Reference no: EM133535953 , Length: word count:2000
Assessment - Essay
Purpose: The purpose of the major essay is to provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of social theories and their concepts, and to critically apply them to a particular social behaviour or issue. The essay will be used to assess your ability to develop a critical argument based on sound logic, using social theories, concepts and associated evidence.
Instruction: This is an 1800-2000 word written essay, and it is the major assessment of this unit. The essay will address ONE of several questions (listed below). These questions relate to topics covered in weeks 5-10. You can choose the essay question which relates to the topic that interests you most. While the style of the paper is the student's choice, all papers must be grounded in content from this Unit and underscored by quality academic sources. Evidence of critical thinking is expected. Where relevant, positions can be taken; however, this should take the form of informed argumentation supported by sound logic and, where possible, relevant existing theory and empirical evidence.
Choose ONE of the essay questions below:
Question 1. How can our knowledge of the psychological dimensions of self-esteem and identity help us to make sense of intergroup dynamics and conflict?
Question 2. Contingency leadership theory argues that leader effectiveness is about the match between situation and the style of the leader. Using this as a point of reference, explore the leadership style of one leader during the 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic between 2020 and 2021.
Question 3. Is there a relationship between violent media (e.g. video games, films) and violent, aggressive behaviour?
Question 4. Can interventions decrease Racism/Islamophobia? (pick one)
Question 5. Why do some people comply with public health measures during a pandemic, while others do not? Draw on psychological and/or sociological literature from this Unit to support your answer.
Question 6. Choose 1-2 particular online behaviours, and analyse these through the key concepts/theory from the Unit. In your analysis, critically discuss their origins, manifestation, and impact (eg: psychologically, culturally)
References: minimum of 8
Referencing Style: APA 7th