Monday, February 27, 2012

SWA #15 - Research Reflection


Marriage Equality:
            On this issue I found of a variety of resources through the Gamecock Power Search. The articles that the searches I did presented included a research on the success of same-sex marriages and how proponents of the concept got it legalized in Canada back in 2005. Other articles included thoughts on why same-sex marriages contribute to the deinstitutionalization of marriage itself. Overall I think I would be able to find many perspectives on this issue to write a sound essay, as it is highly contested and there’s a lot of research on it. Therefore, this is the issue I am leaning towards.

Violence in Video Games Leading to Violence in Youth:
            It was a lot harder to find articles on this issue than I thought it would be. The keyword searches I was using were not producing the results in the area I was looking for. However, I did find some articles on the idea and research for the issue based on longitudinal studies of youth. I think it would be easier to find non-scholarly opinions on this issue. There are also limited perspectives on how violence in video games affects youth, so I may run into trouble there.

Benefits of Single Sex Learning Environments Over Co-ed:
            I was able to find an ample amount of information on this topic. Articles ranged from broad research on the affects of single sex schooling on both boys and girls to how math classes versus language classes were affected. There was also discussion of if single sex classes were all that was needed, or if the entire school needed to be a single sex. A lot of articles discussed the level of success these types of learning environments had in foreign countries too. I think this is another topic that I would be able to find solid information on.

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