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Contemporary Society - Essay Assignment

Answer ONE of the following essay questions in 1200 words.

Essay Requirements: You must consult at least five (5) scholarly texts (academic sources) in researching this essay, and reference them in a reference list. At least four (4) of the five (5) scholarly texts must be from outside the essential (weekly) readings (Sociologic textbook). You are expected to engage in independent scholarly research. Scholarly texts include books, an essay from a collection or an article from an academic journal. Please do not use general websites, including Wikipedia, or any dictionary definitions. You may only use any other Internet-based material in your essay if it is directly related to answering your question and relevant to the topic. Any scholarly texts from the Internet MUST be from a reputable academic or university website. If you are not sure, choose only university-based websites for your sources.

Essay Writing: An essay is an extended intellectual engagement with a particular question. A written essay must demonstrate not only an ability to write to an acceptable university standard but, just as importantly, an ability to think to a university standard. Students are required to research the question, and to show evidence of that research in the form of appropriate reference and bibliographic material being used in the essay. As students, you are asked to query and evaluate all material that you read, or notes and recordings you have accumulated from lectures and tutorials and, through a critical engagement with this information, express your own ideas and concepts in the essay. These ideas and concepts must be argued and substantiated by rational means, and presented in a logical, cohesive order that develops your essay's argument or position.

ESSAY QUESTIONS:

QUESTION 1 - The film Dominion (2018) was filmed covertly, using hidden cameras and drones. Using the lecture, weekly reading and keywords from Week 12, discuss the following quotation from the textbook in relation to the film and/or the accompanying official trailer on YouTube. You must use and explain a minimum of three key terms taken from that week's reading for your question response.

QUESTION 2 - How do you reason that Vegans imagine themselves as a community? Using the lecture, weekly reading and keywords from Week 6, compare and contrast* Vegans with a recognised Australian religious community; for example, Judaism, Islam or Christianity, explaining the differences between Veganism and the religion of your choice, particularly with reference to the quotation from the textbook below. You must use and explain a minimum of three key terms taken from that week's reading for your question response.

QUESTION 3 - Sex and gender are often confused. Do you agree? Using the lecture, weekly reading and keywords from Week 7, compare and contrast* sex and gender, particularly with reference to the quotation from the textbook below. You must use and explain a minimum of three key terms taken from that week's reading for your question response.

QUESTION 4 - Considering both religious and non-religious worldviews, compare and contrast* religion and spirituality in contemporary society, particularly with reference to the quotation from the textbook below, using the lecture, weekly reading and keywords from Week 11. You must use and explain a minimum of three key terms taken from that week's reading for your question response.

QUESTION 5 - Is "getting Yassmin-ed" actually a thing? Argue for or against this proposition. Using the lecture, weekly reading and keywords from Week 5, to support your argument in response to this question, particularly with reference to the quotation from the textbook below. You must use and explain a minimum of three key terms taken from that week's reading for your question response.

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