Themes and Perspectives

Don’t answer a question which corresponds to the article you have chosen for article review, above. For example, if you have reviewed the article for week 2 above, you won’t be able to write about these topics for your essay.

Essay questions :

Critically asses the claim that racism creates race and not the other way around.

What is the sex/gender distinction and how has it been theorised by different feminists?

What does thinking of cosmopolitanism as an everyday experience add to our understanding?

Critically assess the claim that social media networks are democratising spaces.

How has the distinction between migrants and refugees been troubled by sociologists?

What are we looking for in a good essay?
A demonstration that you understand the relevant key concepts and theories, and can define them in your own words.

Context: An understanding of how the theory discussed fits within the broader history of sociological debates.

Critical evaluation: An appreciation of the strengths and limitations of the ideas, for instance with reference to other social scientific ideas or counter-examples.