SCY2070

Families, Labour and Intimacy (6 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Jo Lindsay

Offered:
Caulfield Second semester 2004 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis:

Objectives: Students successfully completing this subject should develop: 1. An understanding of different sociological perspectives on families. 2. Skills in reading and analysing theoretical, empirical and popular texts. 3. The ability to think sociologically about families, personal life and wider social forces. 4. The ability to communicate analysis in oral and written forms.

Assessment: Seminar presentation (1000 word equivalent): 20% + Class participation: 10% + Class test (1.5 hours, 1500 word equivalent): 20% + Essay (2000 words): 50%

Contact Hours: 2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Prerequisites: A first-year sequence in Sociology or permission

Prohibitions: SCY3070