Term Papers: ASSIGNMENT 4: Cultural, Sociological, and Psychological Mate Selection Factors
ASSIGNMENT 4: Cultural, Sociological, and Psychological Mate Selection Factors
Define intersectionality in your own words. Identify three intersecting areas of your cultural identity. At least two of these facets of your cultural identity should represent positions of privilege (or dominant culture) in our country. Describe how the three intersecting areas of your cultural identity (gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, and ability) impact your understanding of and relationship with marginalized groups of people in a paper of 1-1.5 pages. Your paper will be evaluated using standards below:
APA Style
- In-text Citations
- Reference Page
Organization
- Organization
- Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation
Note: This assignment should include APA style citations and a reference list. Using in-text citations for the textbook material and listing the textbook as a reference is sufficient for this assignment. However, if you choose to include another source of information, you will need to cite and include that material in the reference list. Before you begin this assignment, you should review the rubric to get a clear understanding of how I will evaluate it. After you complete the assignment, you should revisit the rubric to confirm that your content is on target and that you writing adheres to the Weekly Assignment Writing Standards. If you are not familiar with how to execute the writing standards for this assignment, you will need to set up an appointment with the Writing Center at NLU and follow up with the instructor.
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Rubric Name: M4 Intersectionality Assignment Rubric
This table lists criteria and criteria group name in the first column. The first row lists level names and includes scores if the rubric uses a numeric scoring method.CriteriaMeets All Expectations (100%)Meets Most Expectations (85%)Meets Some Expectations (70%)Does Not Meet Expectations (0%)Content and Focus (45%)4.5 points
– Follows all assignment directions.
– Connects assignment content to the course materials and readings and to his/her own professional goals, if applicable.
– Provides appropriate detail, depth, and breadth within guidelines for page/word count provided in the assignment directions.
– Addresses all 4 of the following components of the assignment:
- Defines intersectionality in your own words.
- Describes how the three intersecting areas of your cultural identity (gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, and ability) impact your understanding of and relationship with marginalized groups of people. At least two of these facets of your cultural identity represent positions of privilege (or dominant culture) in our country.
3.825 points
– Follows assignment directions closely with minor deviations that do not detract from the quality of the assignment.
– Connects assignment content to the course materials and readings and to his/her own professional goals.
– Provides appropriate detail, depth, and breadth with minor deviations from the guidelines for page/word count provided in the assignment directions.
– Addresses 3 of 4 components of the assignment, but may have minor difficulties in tying them together into a coherent and consistent response:
- Defines intersectionality in your own words.
- Describes how the three intersecting areas of your cultural identity (gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, and ability) impact your understanding of and relationship with marginalized groups of people. At least two of these facets of your cultural identity represent positions of privilege (or dominant culture) in our country.
3.15 points
– Follows most of the assignment directions.
– Connects assignment content to some of the course materials and readings and to some of his/her own professional goals.
– Provides varied but sufficient detail, depth, and breadth but does not meet guidelines for page/word count provided in the assignment directions.
– Addresses 2 of 4 components of the assignment, but may have minor difficulties in tying them together into a coherent and consistent response.
- Defines intersectionality in your own words.
- Describes how the three intersecting areas of your cultural identity (gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, and ability) impact your understanding of and relationship with marginalized groups of people. At least two of these facets of your cultural identity represent positions of privilege (or dominant culture) in our country.
0 points
– Does not follow or inconsistently follows the assignment directions.
– Makes a weak or no connection between the assignment content, course materials and readings, and/or his/her own career advancement goals.
– Does not provide appropriate detail, depth, and breadth that demonstrate mastery of the material and does not meet guidelines for page/word count provided in the assignment directions.
– Does not address at least 2 of the 4components of the assignment.
- Defines intersectionality in your own words.
- Describes how the three intersecting areas of your cultural identity (gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, and ability) impact your understanding of and relationship with marginalized groups of people. At least two of these facets of your cultural identity represent positions of privilege (or dominant culture) in our country.
Creativity and Critical Thinking (10%- Total)1 point
– Many ideas presented in the assignment are creative and original.
– Some of the ideas, solutions, suggestions, or views discussed in the assignment represent a unique and innovative way of approaching the issue that was not apparent to others.
– Student draws logical conclusions from facts gathered and presented, and uses such conclusions to recommend reasonable course of action, if applicable.
0.85 points
– Some ideas presented in the assignment are creative and original.
– A few of the ideas, solutions, suggestions, or views discussed in the assignment represent a unique and innovative way of approaching the issue that was not apparent to others.
– Student primarily draws logical conclusions from facts gathered and presented, and uses such conclusions to recommend a reasonable course of action, if applicable.
0.7 points
– Few, if any, ideas presented in the assignment are creative, original, or innovative.
– Student draws some logical conclusions from facts gathered and presented, and uses such conclusions to recommend a reasonable course of action, if applicable. Student may exhibit some difficulty in forming and defending a strong and comprehensive logical argument.
0 points
– The ideas presented in the assignment are not creative or original, and seem to restate ideas from the readings.
