301449 (v.2) Indigenous Australian Family Perspectives 102
| Area: | Centre for Aboriginal Studies |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Examination of the social structure and interactions of Indigenous Australian families. Family dynamics, authority, kinship, extended family systems and individual group roles and responsibilities, from Noongar and other Indigenous perspectives. Indigenous Australian family structures compared to the Western 'nuclear family' structure. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Examined the social structure and interaction of Indigenous Australian Families. Considered family dynamics such as authority, kinship, extended family systems and individual and group roles and responsibilities from a Nyungar and other Indigenous family perspectives. Contrasted Indigenous family structures and dynamics with the 'nuclear family' structure. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Bourke, C. and Edwards, B. 'Family and kinship'. In Attwood, C., Bourke, E. and Edwards, B. (eds.) (1998), Aboriginal Australia: an introductory reader in Aboriginal studies (second edition). St. Lucia, University of Queensland Press. Birdsall, C. (1987), 'Family history and social network and Nyungar people'. Aboriginal History, Vol.11, No.1-2, pp.129-142. Collman, J. (1979), 'Women, children and the significance of the domestic group to urban Aborigines in central Australia'. Ethnology, Vol.18, No.4,pp.370-395. Keen, I. (1988), 'All one family' in Being black: Aboriginal cultures in 'settled' Australia. Canberra, Aboriginal Studies Press. Keen, I. (1999), 'Twenty five years of Aboriginal kinship studies' in Social anthropology and Australian Aboriginal studies: a contemporary overview. (79)-123. Pepper, P. (1989), You are what you make yourself to be: the story of a Victorian Aboriginal family 1842-1980. Melbourne, Hyland House. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Major essay 30%, Seminar paper and presentation 25%, Journal 25%, Participation 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | Y | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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