La Trobe University Sociology SOC2SEM 2017 Assignment-1 Article Review --- GRADING Criteria Structure (25%): • How well have you planned your review, including the use of clearly organised paragraphs of approximately 150-200-words? • Is your discussion presented systematically and logically? • Does your review have a very brief introduction and conclusion? Content (50%): • Does your review demonstrate a clear understanding of the aims and argument, including the key concepts used to develop the argument? • Have you described clearly the methodology, key findings and conclusions reached in the article? • Have you explained the social significance of the research, including its relevance for everyday life? • Have you identified any insights you drew from the article? Presentation (25%): • Is your review expressed in clear language that observes conventions for grammar and punctuation? • Have you proofread your work carefully? • Have you met the required word length? That is, 1000-words; the +/- 10% rule applies (but suggest that you aim for the upper limit here) • Have you referenced your source appropriately and consistently, using the Harvard Referencing style? • Have you formatted your review appropriately, i.e. 3 cm margin, double-spacing, page numbers? Excellent Very good Satisfactory Passable Unsatisfactory % Structure 20-25 18-19 15-17 13-14 Less than 13 25 Content 40-50 35-39 30-34 25-29 Less than 25 50 Presentation 20-25 18-19 15-17 13-14 Less than 13 25   Guidelines for setting out your assignment: Introduction – 1 paragraph *** One of the main purposes of an introduction is to give the reader a roadmap of what is to come So, first state that you’ll be reviewing such-and-such an article by so-and-so an author(s) Summarise the topic very briefly (i.e. say what the article is about in 1-2 sentences) Then state how your review will be organised; for example: The first section of this review discusses the authors’ aims, their central argument, the way their research was carried out, and their major findings and conclusions. Secondly, I discuss the social significance of the research and finally, the insights I gained from reviewing the article. First part of review (suggest: several paragraphs – this should be the largest section of your review) • Discuss the author’s aims and argument, including the key concepts used to develop the argument; methodology; findings and conclusions *** Aims and central arguments are usually stated very clearly in the abstract, introduction and/or conclusion (depending on the author’s writing skills and style) – i.e. what is the point(s) being made in the article? What is being investigated, debated, or tested, as the case may be? *** What is a concept? A concept is a key sociological idea; examples include: ‘emotion work’, ‘emotion management’, ‘socialization’, ‘emotional cultures’ - when deciding which concepts to cover, focus on those which are most important to the overall argument and discussion. Second part of review (suggest: one paragraph) • Discuss the social significance of the research presented in the article, i.e. is this research useful and, if so, to whom? In what ways is it useful? *** What you’re being asked here is --- How do the findings help us understand the particular social problem or question at the centre of the article? Does the research have any practical applications in everyday life? Third part of review (suggest: one paragraph) • Discuss any insights you drew from the article; i.e. what are the things you know now, that you didn’t know before reading the article? This is where you talk about what you’ve learned from the article – okay to use ‘I’. Concluding paragraph Sum-up what you’ve discussed Referencing • Use Harvard referencing in your review • Because you’re focusing on one source only, there is no need to reference every idea that comes from it – that would be overkill! So, provide ‘in-text’ referencing details in the body of your work only when you are using direct quotes, but remember to write in your own words as much as possible o Example of in-text referencing: (Umberson, Thomeer & Lodge 2015, p. 550) • Use “double quote marks” for any quoted material (otherwise TURNITIN won’t recognise it as a quote, and will add it to your similarity score) • Provide full reference details of the article at the end of your review; e.g.: Reference Umberson, D, Thomeer, MB & Lodge, A 2015, ‘Intimacy and emotion work in lesbian, gay and heterosexual relationships’, Journal of Marriage and Family, vol. 77, no. 2, pp. 542-556.