Violence serves the interests of powerful groups in society. Explore this statement.

Violence in Modern Society Individual written assignment (Essay)

Size or length of assessment 3,000 words

Write a graduate level essay of no more than 3000 words which responds to a question you have set yourself

 Apply basic theory to analyse the phenomenon of violence you are writing about Provide some analysis of the implications of your chosen area of Violence to better understand society

You should integrate theoretical analysis into your chosen research areaa as well as a discussion on your chosen theme.

QUESTIONS (you are encouraged to choose your own questions, so these are just for inspiration)

 Violence serves the interests of powerful groups in society. Explore this statement.

 From your work on this Unit, explore the proposition that violence is a male phenomenon.

 How do media representations define our perceptions and understandings of violence?

 Is violence fun? Explore all aspects of this question

 “The way in which we understand violence is reinforced by media representation”. Critically explore this statement.

 The media promotes danger as coming from a ‘stranger’. Explore the problem with such a representation.

You can use your annotated bibliography notes to inform your planning of this essay. You will be expected to demonstrate your knowledge, understanding, reflection, analysis and evaluation of theory and how it applies to violence in contemporary society.