Undergraduate - UnitATS2929 - Sociology of race and ethnic relations

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
Offered	Gippsland Second semester 2014 (Day) Gippsland Second semester 2014 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Michelle Duffy

Notes

Previously coded SCY2802

Synopsis

This unit will emphasise the study of social relations between racial and ethnic groups in selected societies. The unit will pay special attention to the place of ethnic and Aboriginal groups in Australia. The concepts of race, racism, ethnicity, prejudice, discrimination and multiculturalism will be analysed and discussed in detail.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

Identify and describe the different theories and concepts through which sociologists and other social scientists seek to explain issues of race and ethnicity;
Demonstrate a critical evaluation of the relationship between national identity and ethnic identity;
Identify contemporary issues associated with multiculturalism including multicultural citizenship, community languages and maintenance of cultural diversity;
Understand the complexities of the relationships between dominant culture and minority culture including Aboriginal-European contact.

Assessment

Assignment one (1000 words): 30%
Assignment two (1500 words): 40%
Examination (2 hour): 30%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Michelle Duffy

Workload requirements

2 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Sociology

Prerequisites

ATS1367 and ATS1898 or SCY1802 or equivalents

Prohibitions

GSC2202, SCY2802, ATS3929