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Word Count: 1000 words. A good rule of thumb is 10% above or below the word count. In-text referencing and the reference list are included in the word count.
Topic Questions:
Choose one (1) of the following:
- ‘Cultural globalisation’ plays a significant role in developing global identities. Discuss.
- Critically assess the role of ‘para-social interactions’ in contemporary lives.
- In 1994, Jim McClellan suggested that “online culture creates mouse potatoes”, however this has not occurred. Discuss.
- Compare and contrast the terms ‘absolute poverty’ and ‘relative poverty’.
- ‘Social epidemiology’ helps the medical profession target social groups and not the whole population. Discuss.
References According to APA 6th:
- Minimum 5 Academic References from the following (N.B: These should be properly Paraphrased and not include any plagiarism. Primarily, the academic references you use will be either books including ebooks and journal articles.):
Module 1: Global Identities
1.Global Sociology
Thinking Sociologically, Thinking Globally (Ch 2 p. 33-48)
2.Globalisation
Thinking Sociologically, Thinking Globally (Ch 2 p. 48-56)
Holmes, D., et al. (2003) Globalisation (Ch. 13 p.421-435) Australian sociology
3.Media & Celebrity
Communication and New Media (Ch 22)
Turner, G. (2004). Understanding Celebrity (Ch1 p. 3-27) in Understanding Celebrity
[Access via eBooks in Library http://libguides.cdu.edu.au/ebooks]
4.Online Identities
Science, Cyberspace and the Risk Society (Ch 23 p. 813-818)
Turkle, S. (1999). Cyberspace and Identity Contemporary Sociology, 28(6), 643-648. Retrieved
from http://www.jstor.org/stable/2655534 Module 2: Third World
5.Poverty
Global Poverty/Global Inequality (Ch 9)
6.Health
Health, Medicine & Well-being (Ch 21 p. 723-733 & 740-750)
Broom, A. & Germov, J. (2014). Global Public Health. In J. Germov (Ed.) Second Opinion
[Access via eBooks in Library http://libguides.cdu.edu.au/ebooks]
7.Indigenous Politics
Racism, Ethnicities & Migration (Ch 11 p.348-372)
Nagel, J. (1995). American Indian ethnic renewal. American Sociological Review, 60(6) 947-
965 [http://www.jstor.org/stable/2096434]
8.The Environment
Social Change & the Environment (Ch 25 p.866-874 and 889-890)
Population, cities, and the space of things to come (Ch 24 p. 841-859)
Module 3: The Other
9. Social Movements
Power, Governance & Social Movements (Ch 16 p. 563-573)
Olofsson, G. (1988) After the Working-Class Movement? Acta Sociologica 31(1) pp. 15-34
Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/4200682
10. Third Genders
The Gender Order & Sexualities (Ch 12 p. 390-397)
Nanda, S. (1993) Hijras (Ch. 8 p. 373 – 417) in Third Sex. Third Gender.
11. Feminism
The Gender Order & Sexualities (Ch 12 p. 398-410 and p. 377)
Hooks, B. (1991). Sisterhood (Ch. 4 p.27-41) in Gunew, S. (Ed.) A Reader in Feminist
Knowledge [https://ereadings.cdu.edu.au/view/cdu:61504]
12. Globalised Sexuality
The Gender Order & Sexualities (Ch 12 p. 389, p. 410-420)
Altman, D. (2004). Sexuality and Globalisation. Agenda: Empowering Women for Gender
Equity, (62), 22-28. Retrieved from
http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy.cdu.edu.au/stable/4066674
- Maximum of 2 Primary Sources
Primary Sources :
- Government Reports
- NGO websites
- Documentaries
- Newspaper Articles
- Government Policy
- N.B: NON-citable Sources which cannot be used in this essay are:
- Encyclopaedia
- Google Scholar
- Wikipedia
- Youtube clips
- Student’s Dissertations
- Dictionary
- Book reviews
- Conference papers
- Magazine articles
Reference Examples:
Book
Kerry, S. (2018). Trans Dilemmas: Living in Australia’s Remote Areas and in Aboriginal
Communities. London: Routledge.
Journal
Kerry, S. (2017). Transgender people in Australia’s Northern Territory. International
Journal of Transgenderism, 18(2), 129-139. doi: 10.1080/15532739.2016.125407
Chapter
Kerry, S. (2017). Intersex men, masculinities, and ‘disabled’ penises. In C. Loeser, V.
Crowley & B. Pini (Eds.), Anthology of Disability and Masculinities: Corporeality,
Pedagogy and the Critique of Otherness (pp. 85-101). New York: Palgrave
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