Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Magazine Article vs Scholarly Journal Article

Magazine:
Kane, E. (2008, April). Ananbolic steroids-uses and abuses. The news Magazine of Veterinary Medicine, 4.
Scholarly Journal:
Petersson, A. (2010). Substance abusers' motives for using anabolic androgenic steroids. Drug &Alcohol Dependence, 111(1/2), 170-172.

The magazine article and scholarly journal article I found on steroid abuse were a lot different.  The scholarly journal gave a lot a factual, informative information on the 'whats' of steroid abuse (what it is).  The magazine article gave more background on motives and the 'whys' of steroid abuse (why people do it).  I thought the scholarly journal was harder to read because the print was in two column side by side, rather than just have full text across the entire page, like the magazine article did. 

1 comment:

  1. Hi Whitney,

    Thank you for your article comparison.
    The magazine that you have found in the database is a trade journal, and not a popular magazine. It is a periodical written specifically for veterinarians, as opposed to the general public.

    Sincerely,
    Professor Wexelbaum

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