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ATS2718 - Families, relationships and society

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Arts

Organisational Unit

Sociology

Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Jo Lindsay

Offered

Clayton

Second semester 2016 (Day)

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.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Jo Lindsay

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

Sociology

Prerequisites

Twelve credit points of first-year Arts units. It is highly recommended that students only take this unit after they have completed two gateway units in Sociology.

Prohibitions

ATS3718