First off I just want to clarify that I modified my statement entirely. My search results were not very productive and I thought I could make this entry more relevant to a current project in another class. I hope this is ok. Here's the new question:
Is domestic violence more prevalent among Native American communities?
Here was my search statement:
"domestic violence" or "family violence" and "native american*" or "american indian" and prevalen*
I got quite a few more results by adding "american indian" than I expected. I sometimes forget that what seems to be the norm here (or PC) is not necessarily the norm everywhere else. I needed to broaden my search however to get an article from a popular magazine. Not sure how popular Peacework is but it will work. I used the "refine search" option and at the bottom you can limit your search to "publication type". I selected "magazine" and got a few results. I also simplified my search statement to the following:
domestic or violence and "native american*" or "american indian "and prevalen*
Annotated Bibliography
David G Fairchild, Molly Wilson Fairchild, and Shirley Stoner. "Prevalence of adult domestic violence among women seeking routine care in a Native American health care facility. " American Journal of Public Health 88.10 (1998): 1515-1517. Platinum Periodicals, ProQuest. Web. 20 Feb. 2011.
This article looked relevant and appropriate due to its title and the fact that its the American Journal of Public Health. It's older but there's not really an abundance of empirical studies conducted on this topic.
Anonymous, . "Northern Michigan event to benefit Rosebud shelter. " News from Indian Country 10 Dec. 2007,Ethnic NewsWatch (ENW), ProQuest. Web. 20 Feb. 2011
This news story didn't tell me too much from the title but the fact that it had "shelter" in it told me enough. The title of the paper tells me it's culturally relevant as well. It is also quite current.
"Maze of Injustice: Native American and Alaska Native Women Work to Stop the Violence. " Peacework 1 Sep. 2007: Platinum Periodicals, ProQuest. Web. 20 Feb. 2011.
This was tough to find but perfect. The title says it all. Not sure how popular the magazine is but it's in a reliable database.
Hi, Rick:
ReplyDeleteIt was fine to change your search as long as you used boolean and revised as necessary as you did. I'm not sure you needed to include prevalen* in your search, it seems that "domestic violence" and ("native america*" OR "american indian*")would have been as effective.
I would be a bit hesitant to use your scholarly article because of the date, except for background info. I found quite a bit more recent and relevant scholarly articles just using "native american*" and "domestic violence". You might give that a shot if you need more current articles.
You did a good job annotating your choices and I think you found some useful articles.