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title: Social Issues: What Can Parents Do? author: PBS- parents date: n.d why relevant and summary: I found this article very interesting, it gives great advice on how can parents help their kids with their friendships and what can they do without overpowering them. how has this influenced my thinking: This article has confirmed a lot of strategies that I have used with my kids and their friends so far. credibility of source: it is published on the PBS website.

Title: Face Bullying With Confidence 8 Kidpower Skills We Can Use Right Away Author: Irene van der Zande Date: n.d. Why relevant and summary: This article was an extract from a book called "Bullying - What Adults Need to Know and Do to Keep Kids Safe", which gives advice on how to handle bullying and how to help young children who are subject to it. It gives 8 tips that anyone who works with children can find useful. It stresses the idea that this is a phenomena that unfortunately exists in our schools, but it is preventable. We should educate ourselves and our kids and empower them to face challenges with confidence. How has this influenced my thinking: I am a mother of two young boys, and even though we have not experienced any bullying, is good to know as much as possible that in any event I can help my boys deal with this challenge. Credibility of source: This article was published on Kid-power.com by its founder who is a published author. Kidpower is a non profit organization which advocates and helps kids against abuse, kidnapping, bullying etc nation wide and internationally.

Title:Religious vs Secular Humanism Author: Austin Cline Date Published: n.d Why Relevant and Summary: It helps define what it is to be humanist, and discusses whether their is some sort of religion involved in everything, even within Atheism or Humanism. How This Influenced My Thinking: It got me wondering about all the different religious believes and how different everyone's mentality and beliefs are. Credibility of Source: Seems credible.

Title: Kantian Ethics Author: none Date Published: n.d. Why Relevant and Summary: Relevant to Kolhberg's final sixth stage of moral reasoning: Universal Ethical Principals. Kant believed that moral reasoning is not based on the idea that humans are a means to an end, but that were an end in ourselves. How This Influenced My Thinking: I have studied Kant in Philosophy classes in the past, and enjoyed having the chance here to cross previous learning into what I am learning now. It also helped me to understand Kohlberg's sixth stage more thoroughly. Credibility of Source: Great - Wikipedia is credible

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: Characteristics of the Formal Operational Thinker Author: Kendra Cherry Date Published:NA Why Relevant and Summary: Give good explanation of stages How This Influenced My Thinking: Backed up what book said Credibility of Source: pretty good

Title: Formal Operational Stage of Cognitive Development Author: Kendra Cherry Date Published: N.D. Why Relevant and Summary: Explains Piaget's last stage of cognitive development, the formal operation stage. Identifies this stage's importance in thought and perception and it's lasting affects on our cognitive abilities. How This Influenced My Thinking: Allowed for me to compare my cognitive growth and development to Piaget's levels/stages of cognitive development. Credibility of Source: About.com- pretty credible.

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: Should Schools do Random Drug Testing? Author: Graham Boyd Date Published: n.d. Why Relevant and Summary: This helped support why random drug testing should and shouldn't be done. It was a sweet resource to be able to use for my paper and was very relevant to it. How This Influenced My Thinking: The reason for why it should be done never even crossed my mind! Credibility of Source: It is from New York Times so I think it's credible!

Title-Ten things every college student should know Author-Hannah Purnell Date-n.d. Why relevant and summary-It shows some examples of norms that college students have. How this influenced my thinking-This just showed me some helpful tips for college. Credibility-It seems credible because it is written by a staff member from college.

Title: About CQ (Cultural Intelligence) Date Published: n.d. Author: no author Why Relevant and Summary: This is relevant because it talks about how cultural Intelligence is an individual capability.This means it is not an aspect of personality or personal interests. It is a set of capabilities that leads to specific outcomes - such as decision making, performance, and adjustment in culturally diverse settings. How This influenced My thinking: by helping me understand cultural intelligence Credibility: Its from the cultural intelligence center

Title: Build a Stronger Marriage by Setting Relationship Goals Author: By Richard Nicastro, Ph.D. Date of Publication: ND Why Relevant and Summary: This article gives a great breakdown of steps to take to build a strong, happy, healthy marriage. It also gives things that you should avoid. How This Influenced My Thinking: It didn't, however it did give me great tips that I will use in my marriage. Credibility: Everything seems logical when you read it, written by PhD.

Title: Kohlberg's Three Levels and Six Stages of Moral Reasoning Author:T. M McDevitt| & J. E. Ormrod Date Published: n.d. Why Relevant and Summary: It discuss the three and six stages of Moral reasoning. How this influenced my thinking: it taught me more about morality and what influences and what stages an individual will go through. Credibility of source: seems credible it sources information and has two different authors.