– Logical conclusions are not drawn from facts gathered and presented. Student has difficulty forming logical arguments.
Originality (10%)1 point
– No more than 20-25% of the writing comes from cited/borrowed materials, even if appropriately cited. Assignments that contain material that is not cited correctly and violate the Academic Honesty policy may receive a grade of zero for the entire assignment.
0.85 points
– No more than 20-25% of the writing comes from cited/borrowed materials, even if appropriately cited. Assignments that contain material that is not cited correctly and violate the Academic Honesty policy may receive a grade of zero for the entire assignment.
0.7 points
– No more than 20-25% of the writing comes from cited/borrowed materials, even if appropriately cited. Assignments that contain material that is not cited correctly and violate the Academic Honesty policy may receive a grade of zero for the entire assignment.
0 points
– More than 25% of the writing comes from cited/borrowed materials, even if appropriately cited; or assignment contains inappropriately cited material. Assignments that contain material that is not cited correctly and violate the Academic Honesty policy may receive a grade of zero for the entire assignment.
Organization an Logical Structure (5%)0.5 points
– Writing is clear, concise, convincing, logical, and easy to read and understand. Student explains unfamiliar concepts, expressions, and abbreviations.
– Writing is structured to correspond to the assignment directions. For essay-based assignments, writing incorporates an introduction, main body, and conclusion.
– Paragraphs, bullets, and lists are used to communicate ideas and thoughts.
0.425 points
– Writing is mostly clear, concise, convincing, logical, and easy to read and understand. Student explains most unfamiliar concepts, expressions, and abbreviations.
– Writing is mostly structured to correspond to the assignment directions. For essay-based assignments, writing incorporates an introduction, main body, and conclusion.
– Paragraphs, bullets, and lists are used to communicate ideas and thoughts.
0.35 points
– Writing is generally clear, concise, convincing, logical, and easy to read and understand, but may have unclear or confusing passages or components. Student explains at least some unfamiliar concepts, expressions, and abbreviations.
– Writing is mostly structured to correspond to the assignment directions. For essay-based assignments, writing incorporates an introduction, main body, and conclusion, but may not clearly delineate such components or may use improvement in structure and logical flow.
– Paragraphs, bullets, and lists may not be used consistently to communicate ideas and thoughts.
0 points
– Writing is not clear, concise, convincing, logical, or easy to read and understand.
– Student does not explain unfamiliar concepts, expressions, and abbreviations.
– Writing is not structured to correspond to the assignment directions. For essay-based assignments, writing may not include well-structured/argued introduction, main body, and conclusion.
– Paragraphs, bullets, and lists may or may not be used to communicate ideas and thoughts.
Grammar (5%)0.5 points
– Student uses standard English grammar, without grammatical or typographical errors.
0.425 points
– Student uses standard English grammar, with minor grammatical or typographical errors.
0.35 points
– Student may deviate somewhat from standard English grammar, and/or may have some grammatical or typographical errors that detract from the content of the assignment.
0 points
– Does not use standard English grammar, and there are significant grammatical or typographical errors.
APA Style (5%)0.5 points
– The assignment is formatted in the most current APA edition format. This requirement, per assignment directions, may include cover page, abstract, references, and other components.
0.425 points
– The assignment is formatted in the most current APA edition format but with minor deviations (for example, in reference formatting, cover page formatting, etc.). This requirement, per assignment directions, may include cover page, abstract, references, and other components.
0.35 points
– Most components of the assignment are formatted in the most current APA edition format, with some deviations from the APA formatting requirements. This requirement, per assignment directions, may include cover page, abstract, references, and other components.
0 points
– Some components of the assignment are formatted in the most current APA edition format or other formatting system, but there may be some major deviations from the APA Style Manual. This requirement, per assignment directions, may include cover page, abstract, references, and other components.
References (20%)2 points
– The assignment uses the minimum number of references (5 peer-reviewed journal articles) specified by the instructor in the assignment directions, if applicable. The references are appropriately indicated through the use of quotation marks and indication of paraphrasing, cited in-line and at the end of the assignment, and their use is consistent with the writing.
1.7 points
– The assignment uses at least the minimum number of references (5 peer-reviewed journal articles)specified by the instructor in the assignment directions, if applicable. The references are mostly appropriately indicated through the use of quotation marks and indication of paraphrasing, cited in-line and at the end of the assignment, and their use is consistent with the writing.
1.4 points
– The assignment uses at least 3 of the 5 (peer-reviewed journal articles) references specified by the instructor in the assignment directions, if applicable. The references are sometimes appropriately indicated through the use of quotation marks and indication of paraphrasing, cited in-line and at the end of the assignment, and their use is consistent with the writing, but no deviations rise to the level that indicates academic dishonesty.
0 points
– The assignment does not include at least 3 (peer-reviewed journal articles) references as specified by the instructor in the assignment directions, if applicable; or references used contain major deviations from the APA format; or references may not be appropriate/credible.
Total— / 10
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