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The research article I chose to analyze was When Moms Say Bad Words: Family and Peer Influence on the Frequency of Swearing by Emily Simpson, Joshua Duarte, and Brianna Bishop. I believe that the research study had good intentions on finding out the relations of whether families or peers have an influence on younger individuals when it comes to swearing. Especially, since in today’s society people are so much more open to swearing and kids at a young age are grasping on to it so easily that they use it without consequences. The authors’ method of choice in selecting to survey college students was a good idea in my opinion because it made it seemingly authentic. The way I see it is that college students are at stage where they know what causes

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