Social and cultural perspectives in a chosen sport: Sociological analysis

Introduction (8 marks)

This is an introduction to your assignment and should be four paragraphs long.

Sport History and Culture (8 marks)

This is a historical and cultural discussion and analysis of your chosen sport.

Social Theory (8 marks)

This is a discussion of the social theory you will use to examine your experiences in your chosen sport.  

Individual Experiences (8 marks)

These are your experiences in the sport which you need to describe using the social theory concepts discussed earlier.

References (8 marks)

These are the reputable references you used to support your discussion points throughout your assignment.  Wikipedia and other references will not be acceptable.

Introduction

(8 marks)

(0 – 3 marks)

Overall Introduction is presented but is unclear. Topic and social theory to be used are unclear. Irrelevant information included. (limited)

(4 marks)

Overall Introduction is adequately presented.    Topic and social theory to be used are stated but lacks a clear flow of material.

 (adequate)

(5 – 6 marks)

Overall Introduction is clearly presented.   Topic and social theory to be used are stated with clear flow of material.  (substantial)

(7 – 8 marks)

Overall Introduction is excellently presented.   Topic and theories to be used are clearly stated.  Succinctly written and well constructed.  Excellent sentence structure and grammar. (extensive)

Sport History and Culture

(8 marks)

(0 – 3 marks)

History and culture of chosen sport is provided. Insufficient information and justification provided.  At least 1-2 relevant links to literature made. (limited)

(4 marks)

History and culture of chosen sport is provided. Sufficient information and justification provided.  At least 4 relevant links to literature made. (adequate)

(5 – 6 marks)

History and culture of chosen sport is provided. Excellent information and justification provided.  At least 5-7 relevant links to literature made. (substantial)

(7 – 8 marks)

History and culture of chosen sport is provided. Excellent information provided.  Succinctly written and well constructed.  Excellent sentence structure and grammar.  At least 8+ relevant links to literature made. (extensive)

Social Theory

(8 marks)

(0 – 3 marks)

Social theory used is presented but is unclear. Insufficient information and justification provided.  At least 1-2 relevant links to literature made. (limited)

(4 marks)

Social theory is adequately presented.  Sufficient information and justification provided.  At least 4 relevant links to literature made. (adequate)

(5 – 6 marks)

Social theory is clearly presented.  Excellent information and justification provided.  At least 5-7 relevant links to literature made. (substantial)

(7 – 8 marks)

Social theory is excellently presented. Excellent information provided.   Succinctly written and well constructed.  Excellent sentence structure and grammar. At least 8+ relevant links to literature made. (extensive)

Individual Experiences

(8 marks)

(0 – 3 marks)

Own experiences relating to the selected sport are provided. Insufficient information provided linking experiences to social theory (limited).

(4 marks)

Own experiences relating to the selected sport are provided. Sufficient   information provided linking experiences to social theory. (adequate)

(5 – 6 marks)

Own experiences relating to the selected sport are provided. Excellent information provided linking experiences to social theory. (substantial)

(7 – 8 marks)

History and culture of chosen sport is provided.  Excellent information provided clearly linking experiences to social theory.  Succinctly written and well constructed.  Excellent sentence structure and grammar. (extensive)

References

(8 marks)

(0 – 3 marks)

Cited material referenced poorly or not referenced. In-text referencing not completed. End-text referencing not completed or not in current APA format. Contains fewer references than specified in the assignment instructions.

(4 marks)

Cited material adequately referenced. In-text and end-text referencing included, but not in current APA format. Contains minimum number of references specified in the assignment instructions.  

(5 – 6 marks)

All cited material referenced well.

In-text and end-text referencing generally completed in correct APA format, but with a few errors. Contains more references than specified in the assignment instructions.

(7 – 8 marks)

All cited material referenced well.

In-text referencing all completed correctly in current APA format. End-text referencing all completed correctly in current APA format. Paraphrasing is used correctly without too many direct quotations. Contains many more references than specified in the assignment instructions.