January 24, 2020

What are the similarities and differences between patterns of male violence against males, and patterns of male violence against women?

This is an essay proposal, in which you present your plan for final essay. In order to complete the proposal, you need to select the essay question you are going to address and undertake preliminary research into the topic.

You should pay close attention to the written feedback on this assessment and ensure it is incorporated into your final essay.

STEP 1:

Select only ONE question from the options detailed below in order to research

1. What are the similarities and differences between patterns of male violence against males, and patterns of male violence against women?

2. When the law is supposed to be blind to difference such as gender, can it provide justice to women experiencing abuse and violence due to their gender?

3. How do gender inequality and stereotypes shape female offending patterns?

4. Is it reasonable to expect that civil life won\’t be pervaded by male violence when violence has become so integral to our economy and historical narrative?

5. What factors make some all-male peer groups more likely to engage in violence? Explain using examples.

6. What effect has the culture and history of technology industries had on the current problem of online abuse and harassment?

7. What was the role of transnational business masculinity in the global financial crisis?

8. Is it useful to distinguish ‘honor’ violence from other types of violence against women? Why/why not?

9. What is the role of homophobia and anti-gay violence in reproducing hegemonic masculinity?

10. Identify a primary prevention program or activity, such as an education program or social marketing campaign that aims to prevent violence against women. How does the program/activity construct gender and violence?

STEP TWO:

Undertake preliminary research into the topic. You will need no fewer than SIX academic sources (books, chapters, journal articles) that you will use in the essay.

STEP THREE:

Write your essay plan.

Your proposal MUST include the following:

a. At the top of the page, write the essay question you are going to answer.

b. Contention: In no more than two sentences, explain your answer to the essay question. Every essay should contain an argument or contention, which is your informed response to the essay question.

c. Essay plan: You should present a paragraph by paragraph plan of your essay, beginning with “Introduction”, and then “Paragraph 1”, “Paragraph 2” and so on. The plan should explain what each paragraph is going to contain.

d. Key resources: List no fewer than SIX academic sources (books, chapters, journal articles) that you will use in the essay. After each source, include a sentence explaining why it is useful for your essay.

A template is available here . The template provides detailed explanation regarding what should be included in your essay plan. You may download and fill in and submit the essay plan template.

ASSESSMENT 2: Proposal

Assessment Question

[Insert your chosen essay question here]

Type your responses in the boxes below:

Contention

[In no more than two sentences, explain your answer to the essay question. Every essay should contain an argument or contention, which is your informed response to the essay question]

Paragraph one

Introduction

[The first paragraph of your essay is your introduction, it includes:

1. General statement– one or two sentences to inform the reader of the main topic of the essay, so that they understand what the essay is about in a broad sense

2. Thesis – one or two sentences to state your position on the precise (narrowed-down) topic of the essay. A position is a value statement. Two common example thesis types are: 1. Giving a general but clear answer to a question that has been asked, 2. Responding to the positions that other writers have taken on the topic.

3. Outline – a sentence or two to describe the main points of the argument you are making in order to support your position. In an essay, it’s not enough to take a position – you must explain why you take the position. This is called your ‘argument’. Write the main points that you will write about (and support with evidence and examples) in order to develop an argument that supports your position. Write the main points in the same order that you plan to have them in the essay body. These will form the basis for your paragraphs.

Paragraph two

Background

[This is where you explain the core issues of the essay. This may include providing statistics, explaining trends, or introducing a case study if relevant. This gives the reader the basic information that they need to understand the rest of your argument.]

Paragraph three

Argument one

[1. Concisely state the main idea of the paragraph (topic sentence).

2. In your essay, you will need to write sentences that support your main point. In this plan, you should consider and indicate any theoretical concepts that you are using in your work, and define any important terms you use. In your essay you should also give examples that help illustrate or demonstrate the paragraph’s point, and support these examples should come from research or scholarly literatura. This may include empirical evidence, statistics, case studies etc. In this plan, you should consider which examples could be used to demonstrate your argument. When you explain how the examples support the point in the essay, the example plus explanation is part of your evidence.

3. Reference appropriately. Always reference any information you get from your sources.

4. Explain how the concepts and evidence relate to the main idea of the paragraph.

5. Write a concluding sentence that explains how the information in this paragraph relates back to or supports your thesis (the topic and your position on it, for the overall essay)].

Paragraph four

Argument two

[1. Concisely state the main idea of the paragraph (topic sentence).

3. Reference appropriately. Always reference any information you get from your sources.

4. Explain how the concepts and evidence relate to the main idea of the paragraph.

5. Write a concluding sentence that explains how the information in this paragraph relates back to or supports your thesis (the topic and your position on it, for the overall essay)].

Paragraph five

Argument three

[1. Concisely state the main idea of the paragraph (topic sentence).

3. Reference appropriately. Always reference any information you get from your sources.

4. Explain how the concepts and evidence relate to the main idea of the paragraph.

5. Write a concluding sentence that explains how the information in this paragraph relates back to or supports your thesis (the topic and your position on it, for the overall essay)]

Paragraph six: optional

Argument four

[1. Concisely state the main idea of the paragraph (topic sentence).

3. Reference appropriately. Always reference any information you get from your sources.

4. Explain how the concepts and evidence relate to the main idea of the paragraph.]

5. Write a concluding sentence that explains how the information in this paragraph relates back to or supports your thesis (the topic and your position on it, for the overall essay)

Paragraph seven

Conclusion

[1. Summarise the main points that you made in the body of the essay, in the same order as you made them.

2. Restate your thesis and explain how the main points relate to each other and to your main thesis. Show how your main points lead to your position, by using appropriate linking words and phrases.

3. Your essay conclusion should end with a strong message. Some examples of what might be used to finish a conclusion: How it affects the broader topic or context? What impact it has/has had on the field or on society? What more needs to be known?

Key resources

[Using the UWS Harvard Referencing Guide correctly write out no fewer than SIX academic sources (books, chapters, journal articles) that you will use in the essay. After each source, include a sentence explaining why it is useful for your essay. Make sure you include all the required bibliographic details and use correct formatting.]

Your Essay Plan should:

§ Be submitted in Word format using the 500 (+/- 10% leniency) word limit, double spaced and use a 12pt font.

§ You must use a formal writing style with correct referencing using the Harvard Western Sydney University Referencing Style Guide.

Assessment Details

(2000 words, +/- 10%)

Select ONE essay question from the options detailed below. The essay question you choose MUST be the same essay question used in Assessment 2: Essay Plan, unless you have negotiated a change of question with your tutor.