Sociological Theory/Concept Social Cohesion - Arts & Humanities Assignment Help

Assignment Task

TASK
back to topIn this task, you will address the following topic by answering this question:
 

Topic:  Critically considered, how researchers view and understand our social world  - as 'united' or 'divided' - affects what aspects of 'community' they find most useful for researching and theorising problems/strengths experienced in 'real world communities'. 
Assessment Question: Using the sociological theory/concept 'social cohesion' as presented in Module 4, explain how location (urban, suburban or rural) works with ONE of the following demographic categories (age, gender, ethnicity,  or religiosity) to affect the experience of 'Community' as a positive or negative experience. Please do this by using 1 Required Reading from EACH learning module for Modules 4-10 and 2 Supplementary Readings of your choice from Modules 4-10.

Step-by-step Instructions:
1. Please start by reading all 'Required Readings' in Modules 4-10.
2. Create a time management plan that will enable you to complete the research and writing necessary to submit this assessment item by 04 October 2021. Please plan to book an appointment with a CSU Academic Skills team member to inquire what CSU university-level learning support opportunities are available should you feel you require individualised writing assistance and/or have received feedback on Assessment 1 that you require development of your academic writing skills.
3. Review the Required and Supplemental readings in Module 4 and write out explanations of 'social cohesion' in your own words, thinking of some examples to learn about this theory.
4. Review the Required and Supplemental readings in Modules 5-10 whilst thinking 'critically' about 'social cohesion' - what it means, how it might explain 'community' (Learning Outcome 4) and 'real world cases of issues that occur in communities' (Learning Outcome 5). Then, select 1 'required reading' from each of Modules 5-10 and 2 Supplementary Readings that you will academically reference (using APA 7th Edition format) and use to write this assessment.
5. Next, choose the focus of your assessment: "how location (urban, suburban or rural) works with ONE of the following demographic characteristics (age, gender, ethnicity,  or religiosity) to affect the experience of 'Community'. The goal of your assessment 'focus' is to show your achievement of Learning Outcome 4 (be able to explain sociological research about communities clearly in writing). The specific theory/concept we're using this session is 'social cohesion' to 'think critically' about 'community'. Here, in Step 5, we need to think about 'what' we'll focus upon to do this. Each reading in Modules 5-10 offer lots of ideas; some discuss youth, older adults, how 'community' is or isn't experienced by different ethnic groups, individuals in different places/locations, those with various 'identities' or belief systems. This session you MUST discuss one aspect of 'location' (choosing urban/metropolitan, or suburban, or rural) and then discuss this in relation to one of the other listed demographic categories that sociologists commonly research. Please note you are writing one, unified assessment that prioritises discussing 'place' (aka 'location'); we are not writing 2 separate assignments, i.e. one about location and the other about demographics.
6. Having chosen your 'demographic' category, review if/how the readings you've chosen research and theorise 'Community'. Review the definition of Community from Modules 1-3 and, thinking critically about what this means and how community is/is not experienced for the 'location' and 'demographic category' you've chosen, begin to explain some of the 'real world' issues the research and theory raises. What is presently known, or could/needs to be known/researched in this area? What assumptions are made, what positive/negative outcomes have arisen for community members in terms of their ability to experience 'community? These questions are posed to help you think through ways you could approach this assessment; you need not answer them!
7. You may, if you wish, conduct a small amount of independent library searching to complete this assignment should you find your review of the provided subject material may be enhanced by locating one specific 'issue' that occures in 'real-world' communities (Learning Outcome 5) to evidence and articulate the strengths/limitations of sociological research and social cohesion theory. Please ONLY include academic, peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters or books should you wish to conduct library research for this assessment. The maximum independently-sourced references is 4 and this will be in addition to using/citing the subject materials noted in the Assessment 2 question above.
8.  What distinguishes demonstrative of 'critical' thinking/writing is clear articulation of what the theory and research literature offers your assessment topic - this is the 'analysis' part of 'community analysis' you are undertaking. To achieve this, try to identify some of the limitations, strengths, biases, and insights about the 'real world' issues with experiencing 'Community' that social groups/individuals in 'communities' (rural, urban, suburban) experiences, rather than proving a 'factual'/descriptive account of what each reference states and listing issues.
9. You are strongly encouraged to create a writing outline for your assignment after completing Module 4. This will provide ample time for you to seek academic writing skills support and reflect upon this assessment as you encounter and complete our subject. Please note the teaching team are unable to review or provide feedback about your chosen topic/outline, as Assessment 2 must be an expression of your independent ideas and work. 
10. Finally, to keep 'on track' for on-time submission, please plan to have a full first draft written by Friday, 17 September. This will support your calm and considered review of your assignment, in light of the marking rubric and/or with CSU ALLaN or other academic skills support staff, well in advance of the due date, allowing you to benefit from applying insights gained towards the end of the session from optional learning activities (i.e. peer engagement with the academic forum discussion and/or review of lectures/tutorials), making final perfections to your assessment during the last two weeks of the teaching session. Lastly, if you find yourself falling behind in this goal, please omit the 'optional' indepenent library researching!

RATIONALE
back to topThis assessment task will assess the following learning outcome/s:
be able to explain sociological research about communities clearly in writing
be able to think critically about community
be able to apply sociological theory and concepts to real world cases of issues that occur in communities
One of the main tasks of the community analyst is to apply theory to real world issues.  When a sociologist undertakes such a task, s/he looks to the existing research about a subject and tries to establish what the social and cultural problems are in the context of what they are attempting to understand. Sometimes theory can help us not only understand observed social phenomena, but also lends insight into solutions to 'real world' problems. Assessment 2 builds upon the foundational Learning Outcomes undertaken for Assessment 1 and, by progressing through Modules 4-10, enables you to demonstrate your achievement of the subject's remaining 3 Learning Outcomes. Learning Outcomes 3-5 are pedagocially more demanding and require you to engage in 'active' learning by 'making sense' of information in a fashion that considers there are multiple ways to sociologically investigate and explain social issues.
In addition to providing you with a final formal assessment item to illustrate your achievement of learning outcomes 3-5, Assessment 2 helps you to think about how to approach researching and explaining a single social phenomenon- the experience of 'community' in particular 'places' by a social group/individuals sharing one demographic attribute - and using the sociological theory/concept 'social cohesion' to 'make sense of' this.
This assignment asks you to illustrate your developing community analysis skills by 'thinking critically' about social cohesion and the experience of community and to clearly and coherently present your ideas in written form utilising sociological research and theory. Further, it offers those seeking to achieve academic excellence (i.e., aspiring to undertake Distinction and High Distinction work) options for undertaking further, independent community research investigation. Concurrently, Assessment 2 offers pathways for students seeking 'passing grades' that support degree progression by showing achievement of the required learning outcomes in a more direct, efficient fashion by utilising a range of subject-provided materials for assesssment completion.

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