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Avoiding Plagiarism: Test your knowledge - 3

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’ text, only changing a few words and word order.

does not include the authors’ names.

does not include the page number.

Is this plagiarism - student quote?

Some feminists find it necessary to differentiate between sex, which is biologically based, and gender, which is socially constructed. Even though women’s images are not constructed by all societies in the same way, gender is a category that exists in almost all cultures. Masculinity and femininity, based on easily observable characteristics, constrict a person’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. Even though women’s images are not constructed by all societies in the same way, gender is a category that exists in almost all cultures. Masculinity and femininity, based on easily observable characteristics, constrict a person’s behavior (Crawford and Unger 33). ).