Undergraduate - UnitATS1365 - Introduction to sociology

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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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	Caulfield First semester 2014 (Day) Clayton First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Catherine Strong

Notes

Previously coded SCY1100

Synopsis

In this subject students will begin the process of learning about the concepts and approaches used by sociologists to analyse and gain an understanding of the social world. Students will learn how these concepts are used examine particular aspects of social life. The specific topics considered vary from year to year. These may include youth and popular culture, gender and sexuality, religion and multiculturalism.

Outcomes

After completing this subject, students will have:

Knowledge of some of the key concepts and perspectives used in sociological analysis;
Understanding of how sociologists approach the link between the individual and society;
An understanding of how structural factors influence the ways in which people experience everyday life;
Skills in presenting coherently argued and well organized essays on sociological topics.