Research Source Log for Online Source
“Specific Page Title or Article Title” Ex: “Twilight: A negative influence on teens or just harmless fun?” | "Cultural Implications of Beauty" |
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) Ex: POV | Meera Jain |
Title of the Entire Website (not www. ) Ex: CBC News | Serendip |
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) Ex: CBC | Serendip |
Date Page was Last Revised Ex: 10 September 2010 | 2005 |
Date You Read It Ex: 21 January 2012 | 2 February 2012 |
<URL address> (ALL of it) |
FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: The article cites Maria Nikolajeva, a professor of at Cambridge, as saying that Bella does not "in any way promote independent thinking or personal development" in women, instead portraying a woman "meek and willing to do anything for her vampire boyfriend" (POV). |
| Although the pursuit of beauty has changed dramatically over time, "they have the same purpose, to show off material wealth, social position, authority, and flaunt sexual appeal" (Jain). |
| In order to make ourselves more appealing to the opposite sex, "we undergo many transformations to be [beautiful]" including surgery, applying makeup, etc (Jain). |
| Across all cultures, "clothing and jewelry styles have sexual overtones" that aid individuals to appear more attractive (Jain). |
| Despite what culture you may orignate from, "the Western notion of beauty will always be in our minds and is used as a comparison tool" (Jain). |
| In Jain's survey "[most participants] found symmetry, [slenderness], [proportion], and thinness to be beautiful characteristics" (Jain). |
Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):
Meera Jain, the author of "The Cultural Implications of Beauty" addresses the similarities and differences between various cultures and illustrates how they affect our perception of beauty. She conducted research and interviews among undergraduates with contrasting cultural backgrounds to obtain a wide spectrum of how religion, ethnicity, etc. affect their personal sense of what stands as beautiful. All the cultures have a similar takes on their ideal beauty, which embodies the Western Ideal.
Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site?
The author of this article is Meera Jain, a student at Bryn Mawr College.
Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?
The author is simply being infomative.
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
No, I do not detect a bias in the author's writing. She based her article in the research she conducting and simply presented her findings.
References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
No, I do not detect a bias in the author's writing. She based her article in the research she conducting and simply presented her findings.
References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
No, the author does not cite any reference in the writing.
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
I will use this source to emphasize the similarities and differences among cultures' ideal beauty.
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
I will use this source to emphasize the similarities and differences among cultures' ideal beauty.
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