This assessment help page assumes you have read the unit outline, assessment description and marking rubric provided in Moodle.
Assessment 2 requires you to write:
An annotated bibliography
Locate five reputable sources
Assessment 3 requires you to write:
A major essay
This essay brings together the factual knowledge and study skills developed in the tutorials and weekly tasks, and the evidence base gathered during the annotated bibliography task. The essay must use and reference at least one chapter from the textbook Sociologic (Arvanitakis 2021), and all five of the sources from the annotated bibliography.
Please choose ONE of the following questions and write a 1500 word response:
1. Define the concept of class in sociology and assess its importance in Australian society.
2. Explain the concept of gender and evaluate the ways in which gender can be “socially malleable”.
3. Analyse and illustrate the impact of race or ethnicity on life chances in Australia.
The textbook is available from the University Library in both print and e-format:
The following document and website will help you understand what is expected of you in writing an annotated bibliography.
For more details see https://studyskills.federation.edu.au/assessment/written-tasks/annotated-bibliography/
If you need help with writing your annotated bibliography see a Learning Skills Advisor (LSA). LSAs are professional educators who can help you achieve your academic goals. They are available at all campuses to work with you. For more details see https://federation.edu.au/current-students/learning-and-study/get-help-on-campus/learning-skills-advisors. Select Book with an LSA now to book a one-on-one appointment and to see the other options available for assistance.
Start planning your search by:
| Key concepts | Alternative or related terms |
| Race | racism, ethnicity, "ethnic minority", "minority ethnic", nationality |
| Class | "social status", "social structure", “socioeconomic status” |
| Life chances | opportunities, "social mobility", "equality of opportunity", equity |
Now use Boolean operators to connect your search terms.
Use OR to combine all the terms for the same or similar concept: race OR ethnicity OR racism OR ethnic minorities
Use AND to combine terms from different concepts: ethnicity AND opportunities
Use quotation marks to search for a phrase: "ethnic minorities"
Use brackets to group all terms from the same concept together: (race OR ethnicity OR "ethnic minorities" OR racism)
Watch the following video to learn more about Boolean operators
When you put it together, you have a search strategy
(racism OR ethnicity) AND ("life chances" OR opportunities OR equity) AND Australia
You will probably need to conduct multiple searches and alter your search terms as you go.
Consider using the Search Builder tool which is available in the following tab. This tool will guide you through developing a search strategy and you will be able to cut and paste the suggested search strategy straight into QuickSearch or a Database.
What is your research question?
Type your research question into the box above, then click the Next button (below).
Copy and paste the search strategy into Scopus or your preferred database
Suggested databases for Sociology are:
According to The Twelfth International Conference on Grey Literature (2010), grey literature is the name given to literature that is not widely disseminated, but is of sufficient quality to be housed by repositories or libraries. It is usually distributed by individuals or non-commercial publishers.
Common examples of grey literature include:
To find out more about Grey Literature and how to find it, check out our Grey Literature subject guide
You can access the digitised print versions of these newspapers by searching the Library's Catalogue or clicking the links below:
The following databases also provide access to newspapers:
You are expected to ensure that the sources you consult are trustworthy.
Our Fake News guide will help you to distinguish between reliable and less-than-reliable news sources:
For details on how to plan and write your essay see https://studyskills.federation.edu.au/assessment/written-tasks/writing-essays/
If you need help with writing your annotated bibliography see a Learning Skills Advisor (LSA). LSAs are professional educators who can help you achieve your academic goals. They are available at all campuses to work with you. For more details see https://federation.edu.au/current-students/learning-and-study/get-help-on-campus/learning-skills-advisors. Select Book with an LSA now to book a one-on-one appointment and to see the other options available for assistance.
FedCite is the one stop shop for all your referencing needs. In this unit, you need to use APA 7. Look at the Using APA7 section to find out general information on how to cite and reference, and the source types for specific examples.
Don't forget to check out the Referencing tab located in this guide.
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