http://www.stanford.edu/class/e297c/poverty_prejudice/mediarace/socialsignificance.htm
My next source that I will be using in my paper is entitled "The Social Significance of Rap & Hip-Hop Culture", by Becky Blanchard. Finding the credibility of a source is very important especially if you are using the source for a paper. Currency, Relevance, Authority, Authority and Purpose are five of the factors of the CRAAP analysis that help with finding the credibility of different sources. This source has many forms of good credibility. One is that the author and publisher of the article are both stated clearly on top of the article. Another huge factor of credibility is putting a work cited page clearly on the bottom of the page. This shows that the author gave all the credit to the original authors and didn't plagiarize one bit.
Response:
I think this is article is a very good picture of what the youth is dealing with everyday. These rappers and hip-hop singers put a number on teens lives and they have no idea that they are doing so. No one wonder why today's society is so corrupt it's because one influence's every one's lives. What people put in there systems is what they are going to think about and how they are going to react.
Matt,
ReplyDeleteThis source is problematic on at least two levels. First, the last update is from 1999 -- at least 14 years ago. To accurately understand the influence of hip hop music on kids today, you need much more recent research. Additionally, this source looks like a paper written by a Standford student for a seminar class, which means it is not a published newspaper, magazine, or journal article and thus not suitable for your research needs.
I will reiterate that to adequately evaluate the credibility of this source you need to use the CRAAP handout (available on Moodle). Answer the specific questions asked on that handout. Though knowing an author and including a works cited page are helpful, these are not the best indicators of credibility.
As you continue to research and respond to sources, find the most interesting, challenging, or surprising idea in the article and respond with why you find it interesting, whether or not you agree with the idea, and why it's a significant idea to consider for your topic. As you build this bank of responses, you'll have good information, ideas, and opinions to draft your editorial proposal with.