blog 19

                I found a government document first, and yes it tells you how the information was obtained and analyzed. This document has the specifics on it all, being a government document I wouldn’t expect anything different though.

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-106hhrg68979/pdf/CHRG-106hhrg68979.pdf

                Next I found the scholarly journal article, called poverty in America: beyond welfare reform. It also tells you how the information was obtained and analyzed! It has very specific details and clearly cites everything. In my opinion I would trust a government document more than a journal though, just because I believe there are some journals out there who are maybe not all correct or haven’t done all of the necessary research.

http://www.prb.org/pdf/PovertyInAmerica.pdf

mays, J. (2000, may 16). Retrieved from http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG     106hhrg68979/pdf/CHRG-106hhrg68979.pdf

lichter, D., & crowley, M. (2002, 06 01). Retrieved from      http://www.prb.org/pdf/PovertyInAmerica.pdf

blog 12

                In my personal opinion, blogs can be a great source for research depending on the blogs you find. There are some blogs that are not properly researched or cited, but there are some that are great resources that have clearly done their research and cited everything they can. As shown in the link below, you can clearly see that this blogger did all of their research, provided graphs and cited them and cited all of the information they have used. This is a great source for research, and like I said it’s just a matter of finding the right blogs.

 http://jobmarketmonitor.com/2012/05/15/u-s-nearly-1-trillion-a-year-fighting-poverty-and-over-the-next-10-years-governments-will-spend-250000-for-every-poor-american/

U.s. | nearly $1 trillion a year fighting poverty and over the next 10 years, governments will          spend $250,000 for every poor american [Web log message]. (05, 2012 15). Retrieved          from http://jobmarketmonitor.com/2012/05/15/u-s-nearly-1-trillion-a-year-fighting           -poverty-and-over-the-next-10-years-governments-will-spend-250000-for-every-poor          american/