Men make their own history, but they do not make it as they please; they do not make it under self-selected circumstances, but under circumstances existing already, given, and

ASSESSMENT 1: ESSAY
Information Sheet and guidelines

ASSESSMENT 1 ESSAY 1 (30%)

Week Due: 5
Word Count: 1500 words

Consider the following statements.

Men make their own history, but they do not make it as they please; they do not make it under self-selected circumstances, but under circumstances existing already, given, and transmitted from the past (Marx, K., 1852:1).

Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both (Mills, C., 2000:3).

The sociological imagination demands that we ‘think ourselves away’ from the familiar routines of our daily life in order that we may look at them from a new point of view which may appear strange, at least at first (Giddens, A.; Sutton, P., 2021: 5).

Topic:

Draw on two sociological theories presented in this unit to discuss, explain, and analyse how you are a social being, and have become who you are today. You are to apply the two theories and concepts of agency and structure to your own lives to explore how the interaction between your individual life and the larger societal structures affected who you are as a social being. You are to identify and critique specific instances where agency and structure have been influential. You must draw on the required readings that are available on Moodle under weekly learning materials.

In this 1500-word essay (+/- 10%, excluding reference list), written in academic style, you will show you have read the essential readings through demonstrating understanding of the key concepts in weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Assessment Criteria:

This task will be assessed as follows:

Criteria	Weight
Demonstrated understanding and analysis of theories presented in this unit	30%
Demonstrated understanding and critique of agency and structure	30%
Explanation and analysis of identity development	30%
Style, writing, expression, and demonstrated use of the literature	10%
Total	100 (weighted to 30%)

ASSESSMENT 1: MARKING RUBRIC

Criteria	High Distinction	Distinction	Credit	Pass	NN (Fail)
Demonstrated understanding and analysis of theories presented in this unit	Demonstrates excellent understanding and gives a thorough analysis of theories, critically showing the different contributions these theories have made to sociology	Demonstrates a very good understanding and gives a very good analysis of theories critically showing the different contributions these theories have made to sociology.	Demonstrates a good understanding and gives a good analysis of theories critically showing the different contributions these theories have made to sociology.	Demonstrates an adequate understanding and gives some analysis of theories and shows to some extent the different contributions these theories have made to sociology	Does not demonstrate adequate understanding of theories. There is limited or no analysis.
Explanation and analysis of identity development	Has an excellent understanding of identity development & uses unit content & readings to give an excellent explanation & analysis of own identity	Has a very good understanding of identity development & uses unit content & readings to give a very good explanation & analysis of own identity	Has a good understanding of identity development & uses unit content & readings to give a good explanation & analysis of own identity	Has an adequate understanding of identity development & uses some unit content & readings to give an explanation & analysis of own identity	Has limited understanding of identity development & does not use unit content & readings to give an explanation & analysis of own identity
Demonstrated understanding and critique of agency and structure	Demonstrates an excellent understanding and critique of agency and structure and specifies where these have been influential	Demonstrates a very good understanding and critique of agency and structure and specifies where these have been influential	Demonstrates a good understanding and critique of agency and structure and specifies where these have been influential	Demonstrates an understanding of both agency and structure but the examples are weak or may not be completely correct	Does not discuss either agency or structure. Gives no examples.
Demonstrated use and integration of essential texts & wider literature	Wide range of contemporary references and sources that are well cited when specific statements are made.	Wide range of good references and sources that are well cited when specific statements are made.	Sources are generally well cited when specific statements are made.	References were basic and some errors of citation.	Does not use the required literature

For any questions or clarifications regarding this assignment, please contact your unit facilitator.

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