–Assessment Event 1 details
Essay;
Sociological analysis of a media article
Learning outcome;
1 Compare and contrast sociological perspectives of society, including theoretical perspectives, Social research methods and Social processes
Words 1000.
Due; 12/8/2019
Select one media article from the following;
Clearing homeless camps compounds the violation of human rights and entrenches the problem.
When to send child to school causes anxiety and confusion for parents
The unmaking of the Australian working class- and their right to resist
The girl Can [’t]? Campaign simply reworks ‘sex sells’ approach
Indigenous university students say lack of cultural understanding affecting graduate numbers
It’s your fault you got cancer’; the blame game that doesn’t help any one
Using a sociological imagination, critically analyse how the private lives in the selected article can be linked to public issues. To provide a sociological analysis, apply the model
from Chapter 1 – The sociological gaze;
Linking private lives to public issues
Germov, j, & Poole,M. [Eds,] [2015]. Public sociology; an introduction to Australian society [3rd ed,] Nest, Australian; Allen & Unwin.
References
You will need to research and cite at least 3 academic sources to support your analysis .This could include academic journals, textbooks, government reports or websites. It should not include media articles, other than the article selected for analysis, or Wikipedia.
You need to used APA6 referencing style and include the selected article and the Germov & Poole text.
Note;
A critical analysis does not mean criticising [negatively] an article. A critical analysis will involve you demonstrating that you have read, understood, questioned and evaluated the arguments made by an author in a piece of work. It is actually important to always do your reading and research in critical manner; don’t take everything at face value, and don’t always believe everything you read-just because someone has written something doesn’t mean that it is correct.
Your critical analysis will require you consider and evaluate the arguments made by the author, asking yourself if the argument if those arguments are sound. It is not enough to simply summarise or describe the article you’ve arguments, supporting your evaluation by citing and referencing academic source.
Thanks
–Assessment Event 1 details
Essay;
Sociological analysis of a media article
Learning outcome;
1 Compare and contrast sociological perspectives of society, including theoretical perspectives, Social research methods and Social processes
Words 1000.
Due; 12/8/2019
Select one media article from the following;
Clearing homeless camps compounds the violation of human rights and entrenches the problem.
When to send child to school causes anxiety and confusion for parents
The unmaking of the Australian working class- and their right to resist
The girl Can [’t]? Campaign simply reworks ‘sex sells’ approach
Indigenous university students say lack of cultural understanding affecting graduate numbers
It’s your fault you got cancer’; the blame game that doesn’t help any one
Using a sociological imagination, critically analyse how the private lives in the selected article can be linked to public issues. To provide a sociological analysis, apply the model
from Chapter 1 – The sociological gaze;
Linking private lives to public issues
Germov, j, & Poole,M. [Eds,] [2015]. Public sociology; an introduction to Australian society [3rd ed,] Nest, Australian; Allen & Unwin.
References
You will need to research and cite at least 3 academic sources to support your analysis .This could include academic journals, textbooks, government reports or websites. It should not include media articles, other than the article selected for analysis, or Wikipedia.
You need to used APA6 referencing style and include the selected article and the Germov & Poole text.
Note;
A critical analysis does not mean criticising [negatively] an article. A critical analysis will involve you demonstrating that you have read, understood, questioned and evaluated the arguments made by an author in a piece of work. It is actually important to always do your reading and research in critical manner; don’t take everything at face value, and don’t always believe everything you read-just because someone has written something doesn’t mean that it is correct.
Your critical analysis will require you consider and evaluate the arguments made by the author, asking yourself if the argument if those arguments are sound. It is not enough to simply summarise or describe the article you’ve arguments, supporting your evaluation by citing and referencing academic source.
Thanks