Academic Research Article Critique

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Reading and critically analyzing academic research reported in journal articles is an important part of learning and applying scholarly research for multiple applications within your discipline. Through the first four weeks of this course, you have become more familiar with the various components of research design. For this final assignment, read and critically review one of the journal articles provided in the list by discipline (below). You may choose from any of the lists, however you will probably find one from your own discipline to be of greater interest to you and more useful for future reference.

  1. Choose one article from the list below and read it.
    Communication Studies
    • Burgers, C., Beukeboom, C. J., Kelder, M., & Peeters, M. M. (2015). How sports fans forge intergroup competition through language: the case of verbal irony. Human Communication Research, (3), 435. doi:10.1111/hcre.12052
    • Festl, R., Scharkow, M., & Quandt, T. (2015). The individual or the group: a multilevel analysis of cyberbullying in school classes. Human Communication Research, (4), 535. doi:10.1111/hcre.12056
    • Murthy, D., Bowman, S., Gross, A. J., & McGarry, M. (2015). Do We Tweet Differently From Our Mobile Devices? A Study of Language Differences on Mobile and Web-Based Twitter Platforms. Journal Of Communication, (5), 816. doi:10.1111/jcom.12176
    Homeland Security and Emergency ManagementMilitary Studies
    • Furia, S. R., & Bielby, D. D. (2009). Bombshells on film: Women, military films, and hegemonic gender ideologies. Popular Communication, 7(4), 208-224. doi:10.1080/15405700903046369
    • McClure, P., & Broughton, W. (2000). Measuring the cohesion of military communities. Armed Forces & Society (0095327X), 26(3), 473-12.
    • Routon, P. W. (2014). The effect of 21st century military service on civilian labor and educational outcomes. Journal of Labor Research, (1), 15.
    Social and Criminal JusticeSocial Science
    • Charnley, S., & Durham, W. H. (2010). Anthropology and environmental policy: What counts? American Anthropologist, (3), 397. doi:10.1111/j.1548-1433.2010.01248.x
    • Cohen, A. (2012). Sweating the vote: Heat and abstention in the US House of Representatives. PS: Political Science & Politics, (1)
    • Fouts, H. N., Hewlett, B. S., & Lamb, M. E. (2012). A biocultural approach to breastfeeding interactions in Central Africa. American Anthropologist, (1), 123. doi:10.1111/j.1548-1433.2011.01401.x
    • Fulton, S. A. (2012). Running backwards and in high heels: The gendered quality gap and incumbent electoral success. Political Research Quarterly, (2). 303.
    Sociology
    • Atkinson, M. (2004). Tattooing and civilizing processes: Body modification as self-control. Canadian Review of Sociology & Anthropology, 41(2), 125-146.
    • Glass, P. G. (2012). Doing scene: Identity, space, and the interactional accomplishment of youth culture. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 41(6), 695. doi:10.1177/0891241612454104
    • Oyelere, R., & Oyolola, M. (2012). The role of race and birth place in welfare usage among comparable women: Evidence from the U.S. Review of Black Political Economy, 39(3), 285-297. doi:10.1007/s12114-011-9122-2
    • Park, J., & Denson, N. (2013). When race and class both matter: The relationship between socioeconomic diversity, racial diversity, and student reports of cross-class interaction. Research in Higher Education, 54(7), 725-745. doi:10.1007/s11162-013-9289-4
  2. Read the resource below.
  3. Employ the methods detailed in the Learning Commons resource to critique the article you selected in Step 1. At a minimum, the critique should include the following information:
  • Introduction (about two pages)
    Summarize the article you chose, including discussions surrounding the purpose of the study, the methodology utilized, the results obtained, and the conclusions drawn by the author(s) utilizing questions posed in the reading. Utilize questions posed in the “Analyze the Text” section of the Learning Commons resource to develop this section. You must include the full APA citation for the article in your references page.
  • Body (about five pages)
    Determine both the strengths and weaknesses of each section of the paper (i.e., introduction, methods, results, discussion, overview). Use questions posed in the “Evaluate the Text” section of the Learning Commons resource to develop this section.
  • Conclusion (about three pages)
    Discuss the significance of the research. Utilize questions posed in the “Establish the Significance of the Research” section of the Learning Commons resource to develop this section.

Writing the Final Paper
The Final Paper:

  1. Must be 8 to 10 double-spaced pages in length (excluding title and reference pages), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
  2. Must include a title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  3. Must use at least two scholarly resources, including a minimum of one from the Ashford University Library.
  4. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  5. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style

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Running head: DEVELOPING AN ARTICLE CRITIQUE

ARTICLE ANALYSIS AND CRITIQUE

NAME

COURSE NAME AND NUMBER

INSTRUCTOR’S NAME

DATE

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ARTICLE ANALYSIS

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Article Analysis and Critique
Introduction

There is one interesting aspect about the article; it focuses on one area that can be termed
as being relatively underdeveloped, on how weather affects the voting patterns of individuals.
The article starts by eliminating some of the obvious perspectives that can be said to affect the
overall impact of the research. First, the article acknowledges that ‘legislators' ideological
positions change as electoral consequences vanish during the term preceding retirement’ (Cohen,
2012) which means that the politicians do not feel like they have anything to lose if they ‘shirk’
or abstain from their public duties. Secondly, the article also mentions about the politicians
skipping from voting because they feel that the matters under consideration would prove to be
unpopular with their constituents, which means that the abstinence is a way of reinforcing the
idea that they are representing the needs of the populace. It all means that the two obvious
variables that can be used to eliminate the argument that the article seeks to bring into fore are
eliminated, nay, are dealt with in the opening of the article. It only makes one have curiosity on
the hypothesis that the article pushes that the summer heat has an impact on the voting patterns
among the US legislators. The theory that is used is that weather is just a cost, which is justified
when the article argues that ‘uncomfortable weather may make waiting in line a less desirable
activity. Roads soaked by rain or perhaps covered by snow may make for a more hazardous
journey to the polls. Again, these are not major costs. But for many citizens, the imposition of an
additional minor cost may make the difference between voting’ (Cohen, 2012). It all means that
by use of the rational choice theory, the weather is a cost, and this implies that there is a need to
consider it as a cost altogether, which all but sums up the argument of the article.

ARTICLE ANALYSIS

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The methodology that is used is by using the roll call votes from the US House of
Representatives over the three months that are hottest in the US, that is, June, July and August
from the year 1992 to 2000, which means consideration of the 102nd Congress to the 106th. The
dependent variable is the number of representatives that were able to vote, in comparison to the
methodology that had been deduced by viewing the summer heat as a cost that caused the
Congressmen and women to abstain from the discomfort of the heat, based on the cost. The
independent varia...


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