Research Source Log for Online Source
“Specific Page Title or Article Title” Ex: “Twilight: A negative influence on teens or just harmless fun?” | "All stereotypes are true, except... III: 'Beauty is only skin deep'" |
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) Ex: POV | Satoshi Kanazawa |
Title of the Entire Website (not www. ) Ex: CBC News | Psychology Today |
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) Ex: CBC | Sussex Publishers |
Date Page was Last Revised Ex: 10 September 2010 | May 1, 2008 |
Date You Read It Ex: 21 January 2012 | 10 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). |
| Symmetry, which indicates a strong immune system "decreases with exposure to parasites, pathogens, and toxins during development" (Kanazawa). |
| In developing countries, where diseases are prominent "people place more importance on physical attractiveness" (Kanazawa). |
| Among groups of people, "faces with features closer to the population average are more attractive than those with extreme features" (Kanazawa). |
| "Facial averageness is an indicator of genetic health and parasite resistance" indicating the importance of facial attractiveness when choosing a mate (Kanazawa). |
| "More attractive people are healthier, have greater physical fitness, [and] live longer" showing the importance of physical fitness (Kanazawa). |
Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):
Satoshi Kanazawa, the author of "All stereotypes are true, except... II: "Beauty is only skin deep", explains the biological significance of physical beauty. Certain features reflect upon the strength and probability of survival within hat individual. These aspects include symmetry, averageness, and sexual appeal.
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 Satoshi Kanazawa, an evolutionary psychologist at LSE.
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.
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.
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 present the biological significance related to beauty.
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
I will use this source to present the biological significance related to beauty.
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