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: Moral Emotions and Moral Behavior Author: J.P. Tangney, J. Stuewig, & J.D. Mashek Date Published: 2007 Why Relevant and Summary: Discusses a study on moral emotions and behavior. According to the study done, "… actual behavior is not necessary for the press of moral emotions to have effect." How This Influenced My Thinking: Shows the power of guilt and shame. Just feeling those feelings is enough to stop us from doing something that would benefit us. Credibility of Source: High

Title: Tips for Parents - Ideas to Help Children Maintain a Healthy Weight Author: none Date Published: n.d. Why Relevant and Summary: Considers the following questions: Why is childhood obesity considered a health problem?, What can I do as a parent or guardian to help prevent childhood overweight and obesity? Balancing Calories: Help Kids Develop Healthy Eating Habits, and Balancing Calories: Help Kids Stay Active. All of these apply to how parents can work with their children to improve their health, and why childhood obesity is a problem. How This Influenced My Thinking: Gave me ideas of how to effectively write about ways to reduce childhood obesity. Credibility of Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention - great source

Title: Identity Crisis - Theory and Research Author: Kendra Cherry Date Published: n.d. Why Relevant and Summary: This article briefly discusses Erikson's stages of psychosocial development which includes the feelings if identity versus identity confusion. the article furthers elaborates on James Marcia interview method that categorizes four different types of identity statuses. How This Influenced My Thinking: I was able to understand James Marcia's identity status model and the four different statues involved Credibility of Source: the author has a masters in psychology

title:Identity crisis theory author:Kendra Cherry date:ND why relevant and summary:The information i found on this website was extremely helpful when writing my paper. It discussed eriksons theory of identity crisis, and also touched upon James Marcia's identity classes. how this influenced my thinking:This influenced my thinking by helping me realize how i came to find my own identity in college, and how i could possible help others who may be in an identity crisis. credibility of source: very credible, references provided

title:Identity crisis theory author:Kendra Cherry date:ND why relevant and summary:The information i found on this website was extremely helpful when writing my paper. It discussed eriksons theory of identity crisis, and also touched upon James Marcia's identity classes. how this influenced my thinking:This influenced my thinking by helping me realize how i came to find my own identity in college, and how i could possible help others who may be in an identity crisis. credibility of source: very credible, references provided

Title:Fulfillment at Any Age: Finding the Pathway to Successful Aging Author: Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph. D Date Published: November 17, 2009 Why Relevant and Summary: The University of Chicago has composed a chart/pathway that people in their middle and later adulthood can follow as they adapt to the challenges of aging. Some of those pathways that they included are as followed: Meandering way (a way to achieve unclear goals), and Straight and narrow path (life is characterized by predictability). How This Influenced My Thinking: I found this article to be ironic, simply because it his helps older adults to come over difficulties but the irony is that it is found online, which most older adults do not know how to use a computer. Credibility of Source: The article is very credible and written by a doctor.

Title:Why Being a Caregiver is hard on Your Health Author: Sharon O'Brien Date Published: n.d. Why Relevant and Summary: This article discusses a study that was done show a relationship with stress and caregiving. In particular, one the study proved that caregivers reported having lower overall health ratings due to stress. How This Influenced My Thinking: After reading the article I never realized How much stress caregivers go through taking care of someone else. In contrast, I have always thought caregiver had a fairly easy job besides the minor lifting of the patient and cleaning them. Credibility of Source: The author is a Therapist

Title: Aging: What to Expect Author: Mayo Clinic staff Date Published: Nov. 8, 2012 Why Relevant and Summary: This article get in depth about how age and past living life styles like smoking or bad eating habits can effect the body over time. The article covers different parts of the body and how age effect them. For example, the parts of the body the article covers is the cardiovascular system, bones, joints, and muscles. How This Influenced My Thinking: This article gave me a more in depth perception on how the choices we making in our middle adulthood can effect the life expectancy of our life. Credibility of Source: Mayo clinic is a trademark of Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.

Title: Aging: What to Expect Author: None Date Published: November 8, 2012 Why Relevant and Summary: It discussed almost every change to a man at age 50!! How This Influenced My Thinking: It informed me on many aging effects I had no idea about. Credibility of Source: Seems legit!

Title: Aging: What to Expect Author: None Date Published: November 8, 2012 Why Relevant and Summary: It talked about what to expect as you get older and what to do about it. How This Influenced My Thinking: It gave me some ideas to what I can do as I get older so that my body stays healthy Credibility of Source: Good

Title: Take Dr. Oz RealAge Test Author: The Dr. Oz Show Date Published: N.D. Why relevant and summary: These three link were about determining your real age. The Dr.'s explain that there are many factors that age you. Food ages you, if you eat fast food you age faster. Also, the amount of exercise that you do also impacts how fast you age. Genetics also play a major role in your aging process. How it influenced my thinking: I was already aware that the food you eat ages you as well as the amount of exercise that you do. I did find it quite interesting that 80% of the aging process we are in control of such as having a healthy lifestyle. Credibility: Seems credibly…Dr. Oz.