Reliable Sources Worksheet
Locate three sources in the University Library on a topic of your choice. Provide the required information for each sources.
Source 1
Author: Marconi, Andrew
Date: 2011-06-07
Title: Gendered Unemployment
Publication: Yale Economic Review
Peer Reviewed? Yes
What words did you use to find this article? Unemployment
What type of article is this (research, summary, reflection, essay, etc.)? Scholarly Journal
Did this article include an abstract? Yes
Summarize the article (75 to 100 words): Unemployment rose in 2009. Men’s unemployment rat erose to a crippling 11%, while women’s unemployment rate was at a lower rate of 8.3%. The data clearly shows the large gap between the gender gap.
Source 2
Author: Roy-Byme, Peter
Date: Aug. 27,2012
Title: Unemployment May Increase Suicide Risk
Publication: Journal Watch, Psychiatry
Peer Reviewed? Yes
What words did you use to find this article? Unemployment
What type of article is this (research, summary, reflection, essay, etc.)? Journal
Did this article include an abstract? Yes
Summarize the article (75 to 100 words): Unemployment can increase the risk of suicide. Between 2008-2010 suicide rates increased as the unemployment rate also increased. “Annually, each 10% increase in unemploment was associated with 1.4% increase in the suicide rate.”
Source 3
Author: Turner, Lance
Date: Dec. 26, 2012
Title: Unemployment Rate Declines to 8% in December
Publication: Arkansas Business
Peer Reviewed? Yes
What words did you use to find this article? Uneployment
What type of article is this (research, summary, reflection, essay, etc.)? News Journal
Did this article include an abstract? No
Summarize the article (50 to 75 words): In Arkansas, their employment rate was down for the third straight month in a row. By November 2012, the unemployment rate decreased to 8%. The amount of employed Arkansas’ citizens rose from