User:THM20/sandbox

'''Top 3 personal interests: ''' Ballet dancing and history, My pet dwarf rabbit, Enid Blyton books.

Top 3 Academic interests: History of the Russian Revolution, Male ballet dancers performing gender roles, Historiography surrounding the Nazis, the sociology of deviance.

Broken windows theory states that an increase in minor crimes such as graffiti, would eventually lead to and encourage an increase in larger transgressions. This suggests that greater policing on minor forms of deviance would lead to a decrease in major crimes. The theory has been tested in a variety of settings including New York City in the 90s. Compared to the country's average at the time, violent crime rates fell 28 percent as a result of the campaign. Critics of the theory question the direct causality of the policing and statistical changes that occurred.[19]

List of articles for assignment: Sociology of Deviance, Western stereotype of the male ballet dancer, CSTD Ballet, RAD ballet.

Action Plan:

Revising existing article on male ballet dancers.

Notability: It is important to revise this page as it is currently from a primarily American perspective, and requires more of a world view to be objective and provide all the information. There has been significant coverage of the topic, with many different research studies undertaken and peer-reviewed journal articles written on the topic. These are all secondary sources that are verifiable and have more than a trivial mention of the topic. Most of the sources I am aware of that could enhance the article I have access to through the flinders databases, meaning that I would be enhancing the article in a beneficial way that is limited to a lot of people. The topic meets Wikipedia's notability criteria.

'''REALLY GOOD IDEA, MAKING WIKIPEDIA KNOWLEDGE MORE GLOBALLY REPRESENTATIVE!! YOU SHOW A GOOD GRASP OF THE REQUIREMENTS RE NOTABILITY AND KINDS OF SOURCES YOU WILL NEED.'''

Requirements for Publication:

Is the title short and simple?

Is the lead section a clear summary?

Did I write it in my own words?

Is the article clear to a non-expert?

Is there a neutral point of view?

Does the article let the reader decide for themselves?

Did you proofread?

Are headings clear and simple?

Is every claim cited to a reliable source?

Did you link to other Wikipedia pages?

Are the pictures shared on Wikipedia Commons?

Is your formatting consistent with the rest of Wikipedia?

Research tasks to undertake:

History of males in ballet

Public's responses

Why ballet is seen as feminine

Ideas of masculinity

Qualitative studies on effect on participation

Film and Media appearances of male dancers

Possible sources: peer - reviewed articles, danseur documentary, news articles.

Article to do list:

Make sure I use the UK ballet teachers source

To do: -	Intro section -	Add onto gender expectations and performance -	Do effect on participation -	Add the media section of changing perspectives -	Add appearances in media -	Add citations -	Add references -	Find a photo