2.8 Evaluation of Scholarly Sources


Source #1     A Study of Women Who Stalk 


1. What is its purpose? 

The purpose of this source is to show that females are more likely to stalk ex-lovers.


2. How and where is it published? 

This source is published online. I found it on "The American Journal of Psychiatry".


3. What kinds of sources does it cite? 

Most of the sources cited are from other online sources. The sources cited are similar to the one I chose to use.


4. Who is the author?

The authors of this source are Rosemary Purcell, Michele Pathe, and Paul E. Mullen.


5. Who is its intended audience? 

The intended audience can be both male and female adults. But since this article is about females being more likely to stalk ex-lovers, I believe that male adults are the intended audience.


6. How did I find it? 

I found it on "The American Journal of Psychiatry" using Google Scholar.

http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.158.12.2056





Source #2     Obsessed    


1.What is its purpose? 

The purpose of this article is similar to Source #1. The purpose is to show that women can be stalkers and they are often found stalking ex-lovers than one might realize.


2. How and where is it published? 

This source is published online. I was able to find it on "Psychology Today".


3. What kinds of sources does it cite?

This source cites other online sources. The other sources cited relate to this source.


4. Who is the author?

Lisa A. Phillips is the author of this source.


5. Who is its intended audience?

Since this source is about women being more likely to stalk ex-lovers, I believe that the intended audience is males.


6. How did I find it?

I found this source on "Psychology Today" using Google Scholar.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201501/obsessed?collection=167224