Respond to disscusion in APA format.
In today’s time everything is fast paced. Everybody can literally go to the internet, search for something and get answers quickly. The internet for me has its pros and cons. First the pros are everything is convenient especially when I have questions to something specific. It also educates you, because you get to learn a few things when you search for it. On the downside, everybody rely on the internet. Because of how everything is convenient, we get into a habit of getting everything when we want it. But how credible are these online sources are? According to BJM, one issue that can cause a drawback is having everything specifically medical research readily available for consumers. Say for example, a consumer can diagnose himself on a particular illness and self-treat. The visibility of information being published on the internet can be dangerous and can inadvertently hurt somebody. What we see and read are not always reliable especially if the website reported information that are not updated or has lack of basis.
So now, how can we evaluate credible sources?
There are a few things to consider in determining if a site is credible. John Hopkin University library had some very informative information to share. Considerations to follow are authorship, accuracy, currency, the publishing body, point of view or bias and knowledge of the literature. All considerations are factors that helps in determining if a source is credible and has potential (John Hopkins, 2019).
Below I believe is a credible website where you can view information on specific cross-cultural study.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
There are few reasons why this site is credible. The site is published by .gov meaning a government agency, and the page was last updated 01 April 2020. Most of the .gov sites are credible that provides readers some sources that can be verified. The website https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html is a great tool to learn and view information on cross-cultural study. It gives you information needed to view different cultures’ information and provides recent data that are accurate and current.
References:
Health information on internet is often unreliable. (2000). BMJ : British Medical Journal, 321(7254), 136.
John Hopkins (2019). Evaluating Information. John Hopkins Sheridan Libraries. Retrieved from http://guides.library.jhu.edu/c.php?g=202581&p=1334872
*Needs to be 250-275 words with 1 scholarly source.