Assessment 1: Research Paper Due Date: February 1, 2019 Value: 60%
Length: approx. 2000 words Aims/Objectives:
Final Assessment
Choose ONE topic from the three options below. Use the newspaper article provided, and the image.
Respond to your chosen topic by employing three genres (or styles of writing) discussed in class: a letter to the editor, a tweet and a parliamentary brief. Use the example document provided in the vUWS site (in Assessment tab) as your template.
The letter to the editor criticizes the original article and refers to the image provided (use it as an example to liven up the letter). 300 words. Worth 15 marks.
The tweet (maximum 140 characters, unlimited hashtags. i.e. not included in the word limit) criticizes the letter-writer. Worth 5 marks.
The parliamentary brief provides a balanced view supported by relevant research literature. 1500 words. Worth 40 marks.
A small number of research articles are provided to get you started. You are expected to read and use appropriately TEN articles, reports or other written sources, of which FIVE should be peer-reviewed journal articles, government or research institute reports based on primary research, or chapters in academic books reporting primary research.
Remember it does not matter what your own personal opinion is for this exercise, what you are doing is learning to take a position and defend it. In the parliamentary brief you are presenting two or more perspectives on the issue.
You can use Harvard style , APA or MLA. But you must be consistent and provide all the relevant details (such as year, volume, and page numbers).
1. Domestic violence against parents
Image: http://www.healthdirect.gov.au/teenage-aggression-and-arguments
Newspaper article: Teenagers increasingly assaulting, abusing their parents, Sydney Morning Herald, January 3 2016 http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/teenagers- increasingly-assaulting-abusing-their-parents-20151218-glqvab.html
Start points for further research:
Blog: The silent suffering of parent abuse, https://wehavekids.com/family- relationships/The-Silent-Suffering-of-Parent-Abuse-When-Children-Abuse- Parents
Research review: Hong, J. S., Kral, M. J., Espelage, D. L., & Allen-Meares, P. (2012). The social ecology of adolescent-initiated parent abuse: A review of the literature. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 43(3), 431-454.
Research article: Clarke, K., Holt, A., Norris, C., & Nel, P. W. (2017). Adolescent- to-parent violence and abuse: Parents’ management of tension and ambiguity— an interpretative phenomenological analysis. Child & Family Social Work, 22(4), 1423-1430.
Research article: Ibabe, I., & Bentler, P. M. (2016). The contribution of family relationships to child-to-parent violence. Journal of family violence, 31(2), 259- 269.
2. Hate crimes based on race or religion
Image: http://www.doamuslims.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/your-say- islamophobia.jpg
Newspaper article: The Guardian, ‘The violence is always there’: Life as a Sikh in Trump’s America, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/19/sikh-in- america-hate-crime-surge-trump-religion
Start points for further research:
Newspaper article: NY Times, Lichtblau, E. (2016). Hate crimes against American Muslims most since post-9/11 era. 17. https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/events/labor_law/2017/08/7.pdf
Government (US) news release: Report to the Nation: Hate Crimes Rise in U.S.
Cities and Counties in Time of Division and Foreign Interference
Newspaper archive: NY Times list of articles on hate crimes,
Journal article: Perry, B., & Alvi, S. (2012). ‘We are all vulnerable’ The in terrorem effects of hate crimes. International Review of Victimology, 18(1), 57-71.
Journal article: Awan, I. (2016). Islamophobia on Social Media: A Qualitative Analysis of the Facebook’s Walls of Hate. International Journal of Cyber Criminology, 10(1). http://cybercrimejournal.com/ImranAwanvol10issue1IJCC2016.pdf
Journal article: Craig, K. M. (2002). Examining hate-motivated aggression: A review of the social psychological literature on hate crimes as a distinct form of aggression. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 7(1), 85-101.
3. Offensive language
Image: http://www.dailygloom.com/cartoons/you_might_be_a_misogynist_if/
Sydney Morning Herald, November 21 2017, Arrest of student for offensive language found unlawful, https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/arrest-of- student-for-offensive-language-found-unlawful-20171120-gzp21t.html
Start points for further research:
Newspaper article: NY Times, A case for profanity in print,
Newspaper article: NY Times, The 551 People, Places and Things Donald Trump Has Insulted on Twitter: A Complete List, https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/01/28/upshot/donald-trump-twitter- insults.html
Journal article:: Rassin, E., & Heijden, S. V. D. (2005). Appearing credible? Swearing helps!. Psychology, Crime & Law, 11(2), 177-182.
Journal article:: Vingerhoets, A. J., Bylsma, L. M., & De Vlam, C. (2013). Swearing: A biopsychosocial perspective. Psihologijske teme, 22(2), 287-304.
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