Essay topic(s): bearing in mind relevant social psychological theory and research, please select one of the following coursework assignments

The essay assignment assesses your analytical, critical thinking, synthesizing, arguing and writing skills. You should select one of the following assignments. Essay Topic(s): Bearing in mind relevant social psychological theory and research, please select one of the following coursework assignments: · Apply Magee & Galinsky’s (2008) analysis of the self-perpetuating nature of hierarchies on the film Don’t Look Up (2021). · Discuss the relationship between King Henry and Thomas Becket in the film Becket (1964) by Peter Glenville in the light of Fiske and Dépret’s (1996) Asymmetrical Outcome Dependency Theory, and Simon and Oakes’ (2006) Identity Model of Power. · Apply the different minority influence perspectives of Moscovici, Nemeth and Mackie on the film The Big Short (2015). · Apply the perspective of Social Dominance Theory to the central speech of the protagonist in the film The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). Length: Assignments should not fall below a minimum of 2,200 words, nor exceed a maximum of 2,800 words, excluding the reference list (marks will be deducted where coursework is outside of these limits). Given AI advances, marking will emphasize the practical application of the relevant theory in accordance with the guidelines and priorities discussed in class. A demonstrated capacity for practical application will be the deciding factor in terms of garnering a passing grade. Presentation and submission guidelines: Typewritten coursework is required (minimum font size of 11). At the beginning of the coursework give the precise word count of your essay (excluding references). At the end of your work, give a full reference list (not a bibliography). Please note that references should be from authoritative academic sources, Wikipedia is not an appropriate source for this work. All references and citations within the work should be correctly formatted. Structure: The essay has to include a small introduction referencing the theory, the artefact (e.g. film) that it will be applied on, and why it was chosen. The essay’s core should be divided in a theoretical component that covers basic aspects of the theory, as well as relevant research (i.e. useful for application in the practical component) without mention of the artefact, and a practical component, where theory is applied to the artefact to gain greater insight into behaviours described in it. Finally, a brief conclusion should sum up the main benefits of applying the chosen theory to the artefact. Warning: Any text that is not your own and that is not properly quoted and referenced constitutes plagiarism – this is not acceptable and will be referred to the Casework Office for investigation and disciplinary action. Note: Students are also encouraged to propose alternative assignments in the same vein, offering social psychological insights on a film or some other product of the human intellect of their choice.