Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Research Update
Before you leave class, post a comment here and give the rest of us an update on how your research is going for your annotated bibliography. What topic or issue are you focusing on? What database have you been using that has been the most helpful? How many sources have you found so far (ones that you think you'll end up using)? Which ones seem the most promising? Do you have any questions about using the databases through Penrose Library? Are there any challenges that you are facing as a researcher that you’d like help with?
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I am focusing on the systematic challenges that homeless women are facing. I have used both Penrose and Google Scholar for my research.
ReplyDeleteUnder topic of homelessness, I will be focusing on the difficulties that are presented to minority women while being homeless. EBSCO Host has been the only database that I've used, for the articles it presents appear to be legit and helpful. So far I have only found three sources, and only two of those three will probably be utilized in my annotated bibliography. Hispanic Journal and Behavioral Sciences is so far the most promising source, but hopefully articles that I've yet to find will be better or at least match the top source. There are no questions yet on the Penrose databases, and I am facing the challenge of whether I should focus on a single ethnic group of homeless women or just continue researching homeless minority women.
ReplyDeleteI have decided to focus my research on the topic of homeless mothers and their parenting. I have been using Academic Search Premier primarily to find sources that will be helpful for my research. So far, I have found 5 sources, but there are a few more that may be helpful as well. One source I think will be helpful is called "Marginalized Mothers: Parenting Without a Home." Another one that will give a different perspective on this topic is called "Mothers experiencing homelessness: mental health, support and social
ReplyDeletecare needs." I think this source will help me gain more knowledge of how homelesness affects women when they are mothers. Overall, I haven't had any questions yet or am experiencing any troubles with my research.
I am focusing my research on the crime and victimization that homeless women are forced to endure. I have primarily used Academic Search Complete under the search words homeless*, crime*, women, and violence*. I have been able to find all five sources through a variation of these search words that seem to come from credible Criminology and Gender Study journals. There isnt much resarch done on victimization that does not focus on rape as the main point. I really want to look also at what other kinds of crime homless women deal with and how these experiences differ based on age and their sexual identities as women.
ReplyDeleteI am focusing on homeless mothers who either have their children with them or in other shelters, or are separated from their children who are placed in family's homes or other foster care. I have been using Academic Search Complete with the key words: homeless* mother* chilren* separated* and others. As of today I have been able to find all five of my sources (perhaps more that I will have to read through and narrow down). Many of the studies that I have found have to do with homeless women who are experiencing drug addiction and so I may refine my topic to women with drug adtiction separated from their children and what difficulties that can bring but I'm not quite sure yet. At first I was facing some challenges finding PDF files and even articles in general about homeless mothers but by adding key words such as children and separated I have been able to find more possitive results.
ReplyDeleteI'm focusing on homeless mothers specifically from a public health standpoint. I hope to examine how the extra burdens brought on by being a homeless mother effect mental health, and how the public health and service industry either is catering to that or what changes should be made. I have primarily been using EBSCOhost and currently have all 5 of my sources and feel pretty confident that they will all be helpful.
ReplyDeleteI am researching the participation of women in the informal sector of the economy as a means to either escape homelessness, or to try to avoid becoming homeless. I have been using the Econlit and Academic Search Complete databases with search words: women, homeless, gender, homeless people, informal economies, informal sector, the U.S., prostitution, drug economy, and street economy. I have 9 sources so far; because not a lot of the sources directly apply to my research question I will probably use all 9 or more if needed.
ReplyDeleteFor my annotated bibliography, I want to research the familial relationships of homeless women before and during homelessness. I have only used Academic Search Complete so far, and I am having trouble finding studies on families of homeless women and how homelessness has affected the family. I found numerous studies on homeless mothers and the difficulties of raising a child in homelessness. However, I am mainly concerned with the issues surrounding why women with families cannot simply return home. Specifically, what correlations are there between drug use, abusiveness, finances, or other issues that led to familial estrangement? I found an article on how familial drug use among homeless youth is a factor in their path to homelessness. This research could shed light on one reason why—familial and personal drug use—familial ties are severed before and during homelessness.
ReplyDeleteI am focusing on homeless mothers and how the children are affected by their mother being homeless. I have used psychARTICLES, and Gender studies databases. Through these databases I have found six articles that I think will be very useful and plan on using. Effects of Social Support and Conflict on Parenting Among Homeless Mothers seems to be the most promising because the article has lead me to believe that it will give me most of the information I seek.
ReplyDeleteI am focusing on public stereotypes of homeless women and the consequences they face. I wanted to examine both the causes and effects of public beliefs and knowledge of the subject. I have been using the article finder on the Penrose Library website. EBSCOhost has been especially helpful. First, I was looking under the category of Gender Studies, but I was getting very few articles that fit my topic. I then searched under sociology, and found more. I have found six that I like, but I would like to analyze them further to see if one doesn't fit as well with the others.
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