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Sheffield
Hallam University
Faculty of
Development and Society


Module No. 77-4859-00L-A






DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY & POLITICS

MODULE: Researching Society
(Task 2 of a 2 Task Assessment - Weighted 70%)

LEVEL: 4

SEMESTER TWO ASSESSMENT 2013/14
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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. The University Regulations on academic conduct apply to all assessments.
You are reminded that to represent as your own work the work of another
person without acknowledgement is defined as plagiarism and is a breach of
these regulations.

2. For this assignment you are required to answer both questions below.

3. The total word limit for this task is 2,500 words.

4. All submitted work must be word processed and adhere to the following
guidelines:

All typed work must be in Arial 11 or Times New Roman font size 12.
State the number of words used at the end of the assignment.
Assignments more than 10% in excess of the word limit may be
penalised.
Use the Harvard Referencing System.

5. PLEASE SEE THE ASSIGNMENT DIARY
(https://ds.shu.ac.uk/assignment/diary/) FOR DATES & GUIDELINES
RELATING TO THE SUBMISSION OF YOUR WORK.
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1. Following the essay structure below discuss how the concept of
intersectionality influences the research process.
Essay structure:

Introduction (100 words)
Briefly outline the concept of intersectionality and its origins (100 words)
Highlight the challenges that the concept of intersectionality poses for
researchers (300 words)
Identify potential research strategies for dealing with the challenges of
intersectionality (400 words)
Conclusion (100 words)

(Total word limit: 1,000 words)


2. Following the essay structure below critically review the research strategies of
two studies that have researched at least two of the topics and one of the
areas below.

Choose at least two of the following topics:

Researching social class
Researching gender
Researching sexuality
Researching race and ethnicity
Choose one of the following areas:

Researching politics
Researching education
Researching health
Researching space
Researching crime
Essay structure:

Introduction (100 words)
Highlight the key research challenges in your chosen area (200 words)
Review of Study 1 (400 words)
Review of Study 2 (400 words)
Comparison of both research strategies (300 words)
Conclusion (100 words)

(Total word limit: 1,500 words)