Academic Research Article Critique The final assignment for this course is an academic research article critique. The purpose of the critique is to ensure that you know how to read and critically assess research for use in your own research, to understand social problems in society, support decision making in public policy, or to influence one’s own individual research approaches. Focus of the Final Paper 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. 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 Management Haynes, M. R., & Giblin, M. J. (2014, March). Homeland security risk and preparedness in police agencies: The insignificance of actual risk factors .  Police Quarterly, 17 (1), 30-53. doi:10.1177/1098611114526017 Settles, T., & Lindsay, B. R. (2011). Crime in post-Katrina Houston: The effects of moral panic on emergency planning. Disasters, 35 (1), 200-219. doi:10.1111/j.1467-7717.2010.01200.x Steelman, T. A., & Mccaffrey, S. (2013). Best practices in risk and crisis communication: Implications for natural hazards management. Natural Hazards, 65 (1), 683-705. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-012-0386-z Military 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 Justice Elmalak, S. (2015, April). Babies b ...

1. Academic Research Article Critique
The final assignment for this course is an academic research
article critique. The purpose of the critique is to ensure that you
know how to read and critically assess research for use in your
own research, to understand social problems in society, support
decision making in public policy, or to influence one’s own
individual research approaches.
Focus of the Final Paper
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.
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

2. , (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 Management
Haynes, M. R., & Giblin, M. J. (2014, March).
Homeland security risk and preparedness in police agencies:
The insignificance of actual risk factors
.
Police Quarterly, 17
(1), 30-53. doi:10.1177/1098611114526017
Settles, T., & Lindsay, B. R. (2011). Crime in post-Katrina
Houston: The effects of moral panic on emergency planning.
Disasters, 35
(1), 200-219. doi:10.1111/j.1467-7717.2010.01200.x
Steelman, T. A., & Mccaffrey, S. (2013). Best practices in risk
and crisis communication: Implications for natural hazards
management.
Natural Hazards, 65
(1), 683-705. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-012-0386-z

3. Military 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 Justice
Elmalak, S. (2015, April).
Babies behind bars: An evaluation of prison nurseries in
American female prisons and their potential Constitutional
challenges
.
Pace Law Review, 35
(3), 1080.
McDowall, D., Loftin, C., & Pate, M. (2012). Seasonal cycles in
crime, and their variability.
Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 28
(3), 389-410. doi:10.1007/s10940-011-9145-7

4. Trautner, M. (2011). Tort reform and access to justice: How
legal environments shape lawyers' case selection.
Qualitative Sociology, 34
(4), 523-538. doi:10.1007/s11133-011-9203-3
Social 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.

5. 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
Read the resource below.
Learning Commons. (2013).
Using a scientific journal article to write a critical
review (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
. University of Guelph. Retrieved from
http://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/get-assistance/writing/specific-
types-papers/using-scientific-journal-article-write-critical-
review
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:

6. 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

7. The Final Paper:
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.
.
Must include a title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must use at least two scholarly resources, including a minimum
of one from the Ashford University Library.
Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the
Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to
APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.