Week 7- Formative assessment: Conducting research

Formative Assessment: Conducting Research

Article: “Young princesses in the classroom: Children learning to be human in a Gendered world”

Author: Jule, Allyson

Assessment: Finding a credible source to support Allyson jule’s argument (thesis)

Summary:

           

Princess culture does lead to body issues among young girls. According to the article, IS ‘DISNEY PRINCESS CULTURE’ A BAD INFLUENCE ON YOUNG GIRLS? (States News Service, 2016) concerns have been expressed that “Princess culture” could lead to body esteem issues in young girls, as Disney Princess tend to be slim, pretty and often with an improbably small waist (States News Service, 2016, p.1). Researchers from National health services of the United Kingdom, have talked to both parents and children to assess what types of influences exposure princess culture may have and they found a link between young girls watching more princess media, identifying with princesses, and playing with princess toys over a year, and higher levels of female gender stereotypical behavior (States News Service, 2016)

This article tells us that Allyson Jule’s argument (thesis) is valid and princess culture is a serious concern.

CRAAP CRITERIA:

Currency: Gale Academic OneFile is a certified website which has been integrated into Seneca Library search results and this website was recently updated on February 27, 2019. The above article was posted on February 27, 2019.

Relevance: The above article does relate to the thesis by Allyson Jule on Princess culture and how it is impacting the young girls

Authority: There is no author mentioned in this article as it is released by States news service and this news service is now sold to Pulitzer Publishing Company and Indian Head Inc., a New York-based industrial products company. (The New York times, 2019)

Accuracy: This article has been cited in MLA 8^th edition format by Gale Academic OneFile

Purpose:  The purpose of this article was purely objective and doesn’t entertain any kind of sale on the website. 

References:

·       States news service (2016, June 28). IS ‘DISNEY PRINCESS CULTURE’ A BAD INFLUENCE ON YOUNG GIRLS?. GALE Academic OneFile retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com.libaccess.senecacollege.ca/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA456412608&v=2.1&u=king56371&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w

·       The New York times (2019). Sold to Pulitzer Publishing Company and Indian Head Inc., a New York-based industrial products company. Retrieved on February 2, 2019 from https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/25/us/states-news-service-is-sold.html