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Social Work Guide: Scholarly V. Popular

Scholarly Versus Popular Sources

 

Here are the basics: 

Popular Magazines/Newspapers:

  • glossy, pretty pages with lots of advertisements and pictures
  • written by hired reporters for a general audience
  • short, easily read articles

Scholarly Journals:

  • somewhat dull looking - very few pictures or advertisements
  • written by experts in the field and reviewed by other scholars before publication
  • long articles with citations and bibliographies at the end

And about literature reviews!

Some links for you to check out:

Scholarly vs Popular video

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Mou Chakraborty
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