Pop Press Analysis

Pick a pop press article that discusses some aspect of the topic Gang culture among disenfranchised youth. When I refer to pop press, I mean articles that are not empirical and peer reviewed.  Any article that you find on a news station (www.cnn.com, www.foxnews.com, www.time.com, www.bbc.com etc, www.washingtonpost.com) would qualify.

 For example, if you choose to write on breastfeeding mothers, then you could discuss this article that talks about public breastfeeding rights and a sit in some moms did at Target (http://healthland.time.com/2011/12/27/the-nurse-in-why-breast-feeding-moms-are-mad-at-target/)

·  Part I: Summarize the article and provide a link 

·  Part II: Discuss the article in light of your research on your particular population of interest. You need to evaluate the value of the pop press article in light of what we know in the Social Sciences.  Does the research you have read for Part III of your Applied Final Project jive with the pop press article? If so, in what ways?  Alternatively, where does the article you read diverge from your research?  Your ability to critically think about the issues present in your population must be evident in your post. 

·  Part III: Explain the different types of information you learned from your empirical/scholarly research and from this pop-press/non empirical news story. Do both types of articles have utility? Why or why not?

When writing , it is very important that you focus not just on summary but also on analysis.  Remember:

·  Your first paragraph needs to be an introduction to your post.

·  Your final paragraph should be a conclusion which pulls your ideas together.