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Avoiding Plagiarism: Test your knowledge - 2

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?

 NO, IT IS NOT PLAGIARISM!

This student:

clearly sets aside the authors’ words with quotation marks.

correctly includes the authors’ names.

correctly identifies the page number.

Is this plagiarism - student quote?

Mary Crawford and Rhoda Unger note that gender is often defined by society and explain that “[a]lthough 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” (33).

 

 

Properly cited - student quote

Mary Crawford and Rhoda Unger note that gender is often defined by society and explain that “[a]lthough 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” (33).