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Title: Teaching About Religion Author: Mynga Futrell, Ph.D Date Published: 8/18/06 Why Relevant and Summary: This article shows how a worldview is developed and perpetuated. How This Influenced My Thinking: It breaks down the elements which create one's worldview. Credibility of Source: 7- in text citations

Title: Parenting Styles Author: Kendra Cherry Date Published: nd Why Relevant and Summary: i believe this is a good website to go to when startong research on the parenting styles How This Influenced My Thinking: I was able to better understand the different styles of parenting and i applied my own life into this as well Credibility: Credible source, but more research can be done

Title: Identity Shifts for Teens, But Not Their Religion Author: Rick Nauert Ph. D. Date Published: July 1, 2011 Why Relevant and Summary: Gave a good cultural study for continued religion in teens How This Influenced My Thinking: Backed up my feelings Credibility of Source: Very Credible

Title: Who am I? Exploring Your Identity Author: Kristine Anthis, PhD Date Published: May 31st, 2011 Why Relevant and Summary: Discusses the challenge of identity achievement and why it's so hard. Includes Marcia's Identity Status Model. How This Influenced My Thinking: We all know it's hard to be in identity achievement, but this article explains why. Credibility of Source: Good.

Title: Menopause - Treatment & Drugs Author: Mayo Clinic Staff Date Published: Jan. 24, 2013 Why Relevant & Summary: Explains in detail the various treatments for the effects of Menopause. They include hormone therapy, vaginal estrogen, low-dose antidepressants, gabapentin, and medications to prevent or treat osteoporosis. How This Influenced My Thinking: Learned about the various treatments for Menopause. Credibility of Source: Very credible, Mayo Clinic

Title: 10 Tips on How to Communicate with Autistic People Author: Steve Summers Date Published: n.d. Why Relevant and Summary: Written by a highly functioning autistic man, this brief article explains really well how to communicate with autistic people. Relevant for this paper as we are writing to explain how business partners can work together effectively. How This Influenced My Thinking: Explained to me how those with autism can be highly functioning and very intelligent, yet it is important that we recognize when they might not be able to meet our expectations when it comes to social norms. Credibility of Source: Very credible

Title: Changes During Middle Adulthood Author: Kendra Cherry Date Published: ND Why relevant and summary: The article goes into great depth about the changes faced during middle adulthood. The artilce also gives an out side of the box perspectice as well. Very informative. How this influenced my thinking: This gave me a new perspective to middle adulthood that I had not had previously. Credibility: Psychology based website. Valid information.

Title: Premarital Course for Florida Author: Dawn Lipthrott Date Published: 2012 Why Relevent and Summary: A list of course content How This Influenced My Thinking: Having never been married myself, I had no idea what a premarital class entailed. This was a helpful list of class content. Credibility of Source: Written and conducted by a licensed social worker

Title:Physical Development of Middle Adulthood Author: Melissa McNamara Date Published: 2010 Why Relevant and Summary: It is an article that explains the physical changes that people go through in middle adulthood. How This Influenced My Thinking: This gave me an overall idea of our physical decline as we enter middle adulthood, but many other aspects increase or improve when we enter this age life finances, wisdom/knowledge/education and socially as well Credibility of Source:medium

Title: Fit over 50 - Abdominal exercises Author: No author Date Published: 2009 Why Relevant and Summary: A good you tube video showing core exercises that would work well for people over 50. Emphasis on what is safe and other options if you can't do what they show you How This Influenced My Thinking: made me think about ways to adapt exercises for older people Credibility of Source: ok, no credentials shown, but good information.

Title: Caring for your parents. Author: No Author Date Published: 2009 Why Relevant and Summary: Good video that deals with parents starting to lose some of their ability to care for themselves and how they deal with these issues. How This Influenced My Thinking: made me think about different ways to approach issues like these Credibility of Source: PBS documentary

Title:Sandwich Generation Author:Susan Adcox Date Published:N.D Why Relevant and Summary:It give a good explanation of the sandwich generation How This Influenced My Thinking:I never thought of how difficult that would be. Credibility of Source:Credible

Title: IDEA Health and Fitness Association Author: Jeffrey Janot, PhD Date Published: May, 2005 Why Relevant and Summary: Gave good information How This Influenced My Thinking: Showed how important exercise is Credibility of Source: Good

Title: Midlife Crisis: Transition or Depression Author: Kathleen Doheny Date Published: 11/11/09 Why Relevant and Summary: This talks all about the "norm" of the midlife crisis…its origins and what causes it. How This Influenced My Thinking: It helped me understand what actually leads to a midlife crisis. Credibility of Source:WebMD

Title: The Gray Divorce Revolution: Date: 2012 Author: Merril Silverstein, PhD Why relevant and summary: This article explains the staggering statistic of a raise in divorce rates among people in middle adulthood. This article also outlines many key factors that may come into play when middle aged adults decide to get a divorced. How has this influenced my thinking: It didn't, but it was interesting to see the shocking fact that divorce rates were highest among middle aged adults. Source credibility: This was posted to the Oxford Journals

Title:Disengagement Theory Author:No Author-Boundless Date Published:N.D Why Relevant and Summary:It clearly explains the theory of disengagement in older adults. How This Influenced My Thinking:It helped me to understand where older people are coming from more personally. Credibility of Source:Fairly credible

Title: The Importance of Goodwill in Couple Communication Skills Author: Nathan Cobb Date Published: 2006 Why Relevant and Summary: It's relevant because in my opinion communication is a very important part of a successful relationship. How This Influenced My Thinking: This article helped back my opinion by discussing with detail how important communication is within relationships and how it could benefit the relationship. Credibility of Source: Seems credible