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Avoiding Plagiarism: Test your knowledge - 1

A brief guide to avoiding plagiarism. Created in conjunction with the Augusta University Writing Center.

Is this plagiarism - Original quote?

 Although images of women are not constructed in the same way by all societies, gender is a category that exists in virtually all cultures. Masculinity and femininity, based on easily observable characteristics, constrict the individual’s behavior. Most societies tend to exaggerate biological differences by clearly differentiating gender roles and defining the proper behavior of women and men as opposite or complementary.

Is it plagiarism?

 YES, IT IS PLAGIARISM!

This student:

copies the authors’ words verbatim and omits quotation marks.

does not include the authors’ names.

does not include page numbers.

Is this plagiarism - student quote?

 Some feminists find it necessary to differentiate between sex, which is biologically based, and gender, which is socially constructed. Although images of women are not constructed in the same way by all societies, gender is a category that exists in virtually all cultures. Masculinity and femininity, based on easily observable characteristics, constrict the individual’s behavior.

 

Properly cited - student quote

 Some feminists find it necessary to differentiate between sex, which is biologically based, and gender, which is socially constructed. "Although images of women are not constructed in the same way by all societies, gender is a category that exists in virtually all cultures. Masculinity and femininity, based on easily observable characteristics, constrict the individual’s behavior" (author #).