Undergraduate - UnitAZA1365 - Everyday life in sociological perspectives

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	South Africa First semester 2014 (Day) South Africa OCT-MSA01 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Alex Asakitikpi

Synopsis

Students will begin the process of learning about sociological concepts and approaches and in so doing will gain an understanding of the social impact they have. Students apply these concepts to examine particular aspects of social life. Specific topics may vary from year to year and will address matters such as youth and popular culture, gender and sexuality, religion and multiculturalism. The unit introduces students to analytical thinking about everyday life, drawing significantly from African lived examples and the African local contexts in comparison with other contexts, e.g. Europe, America, Asia, Latin America.

Outcomes

After completing the unit, students will have acquired:

An understanding of various key concepts and perspectives used in sociological analysis;
An understanding of how sociologists understand 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;
Capacity to undertake a comparative analysis between Africa and other religions in the world.