Week 4 Scholarly vs. Popular Media Focus on Sexuality Paper
Introduction
This assignment will help you explore the way a topic in human sexuality is covered in two very different sources: 1) a scholarly journal; and 2) a popular media source.For more information to help you understand the difference between those sources, please use this link to the APU library http://apus.libanswers.com/a.php?qid=5312. You will summarize a scholarly article (peer-reviewed, evidence-based, original research) and one popular media article on your topic. Once you see how the topic is covered in each source, you will write a paper:
1. comparing and contrasting the coverage;
2. discussing the relative merits of each; and
3. addressing which of the two approaches (scholarly or popular media) is better suited to disseminate information about your selected topic . Use the textbook as a guide in selecting your topic. Once you have selected a topic, use the APUS library to find an article that covers your selected topic. APUS librarians are trained to guide your search if you have problems. Instructions
Step 1: Find a scholarly article
· Select an appropriate topic, and search the APUS online library databases to find an article from a “peer-reviewed” evidence-based scholarly journal.
· If you have questions on appropriate types of articles, you can use the library tutorials or contact a librarian.
· You can find a SAMPLE scholarly paper under the Resources link in our class:
· The Role of Emotional Numbing in Sexual Functioning Among Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars (Nunnink, S. E., Goldwaser, G., Afan, N., Nievergelt, C. M., & Baker, D. G., 2010).Whileyou cannot use this article for your assignment, you will be able to see the type of paper that would be acceptable. Please note that the article is a report on a scientific investigation, which is what makes it evidence-based, and that it is not an expert opinion article or a review of many studies.
· Reading the abstract (or
This assignment will help you explore the way a topic in human sexuality is covered in two very different sources: 1) a scholarly journal; and 2) a popular media source.For more information to help you understand the difference between those sources, please use this link to the APU library http://apus.libanswers.com/a.php?qid=5312. You will summarize a scholarly article (peer-reviewed, evidence-based, original research) and one popular media article on your topic. Once you see how the topic is covered in each source, you will write a paper:
1. comparing and contrasting the coverage;
2. discussing the relative merits of each; and
3. addressing which of the two approaches (scholarly or popular media) is better suited to disseminate information about your selected topic . Use the textbook as a guide in selecting your topic. Once you have selected a topic, use the APUS library to find an article that covers your selected topic. APUS librarians are trained to guide your search if you have problems. Instructions
Step 1: Find a scholarly article
· Select an appropriate topic, and search the APUS online library databases to find an article from a “peer-reviewed” evidence-based scholarly journal.
· If you have questions on appropriate types of articles, you can use the library tutorials or contact a librarian.
· You can find a SAMPLE scholarly paper under the Resources link in our class:
· The Role of Emotional Numbing in Sexual Functioning Among Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars (Nunnink, S. E., Goldwaser, G., Afan, N., Nievergelt, C. M., & Baker, D. G., 2010).Whileyou cannot use this article for your assignment, you will be able to see the type of paper that would be acceptable. Please note that the article is a report on a scientific investigation, which is what makes it evidence-based, and that it is not an expert opinion article or a review of many studies.
· Reading the abstract (or