Undergraduate - UnitATS2718 - Families, relationships and intimate life

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Sociology
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2013 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Associate Professor Jo Lindsay

Notes

Previously coded SCY2070

Synopsis

This unit focuses on intimate relationships and the complexities of contemporary family life. We examine theoretical perspectives on personal life and put contemporary relationships and families in historical and cultural context. We analyse the social dynamics of romance, partnering and parenting, the division of labour, relationship diversity and relationship dissolution. Throughout the unit we analyse everyday experiences, popular culture and social policy to understand the ways in which personal life is shaped by wider social forces.

Outcomes

By the completion of this unit students should be able to:

articulate a good understanding of the sociological imagination or perspective;
analyse personal life, family life and examples from popular culture using a Sociological perspective;
describe the ways in which wider social forces shape personal life;
work with peers to discuss and refine analysis;
develop and present arguments about social change and relationships.