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Evaluating the Media
50 points
Due May 31st at 12:15 pm
Purpose:
“Fake news” is a buzz word these days; but what does it really imply about the sources and information we fill our minds with? This assignment will help you evaluate news sources with a critical eye; and furthermore, inform you what is the criteria for a trustworthy source. We will accomplish 2 learning objectives from this paper:
Task:
Criteria:
You will be graded on the following criteria for 50 total points:
Research Studies:
Depression:
Association of hormonal contraception with depression
Available on JAMA Psychiatry using Google Scholar
Drug Use:
National trends in hospitalizations for opioid poisonings among children and adolescents, 1997 to 2012
Available on JAMA Pediatrics using Google Scholar
Living Arrangements:
For first time in modern era, living with parents edges out other living arrangements for 18- to 34-year-olds
Available on Pew Research Center website using Google
Technology-based communication and the development of interpersonal competencies within adolescent romantic relationships: A preliminary investigation
Available in Journal on Research of Adolescence using Google Scholar
Sexual Behavior:
Sexual identity, sex of sexual contacts, and health related behaviors among students grades 9 – 12, 2015
Available at the Highline Library using One Search
Sleep:
Sleep and use of electronic devices in adolescence: results from a large population-based study
Available at the Highline Library using One Search
Social Media:
Experimental evidence of massive-scale emotional contagion through social networks
Available at the Highline Library using One Search
Sports:
Possible mechanisms explaining the association between physical activity and mental health
Available on Google Scholar
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