Area: | Department of Social Work and Social Policy |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 7365 (v.4) Sociology 111 - Social Construction of Identity - Introduction to Doing Sociology or any previous version
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7367 (v.4) Anthropology 111 - The Anthropological Imagination or any previous version
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Syllabus: | The relationship between self and society across the life course is explored. Students are encouraged to reflect on and question common-sense 'truths' about society, social behaviour and themselves. Social theories including modernism and postmodernism are surveyed for their usefulness in understanding issues at various points across the family life courses, such as childhood, adolescence, parenthood and aging. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have- Ability to critically evaluate social theories as they relate to social practice. Ability to critically examine social discourses and societal structures. Ability to identify and deconstruct discourses and "taken-for-granted" meanings. An understanding of the individuals and families across the life course. Basic skills for a "refelxive" learner and practitioner. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Bourke, C. et al (1994). Aboriginal Australia, Uni Queensland Press. Burr, V. (1995). An introduction to social constructionism, Routledge. Hartley, R. ed (1995). Families and cultural diversity in Australia, Allen and Unwin. McHoul, A. and Grace, W. (1993). A Foucault primer: discourse, power and the subject, Melbourne Uni Press. Other readings on E-reserve. |
Unit Texts: | Baker, M. (2001). Families, labour and love, Allen and Unwin. Porter, S. (1998). Social theory and nursing practice, Macmillan. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Examination 40%, Major Essay 40%, Minor Essay 20%. This is a grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 90700 Behavioural Science (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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