User:Steph.sparks/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
 * Cross-cultural communication
 * (emailed Dr. Pederson regarding this article option. I didn't realize it was not listed in the PDF he provided for this class).


 * Article Evaluation
 * Lacking citations (specifically in the Aspects section). Lacking information regarding theories in this field, and lacking citations in this section (theories). The first three paragraphs in the interdisciplinary section is missing citations, but it might be hard to find the sources for it. The global rise section only has one citation. It's kind of a messy article. Could use some re-arranging, editing and adding information.


 * Sources
 * Littlejohn and Foss
 * Handbook of international and intercultural communication (Book).
 * Cross-cultural communication in the digital age - DOI: 10.25768/fal.ec.n28.a05

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Affection Exchange Theory


 * Article Evaluation
 * Strong article, but short. Could use additional information, but it would be hard to find more information regarding this theory.


 * Sources
 * It wouldn't be hard to find citations for this theory, but it would be difficult to find additional valuable information to add to this article.

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Face Negotiation Theory


 * Article Evaluation
 * VERY strong article. Would have a difficult time editing it. All sections are there, and there are many citations throughout the article. I can tell other students have been working on this page for previous classes.


 * Sources
 * Littlejohn and Foss

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Friends with benefits


 * Article Evaluation
 * Article is close to non-existent. It's missing a strong lead section, background section, content section.


 * Sources
 * It might be hard to find reliable sources regarding this topic.

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Relational dissolution


 * Article Evaluation
 * I couldn't find an article in "Relational dissolution" except for articles regarding the Cascade Model of Relational Dissolution. I'm not sure if maybe relational dissolution should be separate from the model. However, the Cascade Model of Relational Dissolution is a lengthy article. Although there are many citations throughout the article, there are certainly things that can be changed to improve the validity of the article (citations, better sources, rearranging, etc).


 * Sources
 * Need clarification between relational dissolution and cascade model of relational dissolution.