properly informing the public on its wide reach.


 * Sources
 * - Statistics about Trans populations and poverty
 * - LGBT workplace discrimination
 * - Women
 * - Prostitution

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Poverty and Health in the United States


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is at the beginning stages of creation; therefore, it does not contain an abundance of in-depth information. Basic information about this topic is well written and contain a fair number of good sources and citations. To add more depth to this article, the specific effects of poverty on health pertaining to certain groups, namely women and LGBTQ populations, can be elaborated upon.


 * Sources
 * - Food Insecurity in trans populations
 * - Statistics about Trans populations and poverty
 * - Women's Health
 * - LGBT Health